Edwards, Obama, Giuliani hot in Concord
by WonkoKevin
Yesterday I discussed who was hot (Obama, McCain) and who was not (Giuliani) in Iowa newspapers over the last two weeks. Today’s analysis of state-level dynamics comes from the Concord Monitor. Here are the number of articles per candidate over the last two weeks:
1. John Edwards, 9
2. Rudy Giuliani, 7
2. Barack Obama, 7
4. Hillary Clinton, 6 (4 of these were negative)
5. Bill Richardson, 5
6. Fred Thompson, 3
7. Mitt Romney, 2
7. Mike Huckabee, 2
7. Joe Biden, 2
10. Chris Dodd, 1
10. Ron Paul, 1
A few interesting things to note:
- Giuliani is by far getting the most attention by the Monitor, contrasting with his almost complete lack of coverage in Iowa.
- Even though Ron Paul and John McCain show strength in poll numbers here, they’re not getting attention from the Monitor (although McCain is featured on their blog today).
- Newspapers love the Edwards-Obama-Clinton battle.
I’ve previously noted that the Republican candidates are largely unvetted by conservative bloggers because of their obsession with Clinton. It would appear MSM is in the same boat–they’re not talking about the Republican candidates either.
