Election 2012 coverage comes to Xbox Live August 27

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Your Xbox 360 could just serve as your hub for 2012 US election season, Microsoft has announced. Beginning August 27, Xbox Live members will be able to access the Election 2012 hub, which promises to include NBC News coverage, information about candidates, daily polls and live coverage of the presidential debates and the Democratic and Republican conventions. Certain events, including the debates, will also allow viewers to participate in live polls. Users will even be able to register to vote via their console.

This isn't the first time Microsoft has dabbled in Xbox Live election coverage. The company hosted a similar program during the 2008 election.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/23/election-2012-coverage-comes-to-xbox-live-august-27/#comments

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AR15Posted:

This is such a waste.

CearnsyPosted:

codmodz1997 not many people will want this :(


It will not be watched imo

JebusPosted:

Yes because gamers will want to be on xbox and look at the election and news about it instead of going to TV to watch it. Great thinking.

NFLPosted:

Ant
hTDrag That's a photoshopped image. He was just holding his hand up and someone with bad editing skills put a controller behind his hand.


You don't say.


haha really i didnt notice, what gave it away how the controller was sitting behind his hand?

AntPosted:

hTDrag That's a photoshopped image. He was just holding his hand up and someone with bad editing skills put a controller behind his hand.


You don't say.

XeDragHDPosted:

That's a photoshopped image. He was just holding his hand up and someone with bad editing skills put a controller behind his hand.

codmodz1997Posted:

not many people will want this :(

Messi-XIIPosted:

CPR Only 2 or 3% of xbox users will watch this.


well that looks like im 1% of that 3 and anyway how do you know that just because you dont find politics interesting it doesnt mean everyone else doesnt

EndurePosted:

Awh Dafuq x)
The obama image looks bad. It doesnt even look like hes holding the control.
And not many ppl will watch it since its mostly kids and teens on xbox


How about you do it.

CircuitPosted:

Interesting way to reach out to the younger voters, also good way to show us teens what is happening in the election