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Cable nets benefited from primary coverage


June 02, 2008 CNN and MSNBC provided more or less constant coverage of the Democrats' panel to decide the fate of the Michigan and Florida delegates, an event that seemed better suited to C-SPAN. Not exactly Ronald Reagan's "I am paying for this microphone, Mr. Green!" in the annals of political history. The contest evaporated quickly, leaving the nets to declare Hillary Clinton the winner by a 2-to-1 margin soon after the polls closed at the odd time of 3 p.m. EDT.

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