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Who will Lou Dobbs blame for sharp ratings drop?

June 10, 2009 4:09 pm ET by Karl Frisch

From Politico's Michael Calderone (emphasis added):

While it's already been noted that CNN's prime-time audience has dropped sharply in recent months, less viewers are tuning in at 7 p.m., too. Compared with May 2008, The Observer reports that Lou Dobbs has dropped 29 percent in total viewers and 27 percent in the key 25-54 demo.

I wonder if there is a helpless scapegoat that Dobbs can blame for this.  Hmmm, I just can't put my finger on it.

Previously:

REPORT: Conservative media consistently scapegoat undocumented immigrants, ACORN

Tags: CNN, Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs, Michael Calderone, Politico

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    • Author by seeryer (June 10, 2009 4:31 pm ET)
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      Just send him packing to Fox and his ratings will go through the roof. Look what happened to Beck. CNN needs to give Begalla and Carville a show at 7PM and Bill Bennett and Steve Schmidt can host a show at 8PM. It basically is a presentation show for each sides ideas concernign the events of the day in DC. I would watch both shows, but I never watch Dobbs or Campbell.
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    • Author by Limit Corp. Ownership (June 10, 2009 4:37 pm ET)
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      That's easy...

      The reason for Dobbs' loss of viewership is illegal immigration. Duh. Recently,there has been a surge of arrests of illegal immigrants breaking into white people's homes and stealing their TVs. Why would they do this? Obviously, this drives down Dobbs' ratings.

      It's a rather clumsy plan by the Mexican government to remove conservative voices from the airwaves.

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      • Author by ForTheLoveOfEllipsis... (June 10, 2009 5:40 pm ET)
           
        It's a rather clumsy plan by the Mexican government to remove conservative voices from the airwaves.

        Gee, thanks for giving him the idea, LCO! Cueing Lou in 5...4...3...2...
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    • Author by carlileb5935 (June 11, 2009 2:52 am ET)
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      Who will Lou Dobbs blame for sharp ratings drop?

      Mexicans !
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