Bob McDonnell Participates in "Battleground Virginia" Primetime Gubernatorial Special Tonight
ABC 7, News Channel 8, WSET Lynchburg and Politico.com will air "Battleground Virginia," a primetime Gubernatorial Special with Democrat Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell TONIGHT, Tuesday, October 6th at 7 p.m. The special is the result of a unique multi-platform partnership with ABC 7/WJLA-TV, POLITICO, YouTube and Google.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Tonight's event was originally proposed as a debate between the two candidates. Bob McDonnell accepted the invitation. Creigh Deeds refused to participate. For that reason each candidate appears separately in tonight's broadcast.
Prior to the broadcast viewers were given an opportunity to engage with the candidates through the use of Google Moderator. Moderator allows users to submit text and YouTube video questions for the candidates.
In addition to responding to web questions, candidates will be profiled in sit-down interviews with ABC 7's Leon Harris and POLITICO's John F. Harris where they will be able to address their views on the issues facing the State of Virginia.
This primetime special is an extension of the Battleground Virginia series produced by ABC 7/WJLA-TV throughout the 2008 presidential election. It is modeled along the same lines as the station's innovative Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Special using the Google YouTube technology in June, 2009. This latest edition of "Battleground Virginia" will also be carried on WJLA's sister station News Channel 8 and WSET-TV in Lynchburg, VA. The program will also be streamed live on www.politico.com. The Virginia General Election is on November 3, 2009.
Event Details
What: Bob McDonnell Participates in "Battleground Virginia" Primetime Gubernatorial Special
When: 7:00 p.m. TONIGHT
**The Special Can Be Viewed On**
ABC 7/WJLA-TV, News Chanel 8, WSET-TV, and streaming live at www.politico.com
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