# Can I watch video of the latest presidential debate online?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-video-of-the-latest-presidential-debate-online/268341>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 9, 2004, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-video-of-the-latest-presidential-debate-online/268341 "2004-10-09T06:15:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rusalka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2004, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-video-of-the-latest-presidential-debate-online/268341/1 "2004-10-09T06:15:01Z")

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I can see text transcripts, but is there any site with video of the debate?

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2004, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-video-of-the-latest-presidential-debate-online/268341/2 "2004-10-09T06:20:55Z")

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> [@Rusalka](#):
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> is there any site with video of the debate?

Ask, and [ye shall receive](http://premium.cnn.com/pr/video/politics/2004/10/08/sot.debate.one.av04.cnn.exclude.html).

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**Author:** ![Rusalka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-video-of-the-latest-presidential-debate-online/268341/3 "2004-10-09T06:31:15Z")

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Thanks. I guess I’ll have to pay, huh? 😃

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2004, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-video-of-the-latest-presidential-debate-online/268341/4 "2004-10-09T06:41:29Z")

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> [@Rusalka](#):
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> Thanks. I guess I’ll have to pay, huh? 😃

😕 Well, **I** certainly didn’t have to pay. I just went [here](http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/index.html) and clicked on the **video** link (right next to the transcript).

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2004, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-video-of-the-latest-presidential-debate-online/268341/5 "2004-10-09T07:02:18Z")

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Try C-SPAN’s web site. They had videos of the other debates, all for free.