This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Politics & Government

Presidential Debates Round 2: Obama, Romney to Face Town Hall Questions

The second presidential debate starts at 6 p.m. Pacific, and will take place at Hofstra University in New York.

President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney face off in a nationally-televised town hall debate Tuesday night, and Banning-Beaumont voters once again will get a chance to see the two top contenders in action.

The second presidential debate starts at 6:00 p.m. PST.  Though all major networks are slated to carry the debate live on television, you can also watch it live streaming here, on YouTube.

For those who choose to watch Obama and Romney they can expect a town meeting format, staged at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., according to the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Find out what's happening in Palm Desertwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Questions will come from from about 80 undecided voters, on both domestic and foreign issues, according to the Huffington Post.

The moderator will be Candy Crowley, CNN chief political correspondent and anchor of CNN's State of the Union.

Find out what's happening in Palm Desertwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

"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," according to the commission. "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."

All presidential debates start at 6 p.m. Pacific Time and are expected to last 90 minutes.

The third and final presidential debate is scheduled Monday Oct. 22 at  Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. The moderator will be Bob Schieffer, chief Washington correspondent, CBS News, and moderator for Face the Nation.

Will you watch the presidential debate?  Who do you think has the advantage this round?

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?