Morning Jolt: Despite Media Hype, President Oprah Isn't a Slam Dunk

Making the click-through worthwhile this morning: Oprah-mania turns out to be bigger in the media than the electorate at large, Wisconsin gives Republicans a good reason to worry about the midterms, and South Korea makes a dramatic announcement about the Olympics' Opening Ceremony.

What If Oprah-Mania Is Really Just a Media Phenomenon?

Hey, remember last week when it seemed like there was this overwhelming appetite for a presidential campaign by Oprah Winfrey? It turns out that only a small percentage of folks thought that was such a good idea.

Fifty-nine percent of survey respondents said Winfrey should not run for president, compared to 24 percent who said she should. Seventeen percent said they did not know or had no opinion.

If the election were held today, Winfrey would lead Trump 40 percent to 38 percent, within the poll's plus or minus 2-percentage point margin of error.

"If you were watching cable news the Monday after the Golden Globes, you would have thought the ...

January 17 2018

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Despite Media Hype, President Oprah Isn't a Slam Dunk Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile this morning: Oprah-mania turns out to be bigger in the media than the electorate at large, Wisconsin gives Republicans a good reason to worry about the midterms, and South Korea makes a dramatic announcement about the Olympics' Opening Ceremony. What If Oprah-Mania Is Really Just a Media Phenomenon? Hey, remember last week when it seemed like there was this overwhelming appetite for a presidential campaign by Oprah Winfrey? It turns out that only a small percentage of folks thought that was such a good idea. Fifty-nine percent of survey respondents said Winfrey should not run for president, compared to 24 percent who said she should. Seventeen percent said they did not know or had no opinion. If the election were held today, Winfrey would lead Trump 40 percent to 38 percent, within the poll's plus or minus 2-percentage point margin of error. "If you were watching cable news the Monday after the Golden Globes, you would have thought the ... READ MORE Feminists, Stop Bad Sex Before It Happens Kyle Smith Call it the Aziz Ansari problem. A guy behaved boorishly on a date. This behavior fell well short of a crime. What now? To some extent, the two sides in the Ansari debate are talking past... A dangerous and marvelous love, &c. Jay Nordlinger A dangerous and marvelous love, &c. ADVERTISEMENT Trump's Sh**storm Rich Lowry The world fell on Donald Trump's head — yet again — when he said in a White House meeting that we should be trying to get immigrants from Norway rather than s***hole countries in the Third... Infamous Trump Meeting: Small Example of a Larger Trend Jonah Goldberg Pretty much everything Rich writes below is reasonable. And I think his concluding paragraph is entirely fair: Anyway, I believe the simplest explanation for most Trump controversies is... Is Diversity a Strength, and Should Strength Be a Core Value? Jonah Goldberg What if diversity isn't our strength? Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) says he scolded the president for saying something scatological about certain countries and their emigrants. "Diversity... Saving Liberty from Liberalism Fred Bauer What if the anxieties, tensions, and ill feelings of contemporary politics were not a departure from liberalism but its culmination? That's the central claim of Notre Dame political theorist... ADVERTISEMENT Northern Armageddon: The Battle of the Plains of Abraham and the Making of the American Revolution D. Peter MacLeod "Definitive . . . superb in its combination of individual perspective and strategic narrative . . . This book tells us – brilliantly – both how the battle was fought, and what it meant." - Eliot A. Cohen, author of Conquered into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles Along the Great Warpath that Made the American Way of War LEARN MORE Salmon Fishing in Scotland Singapore Zoo Newborns ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.