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Playing to Its Base
Aug 19th, 2008 by Bull Dog Pundit
A few bloggers have already pointed this out, but it’s worth drilling down on.
CNN appears to be solidifying its base, so to speak. According to the new biannual survey by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press, CNN has the most partisan audience of the three cable news networks.
A majority (51%) of those who say they regularly watch CNN identify themselves as Democrats. That’s a larger share of their audience than in 2006 and even larger than MSNBC this year. Only 18% of those who regularly watch CNN identify themselves as Republicans.
So the next time you see a CNN anchor or correspondent framing a news story in a manner that is favorable toward Sen. Obama at the expense of veracity, you will know why: Their views demand it.