Tonight President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney will take to the stage for the first in a series of Presidential debates. The debate is scheduled to begin at 9 pm ET / 8 pm CT and will last 90 minutes as the candidates give their attention to domestic issues. Jim Lehrer, host of NewsHour on PBS, will serve as moderator.
Air Time: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 9 pm ET / 8 pm CT / 7 pm MT / 6 pm PT
Channels: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and more.
Live-streamed here: http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012/10/first-presidential-debate-tonight-from-the-university-of-denver/
To get the conversation started on the debate, the American Democracy Project (ADP) is hosting a “Tweet-up” to engage students and faculty from various universities. The multi-campus dialogue will encourage participants to not only engage in live discussion about the debate, but also about the domestic policy issues most affecting higher education. The conversation will take place on Twitter with the hashtag #ADPdebate. ADP’s Twitter handle is @ADPaascu.
The “Tweet-up” is part of ADP’s efforts to prepare the next generation of informed and engaged citizens: “We want to encourage more students to engage in the electoral process and are not looking for a partisan battle, but for a supportive, interesting, and analytical conversation that encourages civic and political engagement.”