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US election on RTE

  • 08-01-2012 9:13pm
    #1
    goose2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭goose2005


    Why are RTE covering 1/50th of the nomination process for a party that only has about a 5% chance of winning anyway? I really don't see why we need so much coverage of it 9 months prior, while the French, Russian and Indian elections, and the choice of new Chinese leaders, will be lucky to get a minute on the night they happen.


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  • #2
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    Because RTÉ have a permanent correspondent in Washington DC. (Richard Downes).

    They don't have any in Paris, Moscow, New Delhi or Beijing.


  • #3
    Dayana Nice Meteorology
    Posts: 4,149 ✭✭✭ Dayana Nice Meteorology


    goose2005 wrote: »
    Why are RTE covering 1/50th of the nomination process for a party that only has about a 5% chance of winning anyway? I really don't see why we need so much coverage of it 9 months prior, while the French, Russian and Indian elections, and the choice of new Chinese leaders, will be lucky to get a minute on the night they happen.

    You should hope they show more of it, because they have alot better chance than 5%


  • #4
    MarkK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 721 ✭✭✭MarkK


    goose2005 wrote: »
    Why are RTE covering 1/50th of the nomination process for a party that only has about a 5% chance of winning anyway?

    If you think that, it may be time to get some cash out, the bookies are giving 8/11 on Obama being re-elected at the moment.


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