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What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Benjamin Grimm Nov 01 2020 11:35 AM

I don't have a favorite TV news source. In fact, I don't watch TV news. So I don't know what channel I'll turn to on Tuesday night. In 2016 my wife selected MSNBC. She's no longer in the picture, and I feel like switching it up anyway especially given the way it turned out last time. Thanks a lot, MSNBC! Where to go then? CNN? PBS? ABC? NBC? CBS? Certainly not FOX. The only broadcast news team I'm really familiar with is NPR, but I'm not going to sit in front of the TV listening to the radio.

Frayed Knot Nov 01 2020 11:47 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

I never had a steady 'go-to' choice either. When I watch that sort of I tend to flip around and could wind up anywhere, at least for a short time anyway.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 01 2020 12:04 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

https://www.tvguide.com/news/how-to-watch-2020-presidential-election-results/

Lefty Specialist Nov 01 2020 01:50 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

My wife has been DVRing Hallmark Christmas movies and will be watching them for as long as it takes. I will be flipping back and forth between MSNBC and CNN. And I have lots of beer. We're not going to know who truly wins on election night, but we should have some leading indicators. And did I mention I have lots of beer?

Frayed Knot Nov 01 2020 02:16 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option? Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 01 2020 02:20 PM

I'm drinking Tuesday night too. The only questions yet to be answered are how early I start and the reason why I start.

Johnny Lunchbucket Nov 01 2020 02:18 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

I think I may also have a 6-pack on Tuesday.

Fman99 Nov 01 2020 03:24 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

I will probably let my wife pick - assuming it will be one of the major networks, based on that. And yes, there will be beers.

LWFS Nov 01 2020 10:07 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Oh, it may END with beers. It'll likely start with highfalutin' tequila or midshelf bourbon, or some other such thing that makes me wince a little with each sip-- all the better to go with the squint/scowl-hybrid rictus I've been nursing for a few weeks. Honestly, I might try my damnedest to program something else entirely (something stupid and giggly, most likely), and not crack a peek until the fam goes to bed around midnight. Even then... how the hell are networks going to work their exit-poll voodoo, given the proliferation of early voters and mail-in variants?

kcmets Nov 02 2020 09:00 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

I can't watch election night telecasts, it's worse than eight hours of super bowl pregame. I also don't think a clear winner will be available until like Wednesday afternoon sometimes.

TransMonk Nov 02 2020 09:01 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Twitter. It provides all the highs and lows. All the freak outs and overconfidence. I follow a lot of Election Twitter which often dives down to what they see on a county by county level. I'll probably have CNN/MSNBC on in the background.

nymr83 Nov 02 2020 11:10 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I don't have a favorite TV news source. In fact, I don't watch TV news. So I don't know what channel I'll turn to on Tuesday night. In 2016 my wife selected MSNBC. She's no longer in the picture, and I feel like switching it up anyway especially given the way it turned out last time. Thanks a lot, MSNBC! Where to go then? CNN? PBS? ABC? NBC? CBS? Certainly not FOX. The only broadcast news team I'm really familiar with is NPR, but I'm not going to sit in front of the TV listening to the radio. You should definitely watch FOX - because once THEY call it for Biden you'll feel like its safe and you can go to bed.

A Boy Named Seo Nov 02 2020 11:52 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Yeah, I will also be watching a glass of bourbon empty and be filled again, over and over.

Chad ochoseis Nov 02 2020 12:06 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

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kcmets Nov 02 2020 12:26 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Great title!

MFS62 Nov 02 2020 12:32 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

I don't know if my heart will take the stress of watching the minute-by-minute coverage. Later

Lefty Specialist Nov 03 2020 04:36 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

=nymr83 post_id=49578 time=1604340641 user_id=54] You should definitely watch FOX - because once THEY call it for Biden you'll feel like its safe and you can go to bed.

