What channel will you have on for the debate tonight?
Earlier this year I asked readers which network had "the best political team on television." CNN officially uses the line, but it doesn't mean it's true. Though I do have to say that I find myself watching CNN the most this election season because they truly do seem to go out of their way to be fair and bal...OK, I won't say that exact phrase, but they do have a good mix of people, from Dems Paul Begala and Donna Brazille to Republicans William Bennett and Alex Castellanos, not to mention analysts like Gloria Borger and John King. It can get pretty unwieldy though, all those pundits spread across various tables. It's like that big World Series of Poker room mixed with a game show set, and if you have HD and can see the scorecards on the sides of the screen, it actually is like a game show.
Tonight's final Presidential debate will be telecast on many different channels, including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, CNBC, CSPAN, PBS, and BBC America (FOX has the Dodgers/Phillies game). I don't get MSNBC on my cable system anymore (unless I want to pay extra), and I never think of turning on BBC America for their U.S. politics coverage, though I bet it's interesting. I bounce between CNN and CBS, but what channel will you be watching it on tonight?
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| I'm not watching the debate |

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