Election Returns: Network streams to watch
Live Internet coverage of today’s North Carolina and Indiana primaries:
- You can follow Debi Jones by going to my Live Feed page or directly to her Qik page, where she’ll be streaming live from her Nokia N95.
Debi is planning to visit the Obama HQ in Wilmington in the morning, then head up to Raleigh Obama HQ and the polls.
- Newsgang Live will have a special show tomorrow night after the polls close in North Carolina and Indiana. Most Indiana polls close at 6pm Central, but 12 close at 7 pm Eastern, 4pm Pacific. Early voting has been heavy (nearly 168,000 ballots cast), and those ballots will be counted tomorrow, so there should be some indicator of early results shortly after the polls close. North Carolina polls close at 7:30PM ET, 4:30PM PDT.
- The NewsGang Live Simulcast is here. Use this channel if you want to lurk, chat and listen in without calling in to talk.
- BlogHer will have an open thread, hosted by political editor Erin Kotecki Vest (aka QueenofSpain). I will link it up as soon as they post it. The discussion is live now.
- Momocrats will also be hosting an open thread here.
My one recommendation: Stay away from the mainstream, who will be furiously spinning and calling results in time to get the speeches on TV before the East Coast goes to bed. You’re better off with the real-time returns — follow the LA Times Twitter Feed. Click here and then click “follow”.
Better commentary, facts, and yes, even punditry and predictions will be on the channels I listed above, with this promise: No pretense of objectivity — you’ll get people like me who are totally in Obama’s camp, others who are totally in Clinton’s camp, and lots of in-the-middle perspectives. Here’s the other thing: The wisdom of the network matters more than the party lines they spin over and over again on the mainstream nets.
Get your glass of wine and celebrate the next round of primaries with us. See ya there.
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