Raw Fisher weighs in on how you can’t watch the Warner vs. Gilmore debate on tv anywhere.
Apparently every market in Virginia is carrying the debate between Warner and Gilmore live on local TV, except the local Washington D.C. stations. Though News Channel 8 is showing a tape of the debate at 11 p.m., not a single one will show the debate live.
Fisher derides this decision by talking of the shows that will fill the time on those channels instead, including "Wheel of Fortune," "Jeopardy," "The Simpsons" and "Entertainment Tonight."
He does say the debate will be livestreamed on WashPost.com.
I really think Fisher says it best here.
"Polling shows Warner to be far, far ahead of Gilmore in the race to succeed Sen. John Warner, but that doesn't excuse the decision to bypass the only TV meeting between the candidates in the most important race on Virginia ballots other than the presidency."
So are the Washington stations crossing into part of Virginia at all? Does it overlap with say, Northern Virginia? If that's the case, I'm totally with Fisher every step of the way. However, if these stations are really only just for the district, I think he's overreacting a little.
The comments on the site suggest that the stations do overlap with Northern Virginia.
One commenter laments- "...Once again, northern Virginia is not part of the rest of the state. Perhaps I should have stayed in Maryland or DC, both places where I lived in earlier years.
It is hard to believe that the accepted wisdom predicting the winner pre-determines how the democratic process should unfold, here in our nation's capital. Virginia is in play this year.
And a Senatorial race is important, always. I can't believe that no local TV station is carrying the debate."
Sad. Very Sad.
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