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WASHINGTON (CNN) - The candidates are not getting answers whispered in their ears.

Before the first video question was played, Anderson Cooper pointed out that CNN had encouraged all of the participants to wear earpieces in order to hear the questions clearly. It seems some of the user-generated questions don't have broadcast quality audio.

After former Senator George Allen's (R-Virginia) "macaca moment" that sank his re-election bid in November 2006, there is no doubt that the game of politics has changed because of YouTube. Tonight, early on, it has become clear that transferring more power to the people has brought a few technical challenges along the way.

– CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart