# Presidential debates - vids online anywhere?

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**Created:** [November 16, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-debates-vids-online-anywhere/426687 "2007-11-16T14:40:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-debates-vids-online-anywhere/426687/1 "2007-11-16T14:40:59Z")

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I’m in the UK, but I take a keen interest in the Democratic and Republican presidential candidate debates (I can’t believe you have so _many_ of them). In due course, I’ll also want to see the actual Presidential debates between whichever candidates get the nomination.

For those occasions when I can’t watch these events live on TV or online, are there any websites where I can go to watch videos of them?

YouTube and so on only seem to have brief clips. I’d like to watch these debates in full (so I’m crazy, so what?).

The respective news organisations or broadcasters that hold or sponsor each debate may provide full, live coverage, but don’t always have vids to watch next day, beyond packaged highlights.

Your help much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-debates-vids-online-anywhere/426687/2 "2007-11-16T19:17:40Z")

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(Shameless bump).

What… .zero interest, zero information? I still have faith the Teeming Millions can do better.

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**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-debates-vids-online-anywhere/426687/3 "2007-11-16T19:51:59Z")

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Each debate is sponsored by a (potentially) different sponsor. I doubt that there will be a single source for all of the debates. I apologize for not being up to the GQ standards, here.

Last night, 11/15/07, the Dems had their debate in Nevada, televised by CNN. Link to a printed transcript, in two parts:

> **[Part I: CNN/YouTube Democratic presidential debate transcript - CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/23/debate.transcript/index.html)**
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> The eight candidates vying to be the Democrat nominee for president in the 2008 elections answered questions submitted by CNN and YouTube users in a debate Tuesday night. Here is a full transcript of the event:

> **[Part II: CNN/YouTube Democratic presidential debate transcript - CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/23/debate.transcript.part2/index.html)**
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> QUESTION: Hi, my name is Shawn and I'm from Ann Arbor, Michigan. There is a scientific consensus for man-caused climate change, and I've heard each of you talk in previous debates about alternative energy sources like solar or wind, but I have not...

There does not appear to be a link on the CNN site for the complete video version, yet.