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truebluecollar Donating Member (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:30 PM
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Best TV Election Day Coverage?
Come tuesday, I'm going to be busy being a poll monitor getting out the vote out here on the Left Coast, I aim to still be working till poll closing time 8PM local 11PM EST, then celebrating into wee hours. Being an obsessive-compulsive VCR taper, what is the consensus opinion amongst the DU community of which TV network provides the best Election Night coverage? C-SPAN, PBS,CNN, MSNBC,FAUX,(for laughs, of course)the usual suspects (NBC,CBS,ABC)?
Thanks in advance for the Help On The Way
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LTR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:31 PM
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1. I'll stick with the local network affiliates
I'd like to see some of the local races.

Though I will flip around.
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Catch22Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:34 PM
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5. Duh, I forgot about that
Lots of stuff locally I want to know about. I'll watch local instead of C-SPAN. Like I said below though, if it starts looking like a Kerry landslide, I'll switch to FAUX.
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kaitykaity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:31 PM
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2. Most people here like CSPAN, but since
I don't have cable I always advocate for PBS.
I think they're phenomenal.


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Catch22Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:32 PM
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3. I'm sure Mrs. Catch22Dem and I will watch C-SPAN until...
It starts looking like a cakewalk for Kerry at which point we'll switch to FAUX.
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aden_nak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:33 PM
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4. Honestly, I think the best chance I have is CBS.
FoxNews is a joke, CNN isn't that much better, and MSNBC, well, besides the twin alliance of darkness that is MicroSoft and General Electric, I really don't care for how they cover anything. That pretty much leaves me with the "big networks" in my area, because of my cable package. And of the three, I generally find CBS to be the least offensive.

Though I will certainly be watching The Daily Show's hour when it comes up. :P
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awgoodkitty Donating Member (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:39 PM
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10. watch cspan online! cspan1, 2 and 3
Edited on Sun Oct-31-04 01:40 PM by awgoodkitty
I only get 1 and 2 on my package but I like watching 2&3 on the weekends. If you have broadband, it's excellent.

www.cspan.org


Tuesday, November 2
Election Night Coverage & Associated Press Voting Results
On C-SPAN at 9pm ET


Wednesday, November 3
DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe & RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie Joint Briefing on Election Results
On C-SPAN at 1pm ET

edit: sorry, should have mentioned it's at the bottom of the homepage

and you get a choice of Realplayer or Windows Media


LIVE FEEDS

C-SPAN
C-SPAN2
C-SPAN3
C-SPAN Radio
Problems with video? >>
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adapa Donating Member (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:35 PM
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6. Daily show @ 10pm est
Can I suggest a Tivo? you'll love it
-from a former vcr taper
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democrank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:36 PM
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7. If you`d like a break from the usual
try Sundance, Link TV, Free Speech TV, C-Span. These stations are such a breath of fresh air. I never watch the regular cable `news` shows anymore.
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siliconefreak Donating Member (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:36 PM
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8. PBS
PBS is the best, no question about it.
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Endangered Specie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:37 PM
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9. CBS, CSPAN or PBS
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sallyseven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:44 PM
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11. I am going to have 2 martinis and then go to bed at 10:00pm
the night of the election. I will wake up on Friday morning and know pretty much who won. If bush tries anything I will be out on the street friday night screaming fraud. Martini's do that to me.
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 02:27 PM
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14. ditto
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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:46 PM
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12. Comedy Central and/or C-SPAN.
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 01:46 PM
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13. I am a FLIP FLOPPER.
I bounce around all over the place, a few minutes for CNN, a few minutes for MSNBC, switch over to C-SPAN, and so on!
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-31-04 05:10 PM
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15. I will be watching C-SPAN.
Edited on Sun Oct-31-04 05:10 PM by newyawker99
I liked their convention coverage so I
will stick with them.

GO K/E!! :bounce:
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