IndependntLogic
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4/9/08 from Andrew Malcolm
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Writing at Politico.com, he suggests the aging empress of TV has paid a price for getting into the dirty business of politics with and for her man Barack. By August last year, a CBS poll found her favorable rating had plunged from 74% to 61%, still twice as good as the president but nearly a 20% drop.
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But 10 days after the campaign media explosion her favorable rating had dropped further to 55% and her unfavorable ratings for the first time climbed to 1 in 3.
A December ABC/Washington Post poll of Democrats found 8% were persuaded by her Obama endorsement, 82% said it wouldn't matter either way and 10% said her recommendation had turned them off Obama.
Now, Panagopoulos has discovered an AOL TV popularity survey of 1.35 million Americans that found 46% said the daytime TV host who "made their day" was Ellen DeGeneres while only 19% chose Winfrey. Forty-seven percent said they'd like to have dinner with Ellen, while only 14% chose Oprah.
Apparently, neither Ellen nor Oprah were asked who they'd like to dine with.
Panagopoulos draws the conclusion that in these days of pervasive media, in reality, celebrity endorsements run the real risk of costing the celebrity more than they benefit the endorsee. So celebs may want to think twice before hitting the stump.
A surprise: Oprah pays a real cost for supporting Barack Obama - latimes.com
Oprah Winfrey Network lays off one-fifth of staff
March 19, 2012|Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer
Oprah Winfrey Network lays off one-fifth of staff - Boston.com
Well then, I have to admire Oprah's willingness to take the hit, in order to do something she believes in.
I also like that so may people find a woman who is married to another woman, to be the person who "makes their day". That's nice.