Presidential, Vice Presidential Debates Begin Oct. 3: Where Will You Watch?

The first debate between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney is Wednesday Oct. 3.

Banning-Beaumont Patch wants to know: Where will you watch in the San Gorgonio Pass?

Will you watch at home or at a public venue? Will you be with a group?

Jim Lehrer, executive editor of the PBS NewsHour, will moderate the first debate beginning at 6 p.m. Pacific Time Wednesday in Denver, Colo.

According to an announcement from the Commission on Presidential Debates, Lehrer stated:

Subject to possible changes because of news developments, here are the topics for the October 3 debate, not necessarily to be brought up in this order:

• The Economy - I
• The Economy - II
• The Economy - III
• Health Care
• The Role of Government
• Governing

The debate will be held at the University of Denver, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates. The format calls for six 15-minute segments, each focused on one of the issues listed above.

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

Here is the rest of the schedule:

Thursday Oct. 11 - Vice presidential debate at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Moderator: Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ABC News.

Tuesday Oct. 16 - Second presidential debate, town meeting format, at  Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Moderator: Candy Crowley, Chief Political Correspondent, CNN and Anchor, CNN's State of the Union.

Monday Oct. 22 - Third presidential debate: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. Moderator: Bob Schieffer, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News and Moderator, Face the Nation.

Where will you watch the debates?

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