Biden interview produces big bump in numbers… for ABC
It's not clear yet what Biden's George Stephanopoulos interview did for his polls, but it sure made ABC News happy
As we noted—in the immediate aftermath of the televised event—it wasn’t entirely clear who ABC News’ big primetime special last night, showcasing a 20-minute interview between George Stephanopoulos and President Joe Biden, was actually for. People worried about Biden’s performance after the previous week’s presidential debate got to see that, sure, he can mostly hold a conversation for less than half an hour in a tightly controlled environment without doing or saying anything obviously distressing; folks hoping to hear the man sincerely address concerns about his health and ongoing fitness for duty as he gears up for a hypothetical four more years in office got a bucket of platitudes, and not much more. Now, though, we have a clearer picture of the main winner of the event: ABC News itself, which picked up the kind of hefty bump in its numbers that the Biden camp would probably kill for at this point.
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