Politics & Government
When is the Next Romney v. Obama Presidential Debate 2012?
Iowa City Patch will be co-hosting a Romney v. Obama watch party Tuesday on the University of Iowa campus.
That's two presidential debates down, two to go.
Iowa City Patch, in collaboration with the University of Iowa Student Goverment, will be hosting a watch party Tuesday for the next Mitt Romney v. Barack Obama presidential debate 2012.
The debate watch will be held at the Bijou on the University of Iowa Campus. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the debate watch program beginning 30 minutes later and and the debate beginning at 8. All attendees will receive a free "Voting is Sexy" shirt.
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After last night's debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, attention now focuses to the next debate between the presidential candidates.
Iowans are still mulling their choices over. The most recent presidential polls in Iowa, averaged by The Huffington Post, show the president with about a 4-point lead over Romney.
Unlike Thursday's , Obama was roundly criticized for his first matchup with Romney.
If you can't make it to the watch party, the debate will be shown in Iowa by all the major television networks and cable news channels.
Find out what's happening in Iowa Citywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Presidential Debate Schedule
Air Time: 9-10:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney
Moderator: Candy Crowley (CNN chief political correspondent)
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 Topic: Foreign policy
Air Time: 9-10:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney
Moderator: Bob Schieffer (Host of Face the Nation on CBS)
The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy.
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