GOP Shying away from CNN YouTube debate
Color me unsurprised. I can’t think of much to be gained by taking questions from voters who give the current administration a 25% approval rating. There’s plenty of fodder for the question mill, and damn few of them are easy lobs that candidates can use to spring into canned talking point speeches. Paul and McCain accepted. The rest?
::crickets::
The fact that the GOP candidates don’t want to answer the voters says a lot. Mostly, that all their platitudes about how much they care for the Average Joe is unadulterated bull. They aren’t running for you, folks.
Now, if YouTube took videos from corporations…
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July 27th, 2007 at 10:35 am
Like the Dems not doing a Fox debate. In spite of the fact that fox viewer numbers beat CNN. I suppose it only fit that the Dems don’t want to be seen by that many viewers. At least on CNN they know no one is watching.
July 27th, 2007 at 11:17 am
Well, there’s still a chance such a debate could happen. Politicians seem to have a herd mentality, so if they see others accepting the invite… or maybe they’ll feel enough pressure from the American public they count on for votes. It’s wrong, though, that they aren’t more willing to answer (<i>really</i> answer, not skate around) questions from "lowly" citizens.
July 27th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
man do you have numbers to back your claims? what can you tell us to convince us that Fox is "fair and balanced?" How many hits do you think a youtube video gets if it’s popular? True enough, if you examine the audiences the the W, and his friends stand in front of, it looks mainly like they enjoy preaching to the choir, no?
July 27th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Here’s some info on the viewership in question.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2005
As for the debate itself,
CNN 2.8 Million
CNN/YOUTUBE 2.6 Million
MSNBC 2.3 Million
Fox 0
Speaking of afraid of being seen, how did the Republican NAACP debate go?
Anybody?
July 27th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Just like Jet isn’t fair and balanced. Can’t handle the truth or freedom of speech. How sad!
July 27th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
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July 27th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
I don’t seem to be able to post with a link. Go to mediabistro and see the numbers. Fox reruns of Bill O at 11 beat anything CNN or MSNBC or Headline news does in prime time.
July 31st, 2007 at 8:54 am
manapp99,
Read the article and it explains why ratings don’t translate exactly to viewership.