October 3, 2012 4:33PM 

# 2012 Presidential Debate Live Blog 

By Cato Editors 

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Join us **Wednesday, October 3rd at 8:45 PM** **ET** for live commentary during the first debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

Tweet questions during the debate to the live blog participants below:

- [David Boaz](https://www.cato.org/people/david-boaz), Executive Vice President ([@David\_Boaz](https://twitter.com/david_boaz))
- [Gene Healy](https://www.cato.org/people/gene-healy), Vice President ([@GeneHealy](https://twitter.com/genehealy))
- [Daniel J. Mitchell](https://www.cato.org/people/daniel-mitchell), Senior Fellow ([@DanielJMitchell](https://twitter.com/danieljmitchell))
- [Michael Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-cannon), Director of Health Policy Studies ([@MFCannon](https://twitter.com/mfcannon))
- [Walter Olson](https://www.cato.org/people/walter-olson), Senior Fellow ([@WalterOlson](https://twitter.com/walterolson))
- [Alex Nowrasteh](https://www.cato.org/people/alex-nowrasteh), Immigration Policy Analyst ([@AlexNowrasteh](https://twitter.com/alexnowrasteh))
- [Neal McCluskey](https://www.cato.org/people/neal-mccluskey), Associate Director, Center for Educational Freedom ([@NealMcCluskey](https://twitter.com/nealmccluskey))
- [Patrick J. Michaels](https://www.cato.org/people/patrick-michaels), Director, Center for the Study of Science ([@CatoMichaels](http://twitter.com/catomichaels))
- [Daniel J. Ikenson](https://www.cato.org/people/daniel-ikenson), Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies ([@DIkenson](http://twitter.com/dikenson))

Follow the Twitter list of all live blog participants [here](https://twitter.com/i/#!/CatoInstitute/presidential-debate-2012). You can also join the conversation with the official hashtag **\#DebateDenver** and by following [@CatoInstitute](https://twitter.com/#!/CatoInstitute).

[Click here](http://gigaom.com/video/presidential-debate-live-stream/) for information on how to watch the debate online.

\*\*\*UPDATE: You can watch the full debate video [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkrwUU_YApE&feature=player_embedded).\*\*\*

##### Related Tags 

[General](https://www.cato.org/general), [Government and Politics](https://www.cato.org/government-politics) 

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