05-01-2008, 06:56 PM
One observation I'd seen is that it represents a changed strategy for Clinton's campaign; several months ago when she was appealing to the progressive/liberal base, Clinton refused invitations to be interviewed by any program or host at FNC. Now that Cinton's campaign is in survival mode and needs a stronger appeal to swing voters and Reagan Democrats, Clinton's campaign lifted the ban and Hillary agreed to appear on FNC.
I don't know if being interviewed by any particular host, on any particular network, actually gets real votes. But it does deliver a wider audience. Interesting that some Democratic candidates and supporters view FNC as toxic, undesirable, or make the assumption that only right wingers watch Fox programming, when it's been demonstrated that FNC's audience is mixed evenly between right and left.
Or as one news analyst quipped "with Fox News, Rupert Murdoch discovered an untapped niche audience. Half the country".
I don't know if being interviewed by any particular host, on any particular network, actually gets real votes. But it does deliver a wider audience. Interesting that some Democratic candidates and supporters view FNC as toxic, undesirable, or make the assumption that only right wingers watch Fox programming, when it's been demonstrated that FNC's audience is mixed evenly between right and left.
Or as one news analyst quipped "with Fox News, Rupert Murdoch discovered an untapped niche audience. Half the country".