# Democratic Debate tonight.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 3, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-debate-tonight/172923 "2003-05-03T22:31:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![futureman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3da27b/32.png) [@futureman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/futureman)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-debate-tonight/172923/1 "2003-05-03T22:31:54Z")

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Anyone here know how I can watch this thing on the internet? I would really like to watch it but my local ABC station doesn’t carry it. Can I watch it somewhere live or does only ABC carry it?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-debate-tonight/172923/2 "2003-05-04T01:02:34Z")

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[http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/05/03/dems.debate/](http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/05/03/dems.debate/)

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> The debate begins at 9 p.m. EDT and is being taped for later broadcast on ABC stations around the country.

[http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/5749087.htm](http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/5749087.htm)

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> The Democratic presidential debate Saturday night will not be broadcast live by ABC News, S.C. ETV or C-SPAN.
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> It will be taped at 9 p.m. on the USC campus to air at 11:30 p.m. on ABC stations, including WOLO-TV, Channel 25, following the local news.
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> WOLO-TV will replay the 90-minute debate at 11:30 a.m. Sunday following “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos, who is moderating Saturday night’s debate.
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> ETV and C-SPAN have a two-hour embargo after ABC airs the 90-minute debate before they can show it.
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> ETV will rebroadcast the debate Sunday at 1:30 p.m. It will be aired on all 11 stations of the ETV network.
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> Debate excerpts will be shown Sunday morning on ABC’s “This Week.” C-SPAN plans to air it several times on Sunday and once on Monday.
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> ABC News is providing a feed of the debate to local stations because “there’s enough of a level of interest, especially in key states with early primaries or caucuses,” said Su-Lin Nichols, an ABC spokeswoman.

Does that help? Keep your eyes peeled in the TV listings, I guess.