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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: KLP who wrote (266049)9/5/2008 3:40:53 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (2) of 793622
 
Thinking about Oprah and Palin

Its a free country and she can theoretically choose who to have on and not. Of course. Plus she owns her show, she's not an employee. As such she has much more managerial control and an owners interest in her show. Again, that gives her more freedom than most talk show hosts would have.

Is she risking audience viewership by not having her on? Quite possibly. Especially if she's perceived as not having her on because of political bias.

But she might damage her viewership even more by having her on if as an Obama supporter she felt compelled to argue with Palin. That could be even more damaging than ignoring Palin.

OTOH if she had her on and didn't challenge her as much as Obama supporters wanted, that portion of her audience might be offended.

Not having her on before the election might be safest for her.

I'd bet she'd be eager to have her on AFTER the election. Whichever way it turns out.
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