POLL: Do you plan to watch the first presidential debate (live)?

[DemocraticPatriot]

Rather than 'anecdotal' responses, it would seem more scientific to post an actual poll, which I can do, so I am.


ScrippsNews and ABC are reportedly going to simulcast it, so you don't need to have cable to see it on CNN...

Edit: Also now reported as being carried by CBS and NBC, so hopefully anyone interested will be able to find it--
although it will be up to local network affiliate channels whether they broadcast it or not-- seems like most of them would.

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	Yes, I plan to watch it live
	53 (61%)
	No, I don't intend to watch it live
	13 (15%)
	Maybe
	4 (5%)
	No, I will watch news about it afterwards
	15 (17%)
	No, but I plan to watch it all afterwards, due to schedule conflicts
	2 (2%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Polybius]

1. I plan to record it and watch it around midnight when I get home from work

Which choice should I pick?

[DemocraticPatriot]

4. I added one more option:

"No, but I plan to watch it all afterwards, due to schedule conflicts"

[BlueTsunami2018]

2. Yep, I'll be watching.

I don’t see how anyone could miss it. A lot is riding on this.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Probably...but not for a debate on policy issues.

Mainly to see how a convicted criminal contestant plays, "So You Want to Be The President".

[Xavier Breath]

5. Wouldn't miss it for the world. n/t

[Kaleva]

6. I don't get CNN, ABC or Scripps News

I might follow the commentary here

[NoRethugFriends]

7. it's on every Network

[DemocraticPatriot]

11. Hopefully that will be so,

but the news coverage of the coverage lacks definitiveness. LOL
But everybody seems to want in on it, as well they should....

[Kaleva]

28. I don't get any network

[DemocraticPatriot]

8. This article says it will also be on CBS and NBC....

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/watch-first-2024-presidential-debate-180236229.html

but does not mention ABC... I saw the announcement of the Scripps coverage myself on the Scripps News channel...

[wnylib]

30. Buffalo NPR said that they will not cover it, but PBS TV will.

I wonder if other PBS stations will cover it.

[Oneironaut]

9. I would rather chew glass tbh.

I don’t want to listen to Asshole’s screaming, irritating voice. He sounds like a 5-year-old stuck in an adults body.

[DemocraticPatriot]

13. I will be there to watch President Joe Biden

sending the 5-year-old to his corner....

I can tolerate watching Trump dissolve into a screaming shit-puddle on the floor,
with President Joe talking half of the time... but I understand not wanting to listen to Trump--
I quit watching any news at all for 3 years after 2016,
until the coverage of COVID and the 2020 election in 2020...

I anticipate screaming epithets at Trump talking,
in-between sips of beer.... and shouting "YES!!!" at President Joe Biden!

[BigmanPigman]

14. Same here!

His voice is like nails on a chalkboard but worse. My mental state is too fragile to risk it.
Watching him for more than 30 seconds would make me a masochist.

[DemocraticPatriot]

18. 'Hey you, former White House occupant--

ha ha, charade you are!'

(paraphrased Pink Floyd for those who don't get it, but "BigmanPigman" obviously will! LOL)

Big man, pig man
Ha, ha, charade you are
You well heeled big wheel
Ha, ha, charade you are
And when your hand is on your heart
You're nearly a good laugh
Almost a joker
With your head down in the pig bin
Saying 'Keep on digging'
Pig stain on your fat chin
What do you hope to find
Down in the pig mine?
You're nearly a laugh
You're nearly a laugh
But you're really a cry

Bus stop rat bag
Ha, ha, charade you are
You fucked up old hag
Ha, ha, charade you are
You radiate cold shafts of broken glass
You're nearly a good laugh
Almost worth a quick grin
You like the feel of steel
You're hot stuff with a hatpin
And good fun with a hand gun
You're nearly a laugh
You're nearly a laugh
But you're really a cry

Hey you, Whitehouse
Ha, ha, charade you are
You house proud town mouse
Ha, ha, charade you are
You're trying to keep our feelings off the street
You're nearly a real treat
All tight lips and cold feet
And do you feel abused?
You got to stem the evil tide
And keep it all on the inside
Mary you're nearly a treat
Mary you're nearly a treat
But you're really a cry

[Stuart G]

22. Great Post...Thank You for taking the time to post it....Thank You Again.....

[BigmanPigman]

29. Yes, I do!

Even my dogs liked it (they had no choice since I'd play it non-stop in my car for years and years).

An old WKRP in Cincinnati had it on one of their shows....the dogs barking.
I still laugh at it....

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[NoRethugFriends]

10. first of all it's on every Network not just the ones mentioned

And yes I will be watching it hopefully and trepidatiously

[DemocraticPatriot]

15. GOOD, but nothing I've read manages to mention them all in one place...

probably lazy reporters not fully researching the matter.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

12. I'll be watching wearing my Biden-Harris T shirt and drinking tea from my Dark Brandon mug!

[DemocraticPatriot]

16. That's a damn good idea, wearing the shirt, think I'll do the same!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

24. 👍👍👍👍

[Stuart G]

17. I am sorry I am not up to date on this .......WHEN IS THE DEBATE?

[DemocraticPatriot]

20. Thursday night at 9 pm,

purportedly airing on all the big-3 broadcast networks,
as well as the CNN originators....

[Stuart G]

21. Thank You for the Reply...

Stuart G

[Iggo]

19. No. I'll read about it afterward. I plan to never watch any of it, ever, except by accident.

[Mountainguy]

23. No way

I'll catch the highlights after. No reason to subject myself to listening to Trump for any amount of time.

[Irish_Dem]

25. Watching pure evil in real time is too stressful.

Easier to watch it after the fact and in small doses.

[love_katz]

26. I will listen to Hal Sparks covering it on his podcast.

He said he will try and go over it afterwards, so people who want to listen to it without interruptions can do that. I can't stand the sound of Orange Foolius but I will enjoy listening to Hal take it apart after it is over.

[stopdiggin]

27. I don't think there's enough money in the world ... -(nt)-

[lamp_shade]

31. Kick

[intheflow]

32. I'd love to give Biden the ratings but

I would risk breaking my tv listening to the turd lie in real time. I’ll watch clips afterwards. I’m sure Joe will wipe the stage with him.

[Initech]

33. No, I do not want to watch one more minute of Trump than I have to.