Posted on 05/31/2016 4:33:09 PM PDT by Mount Athos
Trump supporters accounted for only 12 percent of all participants (9 out of 73 total) in roundtable discussions on Sunday shows from May 8 to May 29.
While Fox and CNN had equal numbers of Republican and Democratic guests, ABC, CBS and NBC had nearly three times the number of liberal guests (36) compared to either pro or anti-Trump Republicans (13).
ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, CBS’s Face the Nation each only had one Trump supporter during that entire time period, meaning that they each had three out of four roundtable discussions with no representative of the presumptive GOP nominee. NBC’s Meet the Press only had two during that time period. This lack of Trump supporters remained unchanged during the Sunday shows on May 29, after Trump had clinched the 1,237 delegates needed to earn the GOP nomination.
In contrast, CNN’s State of the Union hosted by Jake Tapper featured a Clinton Supporter, Sanders supporter, anti-Trump GOP guest and a Trump supporter consistently on all three of his shows which included panels (his show on May 29 consisted of an hour-long interview with Florida Senator Marco Rubio).
Over the course of four Sundays, there were 20 anti-Trump GOP roundtable participants: Alex Castellanos (twice), Rich Lowry, Bill Kristol, Ben Domenech, Jennifer Rubin, Russell Moore, Michael Gerson, Ramesh Ponnuru, Brit Hume (four times), Kimberley Strassel, George Will (twice), Ron Fournier, Amanda Carpenter and S.E. Cupp
During the same four weeks, there were nine pro-Trump participants: Tom Cole, Bill Bennett, Matt Schlapp, Kellyanne Conway (twice), Michael Needham, Jan Brewer, Andre Bauer and Marsha Blackburn
The other 44 participants were either Clinton supporters, Sanders supporters, or “unaffiliated” journalists, including MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid, an outspoken critic of Trump and supporter of Hillary.
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CNN has had similar in their GOP primaries coverage. Panels of mostly Dems/Dem supporters and one, maybe two, GOP representatives — more from the establishment faction than conservative or staunch Trump support.
But then half or more of the Republicans claimed, during their elections, to be conservatives, and ran from that faster than a speeding bullet when they got to DC.
And no one I know supports the “Sunday Shows.” They are avoided like the plague.
Call me surprised. NOT!
Back in the day I counted and sent (unsolicited) the number of liberal vs. conservative articles on the editorial pages of Florida Today. After a while I got tire of it because it was always more or less the same with about 3 liberal articles for every 1 conservative article.
I would say that they a seven times as likely to be pro Hitlery.
What! You mean the liberal talk show media is stacking the deck? Gee, what a surprise. (Not!)
I have not watched a Sunday show in 15 years I don’t need some talking head idiot to tell me what to think. And in this election where 95% of the talking heads show that they have no clue they have been talking out of their asses for years...who needs it
Freegards
LEX
This info pretty much explains the incredibly morbid viewership each week. If it wasn’t for some airport and hospital televisions that provide background noise in waiting areas, these shows would have to pay their sponsors.
Ping for Sunday
Sunday Show Roundtable Guests = Political Press
I think the political press is among the most dishonest people I’ve ever met.
—Donald J. Trump, May 31st, 2016
...Sunday Show Roundtable Guests = Political Press....
This is exactly the type of modern biased “journalism” Trump hit today.
Alas B...thanks for your weekly Sunday Talk Show Roundup on FR.
Did anyone expect anything else from the MSM Benghazi Clinton pimps and whores?
But... but... but... we’ve been assured there’s no media bias.
CNN still has partisan Cruz surrogate Amanda Carpenter on their Trump analysis panel. What the heck is up with that?
It’s not just a roundup... It’s LIVE action! We point out their lies as they leave their lips!
Mike Ciandella should write this up every month... press bias is real... Thanks for sounding the alarm Mike...
fyi
“Trump supporters accounted for only 12 percent of all participants (9 out of 73 total) in roundtable discussions on Sunday shows from May 8 to May 29.”
“While Fox and CNN had equal numbers of Republican and Democratic guests, ABC, CBS and NBC had nearly three times the number of liberal guests (36) compared to either pro or anti-Trump Republicans (13).
“ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, CBS’s Face the Nation each only had one Trump supporter during that entire time period, meaning that they each had three out of four roundtable discussions with no representative of the presumptive GOP nominee. NBC’s Meet the Press only had two during that time period. This lack of Trump supporters remained unchanged during the Sunday shows on May 29, after Trump had clinched the 1,237 delegates needed to earn the GOP nomination. “
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