Hey Iowa City Libertarian and Green Party Debate Watchers, Your Candidates to Also Respond to Tonight's Debate

I have to admit that I've always been interested in parties beyond Democrats and Republicans, and still think it is shame that, with few exceptions, most other party voices are excluded when the major elections roll around.

Well, while they won't be allowed to debate President Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney, the alternative party candidates will be providing commentary during tonight's debate.

Iowa City may be known as a liberal place, but it also has its fair share of Libertarians (and Liberaltarians) as evidenced by the big crowds that showed up to welcome Ron Paul to campus.

For Iowa City Libertarians, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson will be responding to the debate live on Google+ and on Twitter. Johnson is on the Iowa ballot after having to fight off a challenge from Repubican supporters to keep him off.

For those of the more liberal persuasion (as in, more liberal than the current Democratic party) Democracy Now will be holding a live response event of its own featuring Dr. Jill Stein, candidate for the Green Party and Rocky Anderson, candidate for the Justice Party.

You can watch thisspecial 3-hour show on the Democracy Now! livestream at www.democracynow.org or tune in on television on Link TV (DISH Network Channel 9410 or DirecTV Channel 375) or onFree Speech TV (DISH Network Channel 9415 or DirecTV Channel 348).

You can also follow the discussion on Twitter at #ExpandTheDebate.