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>>I agree that people ARE alike, however, given the >>conservative people I know, I still think that FEWER >>conservatives are likely to enjoy this show than >>liberals. > >You're probably right if you think this show has a >liberal slant. I haven't noticed much of one, except >I guess on the issue of gun control. I think they >have done a great job being even-handed on issues such >as censorship. My only point is that a show runs the >same risk of turning off viewers by taking a >conservative stance as it does taking a liberal >stance. There are many conservatives who won't watch >The West Wing because of its liberal slant. If the >show took a conservative slant, it would turn off at >least an equal number of liberals. > >In my opinion, most American shows that take a >political slant tend to slant liberal. There are >exceptions. 7th Heaven comes to mind. I can think of >two possible explanations for this. The most obvious >is that people in the television industry tend to be >liberal. The other is that television critics tend to >be liberal. > >No doubt many liberals would still watch the West Wing >if the President was conservative, but would it be as >highly regarded by critics? My guess is it wouldn't. >In fact, it is hard for me to imagine a show on a >major network protraying a president fighting to ban >abortion and eliminate the capital gains tax rather >than protecting the estate tax and pressing for hate >crime legislation.
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