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Streaming Election Night Broadcast TV?

kakapo writes "A couple of years ago, we dumped our cable TV, and don't have much luck getting old-fashioned broadcast where we live. That's fine — we can download or netflix almost anything we want to see, and it is great not to pay the Comcast tax every month. Problem is, now I want to watch the election live, complete with talking heads, pundits, glitzy graphics and all the rest, rather than reading about it on a website. So, is there any way to download network TV / CNN / MSNBC in real time — I don't mind paying. And yes, we could visit friends, but ideally our kids would watch the first part and then go to bed — and a sitter would be expensive if we have to wait until late for the result."

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  1. Slingbox by Thelasko · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If you have a friend with a slingbox you could use that.

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  2. Re:Anything for non americans? by LWATCDR · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Not really.
    The president can only do what Congress allows. That is what I find so funny about people freaking out over the president.
    There are checks and balances in the system one person can not mess it up that bad in just four years.

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  3. Re:Yes by mongoose(!no) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    No, only winning move is not to play....

    I was really excited to vote in this election (as I missed bing born early enough for the the last one by a few weeks), but both the canidates seem like incompetent panderers. I cast my vote hoping that my canidate will return to how he was before the primaries, and not pander to his party so much.