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Another Predictor


I have found another reason to believe that Donald Trump will be re-elected in 2020 . . . Nielsen ratings, specifically the Nielsen ratings for Fox News in this prior week. Consider that last week Fox News had an average of 4.27 million viewers in prime-time. This was the 5th best week ever for Fox, and the best since election week 2016. This 4.27 million was better than any national network other than ABC and CBS. It was far and away much better than its main cable “news” competitors, MSNBC (1.59 million) and CNN (1.13 million) in prime-time. [CNN (what a joke!) even lost out to HGTV (1.21 million) in prime time. If one were to eliminate all of the airport TVs, I would predict that it’s viewership might drop to < 1 million.]

As far as the most watched programs on cable, Fox News had 39 of the top 40 for last week! Rachael Maddow, on MSNBC, was the lone exception. (Since my TV cannot, will not, and refuses to get MSNBC, I cannot comment as to why or by whom that show is watched.)

When one looks at the ratings for individual prime time shows on Fox News the story was the same . . . Hannity = 4.9 million, Tucker Carlson = 4.7 million, Laura Ingraham = 4.1 million. 

You may ask, “Why is this a predictor of a Trump victory in 2020”? 

Simple. Follow my logic:

Last week was the Impeachment Trial acquittal, and Trump’s return to the offense on two different occasions the following day. Fox News had its best week since election week 2016. So if Fox News is the preferred network for Trump supporters . . . and it is, the booming ratings for Fox News last week means that there are a lot of pro-Trumpers out there who are usually flying under the radar, but will be there to vote for President Trump in November 2020.

My prediction: Trump in a landslide in 2020!

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