Democrats Plan Debate Viewing Parties in Santa Monica

Can't afford cable or wireless internet? Want to watch Mitt Romney fire off some zingers with fellow Democrats?

A handful of presidential debate viewing parties are being held across Santa Monica on Wednesday, when Romeny and Obama will go head-to-head in the first of three presidential debates.

Jim Lehrer of PBS' NewsHour will moderate the first debate as the candidates focus on domestic policy. The debate will be divided into six time segments. Lehrer will open each segment with a question and each candidate will have two minutes to respond.

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The debate will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. PST and will be broadcast live on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and C-SPAN, as well as cable news channels including CNN, MSNBC and more. Additionally, the debate will be streamed live online. The live stream will be available here and you can also watch it on Youtube

If you want to watch with a group in a more lively environment, consider attending a viewing party. Event details listed below were pulled from Obama's campaign website.

Romney's website shows the closest Republican viewing parties in Las Vegas and Utah. The Westside Republicans did not immediately return a message seeking information about any parties planned locally.

• Drinking Liberally Debate Watch Party: 6-8 p.m. at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd.
• Santa Monica 904Obama First Presidential Debate Party: 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Busby's Sports Bar West at 3110 Santa Monica Blvd. 
• First Presidential Debate Watch Party, 5-8 p.m. at Westside Campaign Headquarters, 1408 Third Street Promenade, third floor

Will you watch the debate? Know of any Republican view parties taking place in Santa Monica or neighboring communities? Tell us in the comments!