Someone Else Finally Noticed

Published: July 30, 2007, 1:36 pm

Tags: general, media, politics, elections 2008

I’ve been going on about this for nearly six months: Democratic candidates continue to have a clear advantage over Republican candidates in terms of visibility. When asked which candidates they have been hearing the most about in the news recently, 67% of the public named a Democrat while only 8% named a Republican. Even Republicans themselves name Democratic candidates more readily than GOP candidates by a better than two-to-one margin (54% name a Democratic candidate, 21% name a GOP candidate). Hillary Clinton leads the pack as the candidate Americans have heard the most about in the news lately. More than four-in-ten (42%) name Clinton, while 22% name Barack Obama. Only 2% name John Edwards. The gap between Clinton and Obama has widened since last month when Clinton was named by 32% of the public and Obama by 20%. Yes, Democrats tend to enter journalism, and so the Democrat politicians are naturally more important to them. This displays itself through reporters who fawn

[ Full article ]

Blog link

Rating: 0

Comments