"Rich Wood" wrote in message
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In my opinion, Air America NEVER intended to be a success (not that
they wouldn't mind being so). The new campaign finance laws exempt
"media" (or words to that effect) from the law. So, you set up a
"network",
unabashedly attack on of the parties, and then shut the operation
down
after the election.

This kind of theory is interesting but pretty far-fetched. It's much
simpler than that. Awesomely bad management with a truly faulty
business model. It's that simple.

I think it was a bunch of cocky TV "radio can't be very hard" people
who came to realize that lying about their bank account and
ridiculing
the head of the two major markets they needed the most wasn't the
best
approach.

If Rush Limbaugh, with 600+ stations, can't influence an election,
Air
America with 6 isn't going to have much better luck.

Rich

This is not an endorsement of Rush, but I'm not sure I agree with your
premise there. While the Limbaughs of the world perpetually are
preaching to the choir, IMO they are responsible for getting a fair
amount of people to the polls who might otherwise sit home on their
a**. To me, that's at least potentially influencing an election,
particularly a close one.