How are YOU going to be monitoring Election Day?

Pointer · Post by **Pointer** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:03 pm

Hi guys,

I am a political junkie and as I live in the UK will probably being staying up LATE Tuesday night/Wednesday morning to watch the election coverage on the BBC whilst simultaneously surfing the web getting information from CNN and the BBC website.

How will you be seeing how things are going? Will you be working and surfing the net? Will you watch the coverage as soon as you get home from work? Or maybe you will just catch a bulletin declaring the winner?

Pointer

P.S. I am guessing that as I am posting this in the R&P forum most people will be monitoring it fairly closely but I am interested HOW people will be monitoring it in the information age.

Faldarian · Post by **Faldarian** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:06 pm

I plan on voting after taking my daughter to school in the morning, and then I have some election-related volunteer work that I'll probably be doing for most of the day after that.

I'll watch CNN later at night to keep up, but I doubt I'll read these boards or the internet at all regarding the election until Nov. 3rd. There's enough anger and fighting going on pre-election that I don't really want to be part of that on the day where it comes to a head... I'll just sit it out and maybe watch some TV to keep track, and worry about it the next day when most of the votes are accounted for.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:36 pm

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:57 pm

I've got the day off so I'll vote early, then probably get some gaming in. Later in the day I've got class, but I'll try to see if I can get excused so I can watch the Daily Show coverage which should be entertaining.

Asharak · Post by **Asharak** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:06 pm

The Daily Show.

Seriously, that's what I'll have on TV, but I'll probably also be here, checking CNN.com, and flipping the channel during the commercial breaks.

I figure between those avenues, somebody's gonna get it right. I just hope it's not Jon Stewart...

- Ash

durwoodx · Post by **durwoodx** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:25 pm

I personally will be monitoring the beer level in my fridge.

Just let it be over.

WAW · Post by **WAW** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:32 pm

I'm going to vote. Than go see SAW or Team America. Rent or buy more movies and basically cut myself off from all news from 4:00pm on. Tape the Daily show. Around midnight I'll have a very stiff drink and turn on the news. And maybe hit the web. If my side wins I'll post something nasty in the gloating thread I was going to start in the afternoon.

Meghan · Post by **Meghan** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 6:11 pm

I'm going to play Diablo all day and try to forget I have an internet connection. There might be beer involved.

YellowKing · Post by **YellowKing** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:57 pm

I'll be watching Russert. His excitement over crunching electoral numbers is downright infectious.

And is Cokie Roberts still on the air? Because I really want to see her head explode when Bush wins.

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 11:06 pm

I'll be up late that night also, Pointer. Unfortunately, I'll be working.

I will have access to the internet and a TV (running both UK and American programming). I'm really curious to see what kind of spin the BBC, ITV, Sky, et al put on the election results.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 2:55 am

Most likely someone on City of Heroes will broadcast the winner.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:29 am

Don't delude yourself into thinking we'll have concrete, uncontested results on Wednesday morning.

The Mad Hatter · Post by **The Mad Hatter** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:32 am

I have my commie class Tuesday night but I'll skip out at the break to go home. I'll check between tv and internet sites.

khomotso · Post by **khomotso** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:28 am

CourtTV

CeeKay · Post by **CeeKay** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:40 am

well, up to 4 pm I'll have internet access but I'm sure I'll miss all the good stuff since we just moved into a new place and don't have cable yet

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:22 am

After being bombarded by dirty campaign commercials, yard signs, non-stop party line spouting pundits on the news channels, recorded phone messages featuring everyone from Rudy Guliani to Laura Bush encouraging me to vote a straight Republican ticket, fear mongering hyperbole from both sides, and Osama Bin Laden encouraging me to "vote or die", I'm going to avoid election night coverage completely.

I'll spend tuesday night sitting in front of the TV watching the zombie apocalypse engulf the world in Dawn of the Dead 2004. That way no matter what the results are wednesday morning, at least I'll be able to shrug, say to myself "meh, I guess it could be worse" and get on with life.

Hetz · Post by **Hetz** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:25 am

I already voted, but I will be watching the results on TV and the internet.

I will be watching the Drudge Report website to see his reaction to the Kerry victory. It should be awesome!

Eco-Logic · Post by **Eco-Logic** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:40 am

Is Russert on NBC on election night? I only have 13 channels so I'm hoping he is. I can't stomach Jennings or Rather.

I know Russert is normally on MSNBC right?

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:44 am

I play NTN trivia on Tuesday nights so I won't be watching the election. I might turn on the TV after I get home, or I might just wait for Wednesday's newspaper.

RunningMn9 · Post by **RunningMn9** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 12:05 pm

I'll find out Wednesday morning.

Dirt · Post by **Dirt** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 12:07 pm

The same way I did 4 years ago. Over the internet.

Eduardo X · Post by **Eduardo X** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:14 pm

I think I'm going to monitor the election by avoiding it at all costs. I'm hoping to go to a movie theater tomorrow and wasting the day away sneaking into movie after movie until the theater closes.
What will probably happen is that I spend all day in #gg or finishing up my Chapbook.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:21 pm

My assumption is that Scurbs won't be on in favor of non stop election coverage, so I am likely to either rent/buy a movie, hit the bar, or go to sleep. No matter my decision, I hear about it in the morning on the radio on the drive to work. No matter who wins, there will be a part of me that sadly on the next four years and a much smaller part of me that is in a some tiny way happy that candidate x won and that his strengths will have been better than the strengths of his opponent. That tiny part will be suffocated by the pessimist in me almost immidieately.

Post by **godhugh** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:22 pm

I'll be stuck to my TV pretty much all night I imagine.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:34 pm

From the safety of a bunker after arming the claymores and checking my supply of food, water and ammunition...

WhyNot · Post by **WhyNot** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 2:33 pm

Where ever the Valium takes me.

Snoring on the sofa is highly probable.

Biyobi · Post by **Biyobi** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 2:41 pm

I'll be searching on the bottom of a vodka bottle. Alcohol hasn't been wrong yet!!

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 2:57 pm

election night is the only time of the year where i have the TV on constantly.

SuperHiro · Post by **SuperHiro** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:12 pm

If there ever was a time for a CivIII binge, now is that time.

Fucking Egyptians, how dare you take my fledging city that is connected to all those gems. Damn you and your superior culture! FEEL THE MIGHT OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE. We may be small, and on two islands (one of which is thick jungle), but we are powerful in military and in putting boots into asses.

我将踢您该死的屁股!!!

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:32 pm

Eduardo X wrote:I think I'm going to monitor the election by avoiding it at all costs. I'm hoping to go to a movie theater tomorrow and wasting the day away sneaking into movie after movie until the theater closes.
What will probably happen is that I spend all day in #gg or finishing up my Chapbook.

Get a job.