The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: a preview
They are losing their bearings.
By Mark Kilmer Posted in Special Features | Sunday Talk Shows — Comments (6) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
For Sunday, May 11, 2008
FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace talks to top Obama strategist David Axelrod and Hillary's mouthpiece, Howard Wolfson, about what will be left of the Dem Party.
This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos has Nevada Senator Harry Reid on the show to hawk his new book and he sits down with Carly Fiorina to discuss the McCain campaign.
Meet the Press (NBC): Host Tim Russert talks to two former DNC bosses: Chris Dodd for Obama and Terence McAuliffe for Hillary, about what will be left of the Dem Party.
Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer talks to John Edwards and to McAuliffe.
Late Edition (CNN): Host Wolf Blitzer interviews Obama and then hosts House GOP whip Roy Blunt and DCC chair Chris Van Hollen to discuss the outlook for Congressional elections. Then he speaks to his usual cast of thousands.
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The consensus seems to be that the Dem race is over, and the hosts want to know if Hillary's ongoing battle will let the aging, weary John McCain abscond with the General Election this November; they'll talk to Democrats who will reassure them that everything will be alright.
Harry Reid is doing his book tour; he'll probably do Russert next week.
Kudos to Blitzer for paying some attention to what is happening with Congressional races; he has an opening now that the luster has been stolen from his Obama vs. Clinton star.
The only reason for the FTN producers to cast John Edwards this week would be if he promised to endorse Barry, but I am nonplussed about that possibility. At this point, who cares?
I'll cover these things and have my notes in this space tomorrow afternoon.
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One thing I've found doing this over the years has been that many of the things which break as news during the week were discussed on the Sunday Shows. It gives you a leg up on the Dem lines of attack.
...is their minds.
Which is what Barry is saying about John McCain.
Oh wait...that was David Ackroyd! Oops.
"Who will stand/On either hand/And guard this bridge with me?" (Macaulay)
through all that blather.
Thanks for your service.
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