When Is the Next Presidential Debate?

When are the presidential debates? What time do the debates start? You ask, Patch answers.

Last night President Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney squared off in the first of three debates. The conservation focused mainly on the economy, taxes and "Obamacare." Though local reaction was mixed the majority of readers who responded to our question on the debate seemed to think Romney did a better job getting his message out to voters.

There are two more debates scheduled for the presidential candidates. The next will be on foreign policy and the final will be a 'town hall' debate where the candidates will answer questions from voters. There will also be a showdown between Vice President Joe Biden and republican vice-president candidate Rep. Paul Ryan.

So when are the debates?:

The debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question; each candidate will then have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the question.

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.

The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy.