Election Night Television Goodness

A couple of weeks ago, I expressed some silly joy that I was being sent to the West Coast on election day, providing me an extra opportunity to revel in the reporting of the political stats I so enjoy, and of being able to watch late returns roll in without it actually being “late” in local terms.

Alas (or maybe, I should say “mercifully”), with polls widening, this election night seems to provide the best chance in a decade for a winner to be declared early….so my efforts may be for naught.

And, a press release from DirectTV has me wishing a little that I were going to spend election night at home:

As the drama of the historic 2008 Presidential election unfolds Nov. 4, DIRECTV will offer its customers a new way to get the most out of live election night coverage through an interactive Election Mix Channel. This unique channel will feature eight network feeds on one screen and a real-time election blog that will track the announcements and analysis on each channel as votes are counted, exit polling data is evaluated and electoral count projections roll in.

Compliments of DIRECTV, the Election Mix will include each of the four broadcast networks and other leading news channels — CNN, Fox News Channel, MSBNC and alternating feeds of Comedy Central (when it’s doing live election coverage) and BBC America — all on one screen.