Gee, somebody really wasted a lot of time an effort to what most people already knew about the legacy networks.
Doesn’t Rachel Maddow look like the origial Karate Kid?
The Politico reports that more people are getting their news about the upcoming election from cable television than any other source, and from Fox News more than any other cable channel, according to a POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll released Monday.
The poll found that 81 percent of those polled get their news about the midterm elections from cable channels, like Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, or their websites, compared with 71 percent from national network news channels, such as ABC, NBC or CBS, and their websites. Among cable news channels, Fox was the clear winner, with 42 percent of respondents saying it is their main source, compared with 30 percent who cited CNN and 12 percent who rely on MSNBC.
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The results show the growing influence that 24-hour cable news has on shaping the political consciousness, despite the fact that network newscasts still draw many multiples of the number of viewers of even the highest-rated cable news shows.
“Because people can tune into cable at any time of day, I think the cumulative audience is probably larger than the cumulative audience for the three network news shows,” said Chris Arterton, dean of the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management.
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Cliff over at Another Black Conservative has a funny ttile for this topic;
MSNBC? What’s that? Poll: Only 12% rely on MSNBC for their news
[Snicker] Sorry, but I have to laugh over that one. Didn’t Ed Schultz just say the other day that he too could draw crowds like Glenn Beck? Poor Ed, he may want to start with something less prodigious, like getting someone to watch his nightly ranting. Otherwise, he could end up all by himself shouting on the Mall and everyone wonder who is that fat slob?
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