John Delaney Gets Airtime on 'The View'
Could this be the break former Maryland congressman John K. Delaneys presidential campaign is waiting for?
Delaney announced Thursday that hell be a guest on ABC-TVs popular daytime show, The View, on June 13.
Just this week, The New York Times Magazine is running an article headlined, How The View Became the Most Important Political TV Show in America.
The View' has hosted politicians almost since its start, but until recently it was not taken seriously by them, the article says. When Barack Obama went on the show in 2010, making history as the first sitting president to appear on a daytime talk show, Gov. Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania, a Democrat, blasted the decision by saying there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency. In the past few years, however, The View has become a place where Democrats and Republicans alike go to introduce themselves to a national audience, an essential campaign stop. Twelve of the 26 people who have announced that they are running for president in 2020 have already been on the show
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