Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley receives far less negative coverage on ABC, NBC and CBS evening news shows than other Republican presidential candidates, according to the Media Research Center.
MRC Senior Editor Rich Noyes analyzed NBC Nightly News, ABC's World News Tonight, and CBS Evening News for the entirety of 2023. He found that coverage of former President Trump was 91% negative and coverage of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was 91% negative. 73% were negative, and about half of the reports about Haley were negative.
“A spin score of 50% positive and 50% negative may seem better than the far more negative coverage of Trump and DeSantis, but it's not what candidates want at the end of their campaigns.” It’s a far cry from the positive publicity that Obama had.” Noyce wrote For conservative media watchdogs.
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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley receives more favorable coverage on ABC, NBC and CBS evening news shows than any other Republican presidential candidate, according to the Media Research Center. (Win McNamee)
But each network spent most of its time covering Trump, with Trump receiving a whopping 1,192 minutes of evening news airtime on ABC, NBC and CBS in 2023, compared to 166 minutes for DeSantis. Haley settled on a 35-minute broadcast time.
The MRC analyzes “Republican primary candidates' “I calculated the spin of the person.'' Haley had received more favorable press than Trump or DeSantis.
A new Iowa poll released four days before the state caucuses suggests Ms. Haley has surpassed Ms. DeSantis and is now in second place behind Mr. Trump, who is expected to win in a landslide.
Haley trails DeSantis in race for second place behind Trump in New Iowa poll
US Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks with journalists Bret Baier and Martha McCollum during a town hall hosted by FOX News in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 8, 2024. (Christian Monterrosa)
A Suffolk University survey of 500 Iowa voters likely to attend Monday's Republican presidential caucuses found Trump's approval rating was 54%, Haley's 20% and DeSantis' 13%. It becomes.
Haley, who served as ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration, gained momentum in the fall thanks in part to her high ratings in debates. In recent weeks, she has trailed DeSantis in Iowa polls and national polls, coming in second place.
Haley also surpassed DeSantis to take second place in New Hampshire, closing the gap with Trump. All three candidates participated in a Fox News town hall last week.
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FOX News' Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
