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US Election Series: Debate of the year is scheduled today

Republican Party debate stage, Des Moines, Iowa, January 2016. Gage Skidmore/flickr

Many are calling it the debate of the century. A century or not, this surely is the debate of the year, and likely to be an explosive one, when Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic counterpart Hillary Clinton meets in Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York for their first Presidential debate. The debate is expected to break all previous records in terms of viewership. 81 million viewers watched Carter-Reagan debate in the 80’s and has been the record holder since, probably until now because this debate is expected to be watched by more than a hundred million.

This debate or the series of the debates are also expected to be a key game changer in the race. Whoever can portray oneself as a better leader and more connected to the concerns of the people are sure to have an edge over the other in the election. The race is likely to be tight and there are still lots of undecided voters to win via this debate.

Anyone, planning to watch the debate can see it both online and offline. You can watch it on TV via these channels – ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, MSNBC, CNN, Univision or C-SPAN. In addition to these offline options, major news networks, and cable outlets will have online presences. Digital outlets like Buzzfeed News, The Daily Caller, Huffington Post, Politico, Hulu, Telemundo, and Wall Street Journal will be streaming it too. The debate will begin at 9pm and end at 10:30 pm ET.  

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