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Who you gonna watch?

Who you gonna watch?

ABC News	0 votes
CBS News	0 votes
CNN	2 votes
Fox News	3 votes
MSNBC	3 votes
NBC News	1 votes
I'll listen to the radio	1 votes
I'll follow along on the Internet	1 votes
I'll do a lot of channel switching	6 votes
I don't plan to closely follow; I'll get the results in the morning.	4 votes
Some other news source not listed above.	1 votes

Benjamin Grimm Oct 31 2008 01:46 PM

On Election Night, when you park yourself in front of the TV to watch the results come in, what channel will you be primarily watching?

TransMonk Oct 31 2008 01:53 PM

I won't be near a TV until late on election night, so I'll listen to the local NPR station for election coverage. I'll do some channel flipping once I get home, but I personally expect a victor to be decided by that time.

metirish Oct 31 2008 01:54 PM

MSNBC - Keith Olbermann

themetfairy Oct 31 2008 01:55 PM

Comedy Central.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 31 2008 01:56 PM

I'll probably watch MSNBC. I haven't watched Presidential Election night in eight years! In 2004 I was on a prison ship on Election Night sailing from Naples to Palermo.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 31 2008 01:57 PM

themetfairy wrote: Comedy Central. Really? Are they doing election coverage? I didn't know that!

themetfairy Oct 31 2008 01:58 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ="themetfairy"]Comedy Central. Really? Are they doing election coverage? I didn't know that! They are. Colbert and Stewart will have a live show at 10:00 Tuesday night.

metirish Oct 31 2008 01:59 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'll probably watch MSNBC. I haven't watched Presidential Election night in eight years! In 2004 I was on a prison ship on Election Night sailing from Naples to Palermo. Was that like a Robert Redford thing in case Bush got re-elected?

sharpie Oct 31 2008 02:07 PM

CNN, MSNBC, the big 3 networks, I'll probably be all of those places. Comedy Central for part of the time if its over by then. Parked in front of the tv with the missus and the lad. Same thing I've done since 1972.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 31 2008 02:09 PM

We'll prolly watch Channel 13.

Nymr83 Oct 31 2008 02:22 PM

FoxNews, because I think they're least likely to call the thing for Obama prematurely and I'd like to prolong the bad news as long as possible.

Frayed Knot Oct 31 2008 02:28 PM

I tend to be a flipper. Obviously the road to the ultimate outcome is interesting but I can overdose pretty quickly on the insta-analysis stuff and with so many outlets competing for fractions of market share none of them are shy about flooding the screen with guess-work passed off as knowledge. So I'll hunt and peck for some pearls of wisdom in amongst the layers of blather.

metirish Oct 31 2008 02:39 PM

If I were able to work the PIP feature on the TV I would watch two different channels. Anyone here can help me on the PIP? I have the HDMI cable and then I have the DVD player hooked up , what do I need to hook up to get the PIP working. I have those yellow/red/blue wires that came with the TV.

Edgy DC Oct 31 2008 02:40 PM

What'll watching learn me?

metsguyinmichigan Oct 31 2008 03:24 PM

I'm usually working. Last couple elections they's assigned me to the GOP gathering in the big downtown hotel here in Grand Rapids. It's kind of fun, as there are televisions throughout the room, most of the local candidates are there and they post the tallies from the local contests. Lots of cheering, balloons, funny clothes.

Farmer Ted Oct 31 2008 03:27 PM

Fox has Wolfson and Rove. That should be entertaining.

Iubitul Oct 31 2008 03:49 PM

Another night with TiVo - It helps keep my sanity...

MFS62 Oct 31 2008 04:44 PM

I'll be working Tuesday night. It will be the Internet for me. Later

themetfairy Oct 31 2008 05:10 PM

Iubitul wrote: Another night with TiVo - It helps keep my sanity... You've got sanity? j/k ;)

Iubitul Oct 31 2008 07:06 PM

themetfairy wrote: ="Iubitul"]Another night with TiVo - It helps keep my sanity... You've got sanity? j/k ;) Most of my friends look at me as the sane one, which should tell you just how nuts they are ;-)

Willets Point Oct 31 2008 07:09 PM

"I'll get the results in the morning" although I have a pretty good idea right now that the presidential election will go to McCain/Palin. I really only care about the state senate election and ballot initiatives that won't be on tv anyhow.

