U.S. election 2012

Rolling coverage of the U.S. presidential debate

John Parisella on what’s at play in tonight’s debate

Could the stakes possibly be higher in a presidential debate?

Political junkies look to Brooklyn-based blogger who correctly predicted 49 out of 50 states in 2008 election

’More moderators like her,’ Tweeps say of VP debate

Luiza Ch. Savage on a key exchange in the evening

"At the request of many, I will be doing live tweets during the next presidential debate." Last night, Donald Trump made good on his promise:

@LaughinJoeBiden draws followers and lolz on Twitter

Maclean’s pundits watch and tweet the VP debate

Twitter is alive with speculation, questions and questions about questions