Get out the vote for 2012 - Xbox Live Edition ?!

[Malacite]

Election 2012 coverage comes to Xbox Live August 27 | Joystiq

Election 2012 coverage comes to Xbox Live August 27

by Richard Mitchell on Aug 23rd 2012 12:15PM

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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.

Voting from your xbox huh? Well, might increase youth votes idk. Still feels a little too weird.

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Re: Get out the vote for 2012 - Xbox Live Edition ?!

MS and NBC handling election coverage for XBox?

How about no?

I can get slanted election news anywhere. Consoles are for games and Netflix.

[Malacite]

Re: Get out the vote for 2012 - Xbox Live Edition ?!

Yeah honestly, this is just what we need - more political crap in our entertainment. I swear if they start playing political adds as well on my dashboard... bah.

[Etra]

Re: Get out the vote for 2012 - Xbox Live Edition ?!

Voting from your xbox huh? Well, might increase youth votes idk. Still feels a little too weird.

Registering to vote. Not actual voting (outside the viewer polls.)