WAPO OPED: Fox News is tiring of Trump reruns: His "rally" ratings are slipping. Good news.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2018/10/11/fox-news-is-tiring-of-trump-reruns/?utm_term=.8de16aa48fdb

Fox News is tiring of Trump reruns by Erik Wemple: Opinion

October 11 at 5:57 PM
President Trump has shown that he cares about coverage of his doings at the White House. More than one behind-the-scenes account has depicted him blowing his top as he watches talking heads blast this speech or that policy initiative. Then he comes out and complains about it all, helping to cement the idea that negative coverage equals “fake news.”

A fresh story from Politico, however, threatens the homeostasis of his narcissistic soul. As it turns out, his ratings are sliding. The president’s recent rallies, as noted by Jason Schwartz and Gabby Orr, aren’t scoring the audiences that’ll keep them on a steady rotation on Fox News, the president’s cable-news mainstay. No longer is Trump a lock to outdraw the Trump supporters who speak every night during the prime-time hours on Fox News — which is to say, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham.

It’s the dilution effect. As the midterm elections approach, the president has taken to barnstorming the country, stopping in different locales — about 10 since early September and more to come — to boost Republican politicians. At each stop, he burnishes the same set of talking points: Our trading partners are taking advantage of us; the media is dishonest; Democrats are awful obstructionists; all his friends are being treated very unfairly; and don’t we just love Fox News? Even Fox News viewers who’ll sit for the same Trump propaganda from the Carlson-Hannity-Ingraham crew every night are apparently tiring of the president’s shtick. Instead of live coverage, on recent rally nights, hosts have apprised their audiences of ongoing Trump rallies and advised them that they’ll cut to the action if news is in the making.

“I think it was the sheer volume of them,” a Fox News source told BuzzFeed reporter Steven Perlberg, who broke this story last week. “It’s hard to call something breaking news if happens with metronomic regularity.”

[katmondoo]

1. I think a lot of people like the idea of being on TV

They want the coveted position behind Trump. Maybe this will lower the amount of people attending. Trumpie would be devastated he didn't have his usual crowd

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Most of those folks are what are called

extras who are given free tickets and banners or swag as well as a stipend . If you look closely,which I know is hard to do,you will see several fimiliar faces. Call them what they are,the traveling shit show.

[awesomerwb1]

2. Faux spews

...simply trying to protect their main asset from overexposure.

[kimbutgar]

4. I bet they'll be airing it tonight because he probably tantrumed and they're scared if they don't

Show it!

[Blueman13]

5. He can only talk about how great he is so many times before people have had enough

Even his own supporters start playing with their phones or leave early.