Colbert for President

Every TV show has a group of people who stand behind and watch it whenever they can. This is the case with the Colbert Report. Particularly, this show has a very loyal base because many people use it as an alternative news outlet. These individuals feel they can relate with Steven Colbert much better than straight faced news reporters. However, the audience who prefers the traditional news broadcast will most likely be less apt to tune into Colbert also. So how did the comical Colbert go about getting these stubborn non-viewers to give him a look? He announced that he would be running for president.



The New York Times political blog, The Caucus, reported in a October 17th post how Colbert had taken all the proper steps to actually carry out this announcement. However, in the context of this blog, those details aren’t the focus. The real thing I noticed is that Colbert said something (and he says a lot of stuff) and it’s now a big deal. It’s going to draw in some people that wouldn’t normally give him a glance. The power of words.

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