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Associated PressSeptember 4, 2015

Get in your bids fast. CNN said Friday that only one commercial slot is still available for its coverage of the Sept. 16 debate between top Republican presidential contenders, and it’s expected to draw top dollar. The trade publication Advertising Age reported this week that CNN is asking for up to $200,000 for a 30-second […]

Associated PressAugust 25, 2015

Opinion polls are one thing, but Nielsen numbers speak more loudly to television executives: Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump‘s ability to pull in viewers makes him catnip for news programs and wins a level of coverage that feeds on itself. NBC’s “Meet the Press” had its biggest audience in more than a year for its […]

Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2015

Vice President Joe Biden is taking some downtime with his wife Jill this week in South Carolina. When he returns to Washington, he’s expected to announce whether or not he’ll take on Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president. The Associated Press reports that while Biden has yet to ask staff to organize on his […]

Mitch PerryMay 12, 2015

Are supporters/apologists for Jeb Bush now claiming Jeb Bush didn’t understand the question when he Megyn Kelly asked him about the Iraq war? “Knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion?” The Fox News host asked Bush in a very straightforward way that aired last night on the FNC. “I would have, and […]

Mitch PerryMay 1, 2015

The suspense is over for Mike Huckabee fans. The former Arkansas Governor is poised to officially announce his candidacy for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination on Tuesday from a place called Hope, and he released a YouTube video this morning that will be played Tuesday leading up to his speech. Huckabee ran for the Republican […]

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