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...analogy between politics and the late-night talk shows breaks down eventually. When David Letterman returned--his production company having made a deal with striking writers--and late-night leader Jay Leno came back writerless, the stakes were not so high. And the hosts, unlike the candidates, share an agenda: all vocally support the writers. But late night and politics are symbiotic, needing and feeding off each other. And in a way, the talk shows, which returned just in time for primary season, found themselves asking much the same thing as the political world: What happens when you throw...
Huckabee, in a way, was a perfect candidate to inaugurate a writerless talk show; whatever the substance of his message, he (and Obama) are also playing on the appeal of the unexpected. Likewise, Hillary Clinton came back in New Hampshire after tweaking her guarded campaign approach. Like Leno, she infused an established, old-school brand with enough difference to renew interest...
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