Romney was RIGHT! Candy Crowley admits Mitt was correct to attack Obama over Libya killings after siding with President . . . as cameras catch Michelle breaking rules by clapping husband

Candy Crowley admitted that Mitt Romney was RIGHT to criticise Barack Obama for his response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi just hours after she apparently sided with Obama at a crucial point in the high drama presidential debate on Tuesday night.
The moderator's shock intervention, in which she cut Romney short when he claimed that Obama had failed to say the attack was the work of terrorists in the his Rose Garden statement the following day, has been met with outrage.
However, Crowley appeared to backtrack just a few hours after she left the GOP candidate exposed on the stage in front of millions of viewers. She admitted that Romney had been 'right in the main' but added that he had 'picked the wrong word'.
The row intensified when Michelle Obama was caught on camera applauding Crowley's intervention - despite rules banning members of the audience from clapping or otherwise showing support during the debate, which has been called the 'most rancorous' in history.
The fiery clash came as President Obama continued to struggle in the polls, with the latest data showing a six-point lead for Romney, who is also performing strongly in the Democratic-leaning swing state of Wisconsin.
Scroll down for footage of the electric clash

Hot seat: Moderator Candy Crowley talks to the audience at Hofstra University on Long Island last night before Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took to the stage for the second presidential debate

At loggerheads: Both candidates talk at once as they disagree over how Obama handled the Benghazi attack

No pussyfooting around: Crowley often struggled to control the candidates as they spoke over each other

Not impressed: Mr Obama fixes an angry stare at his opponent