Portland Presidential Debate Watch Parties & Online + DRINKING GAME | Obama vs Romney

Updated: Watch Last 2012 Presidential Debate in Portland & Online + Drinking Games

The second presidential debate takes place tonight from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pacific time at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY.  The moderator will be Candy Crowley, CNN’s 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.

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Places To Watch Presidential Debate In Portland, Online, & Drinking Game:

Watch the Presidential Debates In Portland @ EastBurn
1800 East Burnside Street, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 236-2876 | More info: www.theeastburn.com
EastBurn will show the debates on a large projection screens on both floors. The Presidential Debate takes place on Craft Appreciation Tuesdays, with $2 Craft Beers until midnight! Recess discount menu from 3-6PM. View their daily drink specials here.

Click Presidential Drinking Game for large/printable version.

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More Portland Viewing Parties (Free Entry):

• NW: Blitz NW 21 – 503- 208-3227 | Blitz Pearl – 503-222-2229 | blitzbarpdx.webs.com
• SW: Blitz 99W – 10935 Southwest 68th Parkway Portland, OR 97223 | (503) 841-6912 | blitzbarpdx.webs.com
• Downtown: Paddy’s Pub | 65 Southwest Yamhill Street Portland, OR 97204 | (503) 224-5626 | www.paddys.com
• SE PDX: Circa 33 | 3348 Southeast 34th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 | (503) 477-7682 | circa33bar.com
• SE PDX: Blitz Ladd | 2239 Southeast 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 | (503) 236-3592 | blitzbarpdx.webs.com
• NE PDX: Alberta Substation | 2703 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR. | (503) 284-4491 | albertastation.com

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Watch Debates Online & In Seattle:

• Live Stream – Each debate will be streamed live online. Check here for the live stream.
• 8 ways to watch the debates online from Mashable.com here.
• From SeattlePipeline: Watch 2012 Presidential Debate in Seattle

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2012 Presidential Debate Schedule:

October 3, 2012	Topic: Domestic policy Air Time: 6PM-7:30PM Pacific Time Location: University of Denver in Denver, Colorado (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney Moderator: Jim Lehrer (Host of NewsHour on PBS)The debate will focus on domestic policy and be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on topics to be selected by the moderator and announced several weeks before the debate.The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic.
October 11, 2012 Vice Presidential	Topic: Foreign and domestic policy Air Time: 6PM-7:30PM Pacific Time Location: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan Moderator: Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent)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, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the question.
October 16, 2012	Topic: Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy Air Time: 6PM-7:30PM Pacific Time Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor 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: 6PM-7:30PM Pacific Time Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor 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.