Watch the 2012 Presidential Debate Online

The first presidential debate takes place between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. The topic will be domestic issues. Below, you can find multiple links for watching the debate. The debate will begin at 9pm EST. Scroll down for Ron Paul’s thoughts on the upcoming debate–appearing on Fox today. (Sen. Rand Paul will be the guest on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight.)

UPDATE: Full video of the 1st 2012 Presidential Debate:

• ABC News will be streaming the debate live on its YouTube channel  as well as its iPad app.
• CBS News will stream the debate live on Ustream.
• CNN will stream the debate on its website. The news network will also allow viewers to create clips of their favorite answers and share them with their friends.
• Fox News will be streaming the debate on its site starting at 7:45pm ET, and also feature some insights into the most popular topics of the evening through an exclusive collaboration with Twitter.
• The Wall Street Journal is providing a live feed of the debate on it site as well as through its WSJ Live apps on the iPad, on Android devices and various Smart TV platforms.
• Politico’s website streams the debate as well as some pre- and post-debate coverage, starting at 8pm ET.
• Univision’s live stream of the presidential debate will be translated into Spanish in real-time.

Ron Paul has a message for Mitt Romney:

Former presidential candidate and Texas congressman, Ron Paul (R) has a message for Mitt Romney ahead of tonight’s presidential debate. Paul said on Fox Business Network that the Republican nominee needs to, “make sure he sounds a little bit different than [Obama] and be convincing that his policies are a lot different.”

Paul said there’s a frustration among supporters who don’t see a difference between the president and Romney. He criticized Romney for being similar to Obama when it comes to foreign policy and the Federal Reserve, but also philosophically.

How will Ron Paul supporters vote in this election? Paul said, “Some will be angry at the Republicans for the way they retreated at the convention and they might not show up. Some may vote libertarian, some may go with Romney, and actually, some of the young people because of foreign policy, may even go with Obama. […] I know one thing for certain, that they’re not all going to the one place because they’re very individualistic and they don’t see the consequences exactly the same.”

For the former candidate, it goes back to frustration over the two-party system and why there are only two candidates who are debating tonight. Paul has not endorsed Romney, and in fact, he says he hasn’t decided who he is going to vote for. Though, he added, “I don’t think anybody thinks I’m going to vote for Obama.”