The primetime public hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has the feel of a slick TV attack ad co-produced by Democrats and the networks but it’s far from clear whether it will have the desired impact.
Like many negative ads, this one is one-sided and has a clear target — Republicans and former President Donald Trump.
The goal is to show enough new evidence to alter the midterm elections and stop Trump from gaining any traction in the 2024 race — a high bar for Democrats.
Many Americans — especially Republicans — are bound to view the hearing on Thursday night as blatantly political and cause them to binge watch Netflix instead.
The stakes for this production are high, because Democrats will only get one shot at it. Forget about daytime hearings — no one pays any attention to those.
But force-feeding the primetime hearing on all the major networks except Fox News will at least guarantee some kind of audience, even if it is mostly Democrats who have already made up their minds about Trump.
If there was any doubt that the networks are cooperating with Democrats to jack up the ratings, just look at who is producing the hearing — former ABC News president James Goldston.
Cable networks like CNN and MSNBC are heavily promoting their coverage like it’s the Watergate hearings.
But unlike the Watergate scandal, what happened on Jan. 6 is already cemented in people’s minds. Democratic lawmakers — who have no power to prosecute — need to produce damning new evidence of Trump’s involvement in the rioting or it will be a waste of time.
One Democratic lawmaker is promising there will be revelations that will “blow the roof off the House.”
But if ratings for the hearings fall below Trump’s impeachment hearings then it will be a disappointment for Democrats.
The prime-time hearing Thursday night could also backfire if it solidifies the feeling that Democrats are just gunning to take down Trump and not interested in the truth.
And while it’s likely the hearings will damage Trump, it’s questionable whether they will do anything to boost President Biden and his slumping approval ratings.
Democrats can’t really counter with any positives, because there are no positives with inflation, soaring gas prices, and rampant crime more on the minds of most Americans.
Fox is choosing to air Tucker Carlson’s regular show instead, a move that should make its viewers happy. Fox is relegating its coverage to Fox Business Network.
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The children of Robert Mueller—following right in his steps.
Nancy Pelosi admitted an unfortunate truth about her
Orchestrate and fabricated impeachment “farce”
– It hinges on witness’s “allegations” not “proof”.
It’s Not A Question” Of “Proof”, It’s About “Allegations”
https://youtu.be/7dzhIxeF204
It does not matter if the alligation is truthful or factual, just as long as it fits into the Democrat Party’s Con and Deception.
This is nothing more than a prime time witch hunt.. pure and simple.
Antifa and BlM dressed like Trump supporters lead the so-called insurrection January 6 2021 . To say the event was planed by the DNC to stop and all debate on the MASSIVE VOTER IN 2020 ELECTION would be an under statement after seeing 2000 mules ! Let us see if the left can lie their way out of the Hard evidence put forward by True The Vote !
WHY Wouldn’t they lie?? They hav been rewarded for doing so, for literally decades.
We can expect the Democrat-controlled House Select Committee’s public hearings on the January 6th incursion at the Capitol to have all of the legitimacy of a Soviet-era show trial. It will be interesting to watch the committee feign fairness as it reaches its foregone conclusion that President Trump and his supporters who were at the Capitol are guilty of sedition. I have no doubt that the committee’s final report will be used as a pretext to further bolster the administration’s claim that its political opponents represent the greatest threat to our democracy and must be treated as domestic terrorists. This is what happens when a government is willing to violate the Constitutional rights of some of its citizens in order to increase its grip on power.
Another Big SHIFF Show brought to you by demorats and rinos!
Fox News has the guts to refuse to show this inquisition report. They will cover it but not show it beginning to end as the Left demands. I’m not sure if NewsMax is showing it or not.
I think the Left will find out that the voters care more about the price of gas and food than they do about this farce.
I wonder when this is all done, if Trump will be allowed to sue every single person involved in this propaganda special for slander?
I’d love to see him do JUST THAT!
The democrats have and are truly interfering with We The People’s voting rights, who we want to vote for. This has to be addressed with a chorus of Americans for our constitutional republic. The democrat party has absolutely no right to interfere with their-base-on- the-seed-hate-and lies they planted back 2015. This premise has to be cut down, attacked and destroyed as the democrats are being allowed to nurture this destructive behavior of our constitutional republic!! They are ruining our country!!!!!!!!!
They ,the democrats, know they will lose in the next election. So they need votes .
WHY do you think they have left our border wide the hell open and are bringing in MILLIONS Of illegals!??
Hearing On Jan. 6 is a sick Democrat Attack Ad.