Politics & Government

What Time is the Presidential Debate? Here's the 2012 Debate Schedule

Here are details on Tuesday's Presidential Debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, including a viewing in Northville.

What time is the presidential debate?

The second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is scheduled for 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. Check below for more information on that debate and the remaining presidential debates leading up to Election Day.

AOL will provide a live stream of the debate.

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There will be a Barack Obama Watch Party at 8 p.m. at the Northville Sports Den, 133 West Main. The viewing party will be sponsored by the Northville Democratic Club.

There will also be a viewing party at 8:30 p.m. at the home of George Romney in Northville. Romney, who has several ties to Michigan, has family living in Northville. To RSVP and for location information, email kknight@rnchq.org.

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TV Channels Broadcasting Live: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more, including CNN Espanol.

Live Streaming Online: YouTube's Election HubAOL.

Below is more detailed information on Tuesday's presidential debate, as well as the schedule for the final presidential debate, all of which are presented by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD):

 

October 16, 2012

Presidential

Topic: Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy
Air Time: 9-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent)

According to the CPD, "The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization."

October 22, 2012

Presidential

Topic: Foreign policy
Air Time: 9-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Bob Schieffer (Host of Face the Nation on CBS)

According to the CPD, "The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy."

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