The rating tool will be posted live here 15 minutes after the debate starts this evening.

We’ll be ready with media analyst Andrew Tyndall to capture your real-time feedback and generate reports for hundreds of political reporters covering the presidential debate.

Debates are among the most important media events in an election year. Let’s not leave it to the spin-meisters to persuade us whether the debate addressed the issues that matter most to the Americans.

It’s up to people like you to set the tone at this crucial time in our democracy.