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Originally Posted by SFL Cat
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This was more about ratings (MSNBC was dead last for the conventions) than ideology. And while Hume is right-wing, he's more fair minded when he's an anchor and less so when a commentator (plays both roles on Fox). Their main anchors are Sheppard Smith and Chris Wallace and both of them are miles ahead of Olbermann and Matthews on coverage. Ironically enough, Brian Williams is also very good for NBC.
In the end, I'm not sure it matters. People flock to Fox News because it's the only channel where a conservative won't get brow beaten for 50 minutes on most shows. You'd think one of the other network/cable networks would pick up on this and maybe try to take some of that pie. The fact that they don't seems to indicate it's more than just corporate capitalism at work.