On which network will you watch the election results? - Page 2

Elspode · 11-04-2008, 05:15 PM

*I'm* an ABC fan, partly because the local affiliate's staff politics reporters are very good and have been around for a long time. That said, I'm not sure what the rest of the crowd will demand/request as we are having an election returns party.

There will be a couple of laptops set up for monitoring alternative sources, though. We're kinda ate up with this shit right now.

Elspode · 11-04-2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

At work, we only have broadcast television, so I'll watch whatever channel comes in clearest, and obsessively refresh foxnews.com

Once I'm home I'll watch Fox News.

Okay, I'll probably give up and either watch a movie or QVC.

I want to spend those dollars before they get forcibly converted to Ameros.

How can I love you so much when we are so clearly cut from different hunks of political cloth?

monster · 11-04-2008, 06:06 PM

i'll prolly be here and get results online

wolf · 11-04-2008, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

How can I love you so much when we are so clearly cut from different hunks of political cloth?

Opposites attract.

Chocolatl · 11-04-2008, 08:33 PM

Watched CNN at the bar for a bit, and now that I'm home I'm obsessively refreshing CNN.com. No cable or even broadcast on our tv anymore, so I am relying on the intarwebz.

Cloud · 11-04-2008, 08:43 PM

switching channels. with my eyes closed.

BigV · 11-04-2008, 09:41 PM

CNN -- Best coverage, easily. That monster touch screen system is put to excellent use in the hands of those presenters.

CNN Headline News -- It's on the way to the next ones.

CNBC -- The money slant.

MSNBC -- The Anti-Focks.

Fox News -- Sometimes a lie is more dependable than the truth.

Less regularly, C-SPAN, PBS. Very little local coverage. At least not until our polls close. We've a very competitive race for governor this year. Last year it was decided by about 200 votes. Same two leading candidates. We'll see!

Aliantha · 11-04-2008, 10:06 PM

ABC has just announced Obama as President.

Pie · 11-04-2008, 10:08 PM

As have CNN, FOX News, The Daily Show, NPR and MSNBC.

DanaC · 11-04-2008, 10:19 PM

Woot! Awesome. Truly awesome.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-04-2008, 11:44 PM

PBS until it got close, then switched to Faux News to watch them have to spit out the big announcement.

Cloud · 11-04-2008, 11:47 PM

are Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer the best CNN could do?

They all looked pretty punchy after the speech.

glatt · 11-05-2008, 09:15 AM

I only had broadcast TV channels to choose from, and I found Fox to have the best coverage.

What I wanted to see was the numbers. A key number was the % of precincts reporting and then the second most important number was the percentage of votes for each candidate. Fox news had this information at the bottom of the screen for the entire broadcast, and they left it up there for each state long enough to have a chance to digest it. The other networks either didn't have both pieces of information, or they cycled through the numbers faster than you could read them. Unfortunately, Fox had horrible and distracting graphics all over the rest of the screen, and they kept cutting abruptly from the local affiliate to the national network with no segue. So even they weren't perfect.

I should have just gone online, because then I would have been able to look for the information I wanted to see. When I saw that Ohio went to Obama, I went to bed. I was pleased when I learned in the morning that my state, Virginia, went to Obama too. It's been frustrating to be in the minority here for the 19 years I've lived here.

Pie · 11-05-2008, 09:17 AM

PBS, Comedy Central, and MSNBC (oddly enough!)

TheMercenary · 11-05-2008, 09:18 AM

After Surfing around and finding that PBS did not start soon enough for when I wanted to watch, I flipped between CNN and Fox. Fox by far had the best graphics.

View Poll Results: Which network will you be watching?
ABC	2	8.70%
NBC	0	0%
CBS	1	4.35%
FOX	4	17.39%
CNN	2	8.70%
PBS	4	17.39%
I'll channel-surf -- I'm an independent.	4	17.39%
Other (please post below)	6	26.09%
Voters: 23. You may not vote on this poll

11-04-2008, 05:15 PM	#16
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I'm an ABC fan, partly because the local affiliate's staff politics reporters are very good and have been around for a long time. That said, I'm not sure what the rest of the crowd will demand/request as we are having an election returns party. There will be a couple of laptops set up for monitoring alternative sources, though. We're kinda ate up with this shit right now. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-04-2008, 06:06 PM	#18
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	i'll prolly be here and get results online __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-04-2008, 08:43 PM	#21
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	switching channels. with my eyes closed. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-04-2008, 09:41 PM	#22
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	CNN -- Best coverage, easily. That monster touch screen system is put to excellent use in the hands of those presenters. CNN Headline News -- It's on the way to the next ones. CNBC -- The money slant. MSNBC -- The Anti-Focks. Fox News -- Sometimes a lie is more dependable than the truth. Less regularly, C-SPAN, PBS. Very little local coverage. At least not until our polls close. We've a very competitive race for governor this year. Last year it was decided by about 200 votes. Same two leading candidates. We'll see! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-04-2008, 08:33 PM	#20
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Watched CNN at the bar for a bit, and now that I'm home I'm obsessively refreshing CNN.com. No cable or even broadcast on our tv anymore, so I am relying on the intarwebz.

11-04-2008, 10:06 PM	#23
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	ABC has just announced Obama as President. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-04-2008, 10:08 PM	#24
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	As have CNN, FOX News, The Daily Show, NPR and MSNBC. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

11-04-2008, 10:19 PM	#25
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Woot! Awesome. Truly awesome.

11-04-2008, 11:44 PM	#26
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	PBS until it got close, then switched to Faux News to watch them have to spit out the big announcement. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-04-2008, 11:47 PM	#27
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	are Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer the best CNN could do? They all looked pretty punchy after the speech. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-05-2008, 09:15 AM	#28
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I only had broadcast TV channels to choose from, and I found Fox to have the best coverage. What I wanted to see was the numbers. A key number was the % of precincts reporting and then the second most important number was the percentage of votes for each candidate. Fox news had this information at the bottom of the screen for the entire broadcast, and they left it up there for each state long enough to have a chance to digest it. The other networks either didn't have both pieces of information, or they cycled through the numbers faster than you could read them. Unfortunately, Fox had horrible and distracting graphics all over the rest of the screen, and they kept cutting abruptly from the local affiliate to the national network with no segue. So even they weren't perfect. I should have just gone online, because then I would have been able to look for the information I wanted to see. When I saw that Ohio went to Obama, I went to bed. I was pleased when I learned in the morning that my state, Virginia, went to Obama too. It's been frustrating to be in the minority here for the 19 years I've lived here.

11-05-2008, 09:17 AM	#29
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	PBS, Comedy Central, and MSNBC (oddly enough!) __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

11-05-2008, 09:18 AM	#30
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	After Surfing around and finding that PBS did not start soon enough for when I wanted to watch, I flipped between CNN and Fox. Fox by far had the best graphics. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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