Vice Presidential Debate And Local Candidates Forum Collide Thursday Night

Who will “win” the only vice presidential debate scheduled this election season? What about the race for Lake Elsinore City Council?

October 11 may help sort it out for some local voters, but TiVo is required.

The nationally televised back-and-forth between Vice President Joe Biden and GOP Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan is scheduled Oct. 11, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The debate, hosted by Centre College in Danville, Ky., and moderated by Martha Raddatz, senior foreign affairs correspondent for ABC News, will be broadcast live on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, as well as all cable news channels including CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, among others.

(Who has the advantage, Biden or Ryan? Will President Barack Obama’s lackluster “performance” during the first presidential debate televised Oct. 3 put more pressure on Biden? Weigh in below.)

On the same night as the Oct. 11 vice presidential debate, a Lake Elsinore City Council candidates debate is also scheduled. Click here for more information about the event being held at Lakeside High School starting at 6:30 p.m.

(Which of the local candidates are you supporting? Tell us your thoughts below and click here to read what the candidates had to say during last week's forum in Tuscany Hills.)

For those looking forward to more local politics in the weeks ahead, click here to read about the Oct. 18 candidates forum in Wildomar featuring 67th State Assembly District candidates Melissa Melendez and Phil Paule.

To see a schedule of the upcoming presidential debates, click here.