McCain had nothing to do with it. Liking McCain was irrelevant.
Oprah’s very open endorsement of Obama was absolutely entering the political arena.
That was all it took.
I agree. I stopped watching altogether after she jumped into the political arena. But it started with her show in New Orleans after Katrina. Walking around with Nagin, repeating the stuff about Bush not caring about what happened to Black people. After that, I only watched an occasional show about fashion or decorating.