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Microsoft has announced that it will be launching a new hub for the 2012 presidential elections on Xbox Live. The hub is called the Election 2012 Hub on Xbox Live. Original huh? The hub will be available via Xbox Live for Xbox 360 owners, and will offer a variety of interactive live election coverage.
Content available in the hub will include election news, convention coverage, presidential debates, facts about candidates and issues, and more. The hub will include content from Face the Facts USA, Rock the Vote, YouGov, and NBCNews.com. The NBC content will include daily election programming covering the latest news, and analysis on candidates.
The hub will go live on August 27 for Xbox Live members. Users will also be able to respond to poll questions offered during live programming of the debates and other special election events.
Can’t get enough coverage of the US presidential race even with YouTube in the mix? Microsoft’s Election 2012 Hub for Xbox Live may be able to satisfy your inner political junkie. Redmond’s initiative will provide video of town hall events at both the Democratic and Republican national conventions, daily content from NBC and full coverage of results as ballots are cast and counted on November 6th. Throughout live streams of the debates, users will be able to rate the performances of public office hopefuls and see what marks other viewers give them in real-time. Information on voter registration, politicians and their take on issues will also be included. According to Microsoft, roughly 40 percent of Xbox-owning voters surveyed aren’t concretely committed to a candidate running for the Oval Office, placing them in the highly-prized swing voter category. The service won’t launch until the Grand Old Party’s powwow kicks off on August 27th, but we hear there’s plenty of relevant reading to keep you busy until then.
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