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+-   Measuring the "Colbert Bump"-> on Wednesday August 13 2008, @05:45PM Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 13 2008, @05:45PM
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An anonymous reader writes "Democratic politicians receive a 40% increase in contributions in the 30 days after appearing on the comedy cable show The Colbert Report. In contrast, their Republican counterparts essentially gain nothing.

Moreover, even a cursory analysis demonstrates that despite being a comedy program The Colbert Report appears to exercise "disproportionate real world influence" — likely due to the "elite demographic" of its audience."
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