| The 2012 presidential election process began 17 months ago with the first Republican primary debate, and it will fittingly reach its crescendo this month with four debate showdowns. While President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will be doing plenty of campaigning and fundraising on the trail during October, the month will be dominated by debates - three between Obama and Romney and one faceoff between their running mates, Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan. The following week will see a town-hall style debate in which Obama and Romney take questions from audience members at Hofstra University on New York's Long Island. The audience members will be undecided voters identified by the Gallup polling firm and invited to the campus to take part in the Oct. 16 debate. It's a format that Democrats believe will play to the president's abilities to relate to voter concerns. Republicans, meanwhile, are counting on the audience members to provide tough questions for the vulnerable incumbent, perhaps tougher than come from media moderators. The first debate between Obama and Romney took place on October 3 at the University of Denver. This swing-state showdown, hosted by Jim Lehrer of PBS, focused on domestic policy, with a heavy emphasis on the struggling economy. In addition to watching Fox News Channel, you can catch all of the debates online with expert analysis on FoxNews.com Live. And, in between debates, keep tabs on the candidates on the campaign trail with our interactive map. READ MORE >> | 
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