ABC Drake University Debate (12/10) Official Thread

[Matt Collins]

I always wonder why the "Official" threads don't have the date and time in the first post.


This makes it much easier to determine when the thread will be relevant.

Good point. I have added it due to popular demand

 

[Fermli]

this will air on tape delay on the west coast, correct?

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos to Moderate from Des Moines, Iowa

So the name of this is: Former Clinton administration to control GOP debate.

This is so absurb especially with ABC's Political Director (AMY WALTER) has blacked-out Ron Paul from just about every Sunday of political news, with the exception of last Sunday... what a coincidence on timing to give the fair and balanced coverage once Amy?

Amy Walter
Hotline's Amy Walter says GOP want Supreme Court "fight" for ... racist, affirmative action, communist, Marxist, liberal activism. etc. http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201005090007

Here's ABC's screen shots from this past Sunday's show.

 

[bluesc]

Apparently it will stream here: http://abcnews.go.com/politics

 

[randomname]

I wonder if they will bait Ron into attacking Gingrich and then ask him if he would support the Republican nominee. Can't pass up the opportunity to paint him as hypocritical and an outsider.

 

[randomname]

Dupe

 

[green73]

I like cheese

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Pre-debate Intrade:

Romney 47.4%
Gingrich 33.3%
Paul 8.4%
Huntsman 6.7%
No one else above 2%



https://twitter.com/#

 

[green73]

twitter hashtag

#IowaDebate

 

[ZanZibar]

Apparently it will stream here: http://abcnews.go.com/politics

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/live-news-6046305

 

[zerosdontcount]

Gotta miss this debate for a tacky sweater party, good luck Dr. Paul!

 

[bluesc]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/live-news-6046305

Thanks! Should be in the OP in official threads

 

[mbburch]

I would suspect that Stephanopolous is not a big Gingrich fan given his close ties to the Clinton administration. I would not be surprised to see the moderators try to pick a fight between Gingrich and Paul. Meanwhile Romney, the establishment candidate, can just sit back and give vanilla answers to everything. It's worked well for him so far...

 

[Matt Collins]

Thanks! Should be in the OP in official threads

Done

 

[Liber Team]

vote http://timesdelphic.com/2011/12/10/abc-debate-liveblog

 

[randomname]

Republican presidential hopefuls will square off Saturday night at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Conversations about the debate are sure to trickle over onto the social web, and ABC News, which is broadcasting and moderating the event, will gauge viewer reactions in real-time by polling them via TV-tagging application IntoNow.

“It’s an exciting opportunity to bring the ability to engage a widespread audience leading up to the presidential [elections],” IntoNow co-founder and Yahoo product manager Adam Cahan told VentureBeat. “This is the first multi-screen debate experience spanning TV, web and mobile devices with the ability to inform, interact and engage audiences.”

IntoNow, a social TV application for iPhone, Android and now iPad, was acquired by Yahoo in April 2011. The application uses patented technology to listen to and “tag” — a.k.a. identity — millions of television and movie titles.

Debate viewers who use the app to tag the ABC News broadcast will be presented with poll questions, related news content, candidate profiles and discussion streams all tailored around the event. ABC News will use the application’s poll feature to query live audiences and gauge reactions to candidates’ debate responses, and then use the collected data to pose follow-up questions.

So you may hear an ABC News moderator say something like, “Candidate X, our live data suggests only 33 percent of Americans agree with your stance on X…,” we’re told.

The news network has been aggressively promoting IntoNow on the air (Yahoo is a sponsor of the event), includeding a prominent mention on flagship show Good Morning America. It will continue to promote the app and its poll questions during the live broadcast.

The Republican debate airs Saturday at 9 p.m. ET on ABC and will be streamed online.

So you may hear an ABC News moderator say something like, “Candidate X, our live data suggests only 33 percent of Americans agree with your stance on X…,” we’re told.

Will they use this against Paul?

 

[wgadget]

So you may hear an ABC News moderator say something like, “Candidate X, our live data suggests only 33 percent of Americans agree with your stance on X…,” we’re told.

Will they use this against Paul?

And surely, they would never LIE about the findings...surely.

 

[Fermli]

this will air on tape delay on the west coast, correct?

can anyone confirm this for me? thx

 

[ronpaulitician]

I honestly cannot wait to hear Paul answer the "Glee" topic. First debate that I'm truly excited about. Get 'em, Ron. We're behind you all the way.

 

[lasenorita]

The news segment earlier seemed to be really pushing for a "Romney vs. Gingrich" debate. Their top political director and analyst (?) basically said they were focusing on both and looking at their body language. The other four may not as well exist, I guess. No mention of Paul or Santorum (?) (although they did mention Perry, Bachmann, Huntsman — even Cain!). Now I wonder if he'll even receive 89 seconds. I guess Dr. Paul placing second/close third ruins their narrative. We'll see …



@randomname

They might. Dr. Paul certainly has a lot of positions that confuse a lot of people who don't understand the liberty platform. But I doubt people watching this debate are all anti-Paul. Maybe there will be a lot of IntoNow app users who dislike Newt, Romney, Bachmann, Perry, and Santorum's positions. *hint hint* Surely they won't use the live data against Paul exclusively? But they probably will; Stephanopoulos will keep a close eye on those charts and probably won't hesitate to bring low numbers up. :o

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If you have access to Android Market or the App Store, you can install IntoNow.