Catering to the ongoing furore of the upcoming US elections, Verizon is hoping to fuel the debate fire by offering a V CAST Video mobile TV channel called Election 08.  Rather than feature vox pops from various Verizon employees (which although entertaining might not cover the full breadth of analysis – no offence guys/girls!), the channel will include highlights of the campaign coverage from a variety of mainstream and niche news & entertainment providers; the list includes stalwarts ABC and CNN, Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show”, and more satirical content from The Onion and Viva! Vision. 

You can see the full list of contributors after the cut. 

• ABC News Now – Election 08: ABC’s 24/7 digital cable channel brings top headlines right to customers’ phones.
• CNN – Election 08: Customers can watch the latest election coverage with video clips from one of the most trusted – and most honored – names in news.
• COMEDY CENTRAL – Election 08: “The Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show” give customers a fresh take on the race for the White House.
• Comedy Time – Election 08: Jaime Foxx, comedian Dave Reintz and Comedy Time’s “On The Spot” shine a comical light on the elections.
• Conan O’Brien – Election 08: Election commentary from NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.”
• WebCast ’08 (provided by Kargo): Comprehensive 2008 presidential election coverage, ranging from candidate endorsements to weekly campaign round-ups to the latest news headlines.
• iVillage – Election 08: Opinions on the election with “Street Talk” by iVillage.
• Jib Jab – Election 08: Election videos from Jib Jab digital comedy network.
• MTV – Election 08: MTV’s Street Team ’08 covers the election with video segments.
• NBC Comedy – Election 08: Excerpts from monologues from the network’s funny men and more.
• NBC News – Election 08: NBC Mobile offers customers the latest NBC News stories plus interviews from shows such as “Meet the Press.”
• Onion News Network: 24/7 coverage of the war for the White House from America’s finest news service.
• PBS – To the Contrary: Commentary from PBS’ successful all-female news analysis series.
• SiTV – Election 08: SiTV brings election coverage to the Latino community.
• Viva! Vision – Election 08: Election stories, jokes and more geared toward the Latino community from AwesomeDude30 and comedian Dan Dominguez.

The Election 08 channel is included as part of Verizon’s normal V CAST Video line-up, and as such can be purchased for $3 for 24-hours access or as part of a $15.00 V CAST VPak monthly subscription, which also includes access to Verizon Wireless’ ESPN MVP, Get It Now and Mobile Web 2.0 services.