WTXF-TV 29 (FOX 29) Will join the NASCAR race in progress tomorrow night

[Jul]

Here's why: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/politics/live-saturday:-specter-v.-sestak Thoughts on this despite they are owned and operated by FOX?

 

[Seltzer]

How ridiculous. I want my NASCAR race, not these bozos for a half hour.

 

[DToTheJ]

The irony is, you may get to vote only one of these bozos in/out come November.

 

[MarcB]

How dumb. No one is home Saturday nights. No one is gonna see this. When the sports bars realize the race is not on they're gonna change the channel. It happened last year during a Yankees play-off game rain-delay at the Club I go to. The game went into rain delay. FOX started showing The Cleavland Show and click they change the channel.

 

[Jul]

Here's why: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/politics/live-saturday:-specter-v.-sestak Thoughts on this despite they are owned and operated by FOX?

More info: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/

 

[mescutia]

Here's a better question: Whose bright idea was it to have a political debate on a Saturday night?

 

[arnoldevns]

You can bet the timing of the debate was dictated by the two candidates.
Overall, this makes sense. Philly is not exactly a top NASCAR market.

 

[DToTheJ]

A more interesting question would be, had the Mets/Phillies game went into extra innings, would the debate have still started on time?

 

[mescutia]

You can bet the timing of the debate was dictated by the two candidates.
Overall, this makes sense. Philly is not exactly a top NASCAR market.

Wait... the candidates wanted the debate to be on the one night of the week when people are the least likely to be watching TV?

 

[imhomerjay]

A more interesting question would be, had the Mets/Phillies game went into extra innings, would the debate have still started on time?

Would the debate have started on time? Yes. WTXF wasn't the only station airing it.

 

[shackleford]

You can bet the timing of the debate was dictated by the two candidates.
Overall, this makes sense. Philly is not exactly a top NASCAR market.

Wait... the candidates wanted the debate to be on the one night of the week when people are the least likely to be watching TV?

I'd venture to say they wanted to be on during the NASCAR race, when a lot of impressionable and undecided voters are watching.