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Politics of Timing
May 15, 2008 9:26 AM
The Note's Rick Klein blogs:
As that remarkable Edwards-Obama endorsement event was going on on live television last night, I got the following e-mail from an Obama person: "You have to admit, no one loses a primary like our campaign."
Indeed. Today's Note focuses on the masterstroke of political timing with which the Obama campaign rolled out the Edwards endorsement. With one teensy endorsement from a guy who isn't even a superdelegate, we're suddenly not talking about that 41-point drubbing Barack Obama suffered in a swing state on Tuesday. If John Edwards doesn't win Obama a single vote in Kentucky or anywhere else, he's probably done his job for Obama.
In the media weeds a bit, it was even a savvier move than one might realize. Sen. Hillary Clinton had cleared her schedule on Wednesday to do a rare full round of TV interviews for the evening network and cable news -- virtually ensuring full-bore coverage, her face and her argument on television screens nation-wide.
That event in Grand Rapids, Mich., was originally supposed to start at 7 pm ET. The campaign let reporters know that it would instead start at 6:20 pm ET -- conveniently, just in time for the 6:30 pm start of the network news programs. At ABC, "World News" made the rare move of going live to an Obama campaign event for a precious couple of minutes, to capture the shot we'd all been waiting to see since Edwards dropped from the race.
One of the great untold stories of this campaign has been the extent to which the Obama campaign (an experienced bunch, but not as experienced as the Clinton campaign) has mastered the round-the-clock news cycle, often outflanking the Clinton folks.
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I have to say, I have been a huge fan of ABC News and Charlie Gibson for a few decades. Words can not describe the feeling I get when I watch Charlie Gibson talk about the Presidential Candidate Obama. For that matter George S. and Charlie just seem to have the 1, 2 punch down. It has never been more obvious to me that Charlie favors Hillary. It actually apprears that he has something against Barack. I tell you, its something I think I've always appreciated about ABC News and Charlie Gibson... is what seemed to be a non biased report of the news. I have seen a difference and it's a shame. I just find myself dissapointed everytime I watch. I'm not alone.
Thank you for listening,
Jessie
Posted by: Jessie | May 19, 2008 7:02:39 PM
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