# Where should I watch election returns?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-watch-election-returns/639969>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 5, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-watch-election-returns/639969 "2012-11-05T17:00:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-watch-election-returns/639969/1 "2012-11-05T17:00:12Z")

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Most likely I’ll be glued to my TV tomorrow night watching the returns, but I don’t know which network to watch. During the debates I kind of flipped around between NBC, MSNBC and PBS, but there was nothing spectacular about any of them. MSNBC can be a little breathless and Matthews goes over-the-top, but PBS and NBC were both uninteresting. Plus election returns are very different from covering a debates; it’s essential non-stop analysis as results come in (or dont’ come in).

I’m really temped to watch Fox News, because I’m cautiously optimistic about an Obama win and I want to see how they spin it. Where do you all plan to tune in?

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**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-watch-election-returns/639969/2 "2012-11-05T17:31:18Z")

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I’ll probably just keep my tablet next to my computer and leave it on Politico’s home page. They tend to have the scrolling state updates and I can tell from there who’s winning or losing. I don’t need a whole lot of punditry.

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**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-watch-election-returns/639969/3 "2012-11-05T17:43:20Z")

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For at least an hour, anyway, you can watch it on the only news source that matters:

![No matter where you are Tuesday night, chances are you](https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mctb2yOwWk1qz8x31o1_r1_500.jpg)