Is the "Today" show obsessed with the Democratic race? Judging from Monday's show it appears so. On the day before an important primary for Republicans in Michigan, NBC's "Today" devoted almost seven minutes to the fight between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton compared to just 33 seconds to the GOP race. In fact "Today" devoted almost eight more minutes to the Detroit Auto Show in Michigan, than they did to the Republican primary in that same state.
In the 7am half-hour "Today" aired an Andrea Mitchell report on the racial undertones in the Obama vs. Clinton race followed by a full segment with co-host Meredith Vieira interviewing the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson and Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson for a total running time of 6 minutes and 50 seconds. In contrast the January 14 edition of "Today" granted the GOP race only two anchor reads from Ann Curry totaling just a mere 33 seconds. "Today" then went to CNBC's Phil Lebeau, who reported live from the Detroit Auto show, for four full segments totaling 8 minutes and 27 seconds.
