>>While the lawmaker’s every utterance in Congress is quickly praised and torn apart by fans and detractors, the fact that thousands of people are eager to tune in and watch her make soup or munch on popcorn — while answering policy questions, of course — is probably a level of stardom no other legislator currently enjoys.
So clearly it isn’t about her ideas.
By the way, millions watch gamers livestream their videogame prowess. 8,000 viewers is the kind of audience MSNBC wishes it could draw.
“is probably a level of stardom no other legislator currently enjoys.”
no doubt. but to put things in context, i’m sure they’re tons of live-streamed cat videos and the like that have more than 8,000 viewers tuning in ...