Debate Analysis: ABC Asked Most Scandal Questions, Obama Was Clear Target

Source: The Huffington Post

Debate Analysis: ABC Asked Most Scandal Questions, Obama Was Clear Target

April 20, 2008 02:00 PM

1) ABC's debate was in a class of its own, with more scandal and non-policy questions than any other. ABC asked the most scandal questions, and both ABC and NBC devoted only half of their questions to policy issues. The CNN debates were dramatically more policy-focused. Here's a breakdown:
Policy Non-Policy Scandal
CNN (1/31) 31 3 1
CNN (2/21) 23 5 2
NBC 24 17 5
ABC 32 14 13

2) Barack Obama has received the overwhelming majority of scandal questions over the course of the four debates, by a margin of 17 to 4. Obama has fielded questions about his "bitter" remarks, his connections to 60s-era radical William Ayers, two questions about flag lapels, two questions about his alleged plagiarism of speeches, three questions on Louis Farrakhan, and eight about Jeremiah Wright.

Clinton has received only four such questions -- two about her Bosnia trip, one about a photo of Obama in African garb that was linked to her campaign without evidence by the Drudge Report, and one over-the-top inquiry about Bill Clinton ("If your campaign can't control the former president now, what will it be like when you're in the White House?").

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At least that was the excuse they used when Clinton was attacked.

Double standard.

It's about media or campaign created "scandals". Hillary really said the Bosnia stuff, she made that very real scandal herself, just like Bill made his with his wild comments. And they haven't asked any questions about the very real financial connections they have.

Obama's, on the other hand, are just plain silliness. None of those 'scandals' have anything to do with Obama at all.

Even in their analysis, they get it wrong and help Hillary spin her insanity.

..thinly disguised as a "debate" - and that last one made it the most hideously obvious - that is what it was.

Whomever wins the nomination has my vote. However they better be damn ready to take and stand up to a beating. This is not a senate race, it will be no holds barred.

The rev will be back, michelle's quote on "proud of america" will be back , snipers will be back, all the scandals will be back.

If anyone expects a easy trip they are mistaken.

I don't enter the gdp cesspool but that is the reality of the system in place.

Therefore target one for all attack.

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Front runners get picked on.	Evergreen Emerald	Apr-20-08 05:24 PM	#1
This isn't about 'scandal' questions	sandnsea	Apr-20-08 05:28 PM	#2
It's called a political lynching...	Triana	Apr-20-08 05:41 PM	#3
Lynching is a bit over the top.	Pavulon	Apr-20-08 06:12 PM	#4
He is the perceived front runner	liberal N proud	Apr-20-08 06:15 PM	#5
locking	maddezmom	Apr-20-08 06:43 PM	#6