Nymr83 Oct 31 2008 07:22 PM

you're just kidding, you really think McCain will win? I'm one of his few supporters on this board and I think 10% would be an overly generous estimate of his chances. and you'd be suprised, with all the airtime they have to fill you WILL be hearing about the lower down the ticket elections and any interesting ballot measures (like any gay marriage stuff) what state are you in and which ballot initiatives are you interested in?

metsguyinmichigan Oct 31 2008 08:59 PM

I think it's a toss-up. Zogby now as McCain up by one.

A Boy Named Seo Oct 31 2008 10:04 PM

Zogby poll's [url=http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/tracking-poll-primer.html]kinda wonky [/url]according to Nate Silver. That said, popular vote-wise it's still close enough, but the EV projections line up nicely for Obama right now. McCain's gotta pull some fancy shit out of his arse to win. I'm nervous as hell just the same, but I believe that.

Fman99 Oct 31 2008 10:07 PM

Gwreck Oct 31 2008 10:40 PM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: I think it's a toss-up. Zogby now as McCain up by one. Nationwide polling isn't meaningful, because the popular vote doesn't determine the presidency. If McCain was tied or up in at least 4 of the following: PA, VA, CO, OH, FL -- we could call the race a toss-up.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 01 2008 05:26 AM

Yeah, Zogby has been out of synch with the rest of the polls. Some of McCain's supports choose to have faith in that one and ignore the rest, but as Gwreck said, the state-by-state polls show that Obama's chances are much more than 50-50. The one thing that worries me (as an Obama supporters) is that he now has Aaron Heilman and Pedro Feliciano making campaign appearances.

TransMonk Nov 01 2008 07:59 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The one thing that worries me (as an Obama supporters) is that he now has Aaron Heilman and Pedro Feliciano making campaign appearances. If that's true, I find each more credible than Joe the Plumber.

metsguyinmichigan Nov 01 2008 09:25 AM

TransMonk wrote: ="Benjamin Grimm"]The one thing that worries me (as an Obama supporters) is that he now has Aaron Heilman and Pedro Feliciano making campaign appearances. If that's true, I find each more credible than Joe the Plumber. Joe the Plumber doesn't have to have any credibility at all. The big deal about that exchange wasn't the plumber, it was Obama's "spread the wealth" response." If Obama had stuck to typical rope line banter, he wouldn't have ignited the issue. That said, I think the Secret Service carries photos of Heilman and Feliciano to make sure they don't get anywhere close!

Rockin' Doc Nov 01 2008 10:44 AM

I think I'll spend Election Night with a good book.

TransMonk Nov 01 2008 01:47 PM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Joe the Plumber doesn't have to have any credibility at all. Yes, you are correct. Joe the plumber doesn't have any credibility at all. Which is why it amazes me that McCain has clung to him so hard. Allowing Joe to speak at campaign stops is plainly idiotic. There is only one person who would be worse for McCain to bring out and that would be W. metsguyinmichigan wrote: The big deal about that exchange wasn't the plumber, it was Obama's "spread the wealth" response." I wasn't talking about the exchange...although if I was, Heilman and Feliciano would have more to say about "spreading the wealth" than Joe. I thought Obama's response to Joe's original question was honest, thoughtful and detailed, especially since Obama was the only one involved in that conversation that was saying anything close to the truth. metsguyinmichigan wrote: If Obama had stuck to typical rope line banter, he wouldn't have ignited the issue. Let's be honest...Obama didn't ignite the issue. Joe did by asking a hypothetical question posing as the genuine article, then McCain jumped all over it in a desperate attempt to secure his fractured base. I think that exchange still helped Obama more than McCain.

Willets Point Nov 01 2008 05:03 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The one thing that worries me (as an Obama supporters) is that he now has Aaron Heilman and Pedro Feliciano making campaign appearances. Is that a joke? I was pretty sure that all baseball players (with the exception of Jim Bouton, and look how unpopular he is in MLB circles) were card-carrying members of the GOP.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 01 2008 07:07 PM

It's a joke. My point is that Heilman and Feliciano would be the kind of guys who would help Obama blow his big lead.

Gwreck Nov 01 2008 09:33 PM

Willets Point wrote: Is that a joke? I was pretty sure that all baseball players (with the exception of Jim Bouton, and look how unpopular he is in MLB circles) were card-carrying members of the GOP. ESPN did a story about professional athletes and the front offices of various clubs, and who they're giving money for. Derrek Lee of the Cubs was the big Obama supporter that they found.

metirish Nov 04 2008 05:25 PM

Watching NBC with Brian Williams.