The first Presidential debate is on like Donkey Kong Wednesday night, and you can watch the rhetorical slugfest at a free public forum and hear a recap afterward from University of Utah political-science professor Tim Chambless.---

With President Barack Obama widening his lead in swing states and the nation at large, some pundits are saying GOP nominee Mitt Romney will need to come out swinging in the debate to close the gap. Watch the debate Wednesday, thanks to the U's Hinckley Institute of Politics, and enjoy a breakdown of who won the evening’s political throwdown with a discussion led afterwards by University of Utah political-science professor Tim Chambless.

Check it out, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 7 - 9 p.m., at the University of Utah’s Hinckley Caucus Room, 260 S. Central Campus Drive.