Cable Networks Thrived On Prolonged Primary Season: A Post-Mortem

Cable Networks Thrived On Prolonged Primary Season: A Post-Mortem

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - If the long Democratic nominating process does in fact end this week, one couldn't have asked for an odder weekend of coverage to top off what has been a surprising six-month run.

CNN and MSNBC provided more or less constant coverage of the Democrats' panel to decide the fate of the Michigan and Florida delegates, an event that seemed better suited to C-SPAN.

"You're asking for a fair reflection of a flawed primary," Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., told Clinton advocate Harold Ickes on Saturday afternoon. Not exactly Ronald Reagan's "I am paying for this microphone, Mr. Green!" in the annals of political history.

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