Video content hub Hulu is taking advantage of the unprecedented interest in this election season and live streaming the remaining presidential debates. Tonight's debate, the presidential candidates second, will be the first live stream for the highly popular entertainment site, and will be courtesy of NBC and moderated by NBC's Tom Brokaw. For the third and final debate on October 15, Hulu will stream Fox's coverage. NBC and Fox are major investors in Hulu.
Hulu is getting into politics in a big way this season. The site already has an Election '08 hub where you can watch everything from news coverage to convention speeches to Tina Fey's now legendary impression of Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin.
Hulu is also premiering the documentary "Crawford." The film, which made the festival rounds this summer, takes a look at how Crawford, Texas was affected when President George W. Bush moved into a ranch just outside of this small town.
Hulu joins a small cadre of other popular sites streaming tonight's presidential debates including the Web sites of C-Span, CNN, and cable channel Current. Current, co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, adds a twist by displaying show Twitter commentary on what people are saying as the debate occurs in a partnership it calls "Hack the Debate."
