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Sheriff's Debate Live Coverage Over

Live coverage of the debate is now over, but stay with Patch for recaps on the debate and check out archive of the whole event.

 

Didn't make it to the Patch-sponsored Pinellas County Sheriff's candidate debate on July 17 and didn't catch the livestream? You're still in luck — you can watch our recorded video from the event.

This is the first part of three for the debate. You can find part two here and part three here.

The debate was sponsored by Patch, the National Armed Services & Law Enforcement Memorial Museum and Bay News 9.

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Related Topics: Candidates, Debate, Pinellas County Sheriff, election 2012, live stream, and participate 2012

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Chris Taylor

7:04 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The debate is now under way. With so many people watching live with us, please feel free to use the comment section to talk about what you're hearing tonight.

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Joan Lind

7:26 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

I CAN'T HEAR HALF OF WHAT THEY ARE SAYING. WHY DOESN'T SOMEONE ADJUST THE MIKES?!?!?!

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Howard

7:59 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Tried to watch but the commercials keep breaking in. Bye

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Leigh Armstrong

7:45 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Sorry about the low audio for a bit there. There's a great crew here at the debate running all of the audio and they boosted it for everyone.

Joan Lind

7:59 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

There's an ad every few minutes; the streaming live cuts off constantly. This is discouraging and not a well-done debate.

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Philip Penrose

7:59 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Too bad - was looking forward to this - but technically it is a mess to watch or listen to.

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Michelle Stickney Hunter

7:59 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

my stream keeps going in and out and off air...

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Joan Lind

7:59 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Well, I've tried to get it going again, FIVE times. I give up. I'm turning it off. How disappointing!

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richsrd rahl

8:05 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

My feed comes in and out and freezes and commercials are placed right over key sections so I am missing much of what they are saying. Will the entire debate be posted someplace for review?

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Chris Taylor

8:12 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Yep! The good news is that we're recording this debate for you to watch live later. We're also providing Bay News 9 with a live feed, so that they can make it available to their viewers on cable. I hope that helps.

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Katie Dolac

8:04 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Thanks for tuning in everyone! Debate organizers are taking an intermission right at the moment, but if you are experiencing any technical difficulties, we are also filming it for you to watch without interruption. We will let you know as soon as it's available!

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Katie Dolac

8:07 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Folks just returned from their intermission. The Sheriff's Debate: Round II is now underway!

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Chris Taylor

8:11 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

HI everyone. We're monitoring the stream here to make sure it stays live. Sorry to hear that some of you are having problems. The occasional commercials are how the streaming partner we're using makes money, and I appreciate your feedback that you find it annoying. We'll see if we can do something about it next time.

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Beth Fountain

9:07 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Chris,
I, for one, appreciate the effort the PATCH has made to allow me to have a feel for how the debate has gone.

The first time we use any technology, there are always glitches. We only learn when something doesn't go just as planned.

I have no idea why Bay News 9 isn't carrying the debate live. If it were not for the PATCH, I'm not certain I could have experienced what I have in the last hour or two.

Again, thank you.

Anne Onomous

10:41 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

One candidate looked like he was stumbling big time - guess who???

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