LIVE BLOG – Obama and McCain’s Third Presidential Debate NOW!

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The final presidential debate is happening now at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, New York, less than three weeks before Election Day. Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain will address the nation about their economic and domestic policies, despite discussion of these topics in previous debates.

Watchword readers, please join Missourian Public Life reporters Chad Day, Mary Elise DeCoursey, Molly Harbarger, Holly Jackson, Amanda Kushner, Liz Lucas, Catherine Martin, Regan McTarsney, Shelby Prucha-Mitchell, Hayley Tsukayama, Spencer Willems and Amanda Woytus in the comments section below as we fact check and make commentary on the questions and answers from the candidates in the final debate for the presidency.

Also see the Watchwords’s Twitter to follow the debate with Mélissa Bounoua.

For more information on the candidates and the issues see: Obama’s campaign site and McCain’s Web site. Also, Factcheck.org, PolitiFact.com, and RealClearPolitics.com are good non-partisan resources concerning the election.

Also, as you follow the debate on your TV, let us know who you think is winning:

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