As the 2012 election enters its final full month, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney are hoping to leave a lasting impression on Americans through their television screens.
Obama and Romney will kick off debate month Wednesday, Oct. 3, where the topic for the night will be domestic policy. Then the vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan get their turn to face off next, on Oct. 11, with the topic being both foreign and domestic policy. This is followed by two more debates on Oct. 16 and 22. Each debate starts at 10:00 pm Central Time and will air on all major networks in addition to being streamed online.
For Gov. Romney, the debates will be a chance to make up some ground. Since the Democratic National Convention in early September, Obama has held a three to four point lead in the polls. According to the prediction website InTrade, Obama has a 77.5 percent chance of winning his reelection bid.
Presidential debates begin
October 2, 2012
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As clever as he is strong, as charming as he is quick, and as smart as he is intelligent, Adam Schasel was born in a hospital somewhere but immediately regretted being so mainstream. Accordingly, he spent the next 14 years of his life being raised by courage wolves and honey badgers until it was time to enroll in Lovejoy High School, at which he is currently a senior. This is Adam’s second year writing for The Red Ledger, and he still hopes to attain that coveted columnist position so he can shove his radical views down your throat. His passion for the political process is paralleled only by his love of Brian K Vaughan’s Saga and Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra (He ships Borra, in case you were wondering) and his penchant for playing both Pokémon cards and poker. When he is not engaged in these activities Adam likes to catch up on current events, particularly from sources such as The Economist, Ezra Klein’s Wonkblog, NPR and Bob Loblaw’s Law Blog.
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