President George W. Bush shakes hands with Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry before the second debate in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 8, 2004. (Photo: Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images)

Wednesday, October 13—President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry will go head-to-head in their third and final debate on Wednesday. The two will meet at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, to discuss economic and domestic policies.

With less than three weeks left until Election Day, the candidates are in a very close race. After the first two debates, some voters remain undecided, and are looking to this final debate to help them make their decision.

Last Friday's debate, which was held in St. Louis, Missouri, featured undecided voters from the audience asking questions in a town-hall setting. The debate was intense, and covered topics ranging from the war in Iraq to the environment to controversial scientific research.

Kerry supporter Veronica Faughnan, 60, of Spring Hill, Florida, said Kerry was the stronger debater and was more direct in his answers than President Bush. But Republican Martha Weed Domstorf, 53, said although she thinks Kerry is a stronger debater, she thinks Bush has strong convictions and is winning by a "couple of points."

"What he believes in his heart matches mine," she said.

Tens of millions of Americans are expected to watch the last debate. A reported 62.5 million viewers watched the first one, and an estimated 46.7 million are said to have watched the second. Wednesday's debate will be broadcasted on most major networks, and will air at 9 p.m. ET.

Online Debate

After the final debate, students will have a chance to seek answers from the candidates online. Bush, Kerry, and independent candidate Ralph Nader will participate in an online debate. The discussion will be sponsored by the New Voters Project, a national, non-partisan campaign that aims to increase voter turnout among 18- to 24-years-olds. The debate will feature the candidates' responses to 12 questions posed by voters ages 18 to 35.

The debate questions cover student issues, including social security, the draft, drug policy, and the environment. The responses will be posted on October 19.

A complete list of the questions is available online at the New Voters Project Web site.