I actually did this in 2008. For the schadenfreude, yes, but also for outside-the-bubble confirmation.

MFS62 Nov 03 2020 05:12 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Lefty Specialist wrote: =nymr83 post_id=49578 time=1604340641 user_id=54] You should definitely watch FOX - because once THEY call it for Biden you'll feel like its safe and you can go to bed. I actually did this in 2008. For the schadenfreude, yes, but also for outside-the-bubble confirmation.

I read that several of their prime hosts are self quarantining because of the virus, so there may not be the group schadenfreude we would hope to see.

Later

seawolf17 Nov 03 2020 05:58 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

=kcmets post_id=49565 time=1604332803 user_id=53] I can't watch election night telecasts, it's worse than eight hours of super bowl pregame. I also don't think a clear winner will be available until like Wednesday afternoon sometimes.

This. We're not going to learn anything tonight, one way or the other. I know my wife wants to watch, but I'll be in the other room playing OOTP or something instead.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 03 2020 08:13 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

=seawolf17 post_id=49617 time=1604408285 user_id=91] This. We're not going to learn anything tonight, one way or the other.

I'm not so sure about that. If Texas or Florida or Ohio go for Biden (and we may find that out tonight) we'll definitely have learned something significant.



Same is true, to a lesser degree, of Arizona or North Carolina.

Edgy MD Nov 03 2020 08:47 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

My viewing option is Refresh - Refresh - Refresh - Refresh - Refresh ... .

Frayed Knot Nov 03 2020 10:00 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option? Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 03 2020 10:56 AM

I've decided I'm going to check in about 8 (Jeopardy still takes preference) and see how things stand. Then I'll pick up my current book while keeping the tube on (doesn't really matter which channel) with the sound down just so I can see if anything blows up. By 9 or 10 or so we should have a better idea of how things are going so I'll turn my attention to the TV and will have a better idea what I'm drinking to.

A Boy Named Seo Nov 03 2020 10:28 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Hi 👋🏽 is anyone drunk yet? Good luck today, friends. I'm a nervous wreck.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 03 2020 10:37 AM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

I'm nervous too, but there's no alcohol in my house, so I'll be relying on caffeinated beverages to get me through this.

Fman99 Nov 03 2020 01:58 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Edgy MD wrote: My viewing option is Refresh - Refresh - Refresh - Refresh - Refresh ... . That's my drinking option, ironically enough.

LWFS Nov 03 2020 02:14 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm nervous too, but there's no alcohol in my house, so I'll be relying on caffeinated beverages to get me through this. This... seems unwise. Like, even hydrating yourself from the toilet seems better than amping yourself up and wearing circles in the floor.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 03 2020 02:48 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Hydrating myself from the toilet is my backup plan.

MFS62 Nov 03 2020 03:09 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Hydrating myself from the toilet is my backup plan. Film at 11:00 ? Later

nymr83 Nov 03 2020 03:42 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

=seawolf17 post_id=49617 time=1604408285 user_id=91] =kcmets post_id=49565 time=1604332803 user_id=53] I can't watch election night telecasts, it's worse than eight hours of super bowl pregame. I also don't think a clear winner will be available until like Wednesday afternoon sometimes.

This. We're not going to learn anything tonight, one way or the other. I know my wife wants to watch, but I'll be in the other room playing OOTP or something instead.


how is your Perfect team hanging?

Edgy MD Nov 03 2020 04:27 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

There are currently six fences/walls/barriers protecting the perimeter of the White House grounds. Six.

Fman99 Nov 03 2020 06:12 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

I'm on CNN. I know they lean where I do, and also no commercials. Ohio gives me hope. Florida not so much.

kcmets Nov 05 2020 02:30 PM Re: What will be your Election Night viewing option?

=kcmets post_id=49565 time=1604332803 user_id=53]I also don't think a clear winner will be available until like Wednesday afternoon sometimes.

Ya know, Wednesday the 11th.?.