The 2012 Presidential debates kick off tonight, October 3. President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney will face off as they discuss their views on various topics related to domestic policy. There aree several places to catch a live stream video of the debates, including here.
The debate will be broadcasted on live television beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. C-SPAN, ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, or cable news channels CNN, Fox News and MSNBC will all broadcast the debate which is set to take place at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. ABC, CBS, CNN and Fox News will also show the debates on live stream video on the internet.
YouTube will also live stream the event on its politics channel.
AOL will also have a live stream of the debates.
To see the live steam of the 2012 Presidential Debate right here, check out this ABC video. They will begin coverage at 8 p.m Eastern time, but the debates officially start at 9 p.m.
Jim Leher, the host of PBS's NewsHour will moderate tonight's debate. The debate is broken up into six 15 minute segments. The first three segments will focus on economy. The last three segments will include healthcare, the government's role, and governing.
Leher will start off each segment with a question. Each candidate will have two minutes to answer the questions asked.
Here is a schedule for the rest of the upcoming debates:
Thursday, October 11
Time: 9 - 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Place: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky
Moderator: Martha Raddatz, senior foreign affairs correspondent for ABC News
This debate will take place between Vice President Joe Biden and Wis. Rep. Paul Ryan. It will focus on both foreign and domestic topics which will be discussed within nine 10 minute segments. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond to questions asked by Raddatz.
Tuesday, October 16
Time: 9 - 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Place: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York
Moderator: Candy Crowley, Chief Political Correspondent for CNN
President Obama and Romney will be back to discuss foreign and domestic issues. This debate is formatted as a town meeting and citizens, who are undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization, will be able to ask the questions. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond and Crowley will have a minute to facilitate the debate.
Monday, October 22
Time: 9 - 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Place: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida
Moderator: Bob Schieffer, Host of Face the Nation on CBS
In the third and final presidential debate, President Obama and Romney will discuss foreign policy in a style similar to the first debate on Oct. 3.
