The Colbert Bump

Stuart and Colbert on the cover of Rolling Stone, Oct. 2006

Nation, in spite of stupid people like Rahm Emanuel not getting it, The Colbert Bump has been confirmed-- esp. in the realm of fundraising.

Democratic politicians enjoy a major spike in political contributions after appearing on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” according to a new study. Political scientist James Fowler of the University of California, San Diego found that Democrats receive a 40 percent increase in contributions in the month after appearing on the fake-news show. But Republicans, Fowler concludes, “essentially gain nothing,” according to a release. --Bob Cusack from The Hill

Good news and hopefully the word will get out and our Dems will choose the wonderful folks at Comedy Central over the Faux News Sleestaks.

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Fox=McCain / Everyone Else=Obama

Tell me again why major democrats continue to appear on FOX?

Eighty-seven percent (87%) of Fox News viewers say they are likely to vote for John McCain, while those who watch CNN and MSNBC plan to support Barack Obama in November by more than two to one.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 65% of CNN voters plan to vote for the Democratic candidate versus 26% who intend to go for the Republican. Similarly, MSNBC watchers plan to vote for Obama over McCain 63% to 30%. Rasmussen

So Fox-fair-and-balanced has continued to spread so much bs and misinformation that 87% ot it's viewers are now out of step with everyone else.

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