CBS: GOP 'Long Shot' Candidates Are After 'Lucrative TV Deals'

Scott Whitlock | June 16, 2015
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[See NewsBusters for more.] According to CBS on Tuesday, Republicans such as Rick Santorum and Ben Carson are "long shot" candidates running for president to make money or score a television deal on Fox. Reporter Julianna Goldman included clips of six GOP contenders, but not a single "long shot" Democrat. Instead, she ripped 'Don Quixote' conservatives.  Goldman snidely insisted of the Republicans: "If they can stay in the race there is a lot to gain beyond the party's nomination, like cashing in with lucrative TV deals." She featured pollster Frank Luntz to dismiss the candidates: "There is an advantage in running for president in writing books and appearing on TV shows and getting speeches. Arguably, you lose about a year's worth of income and you get as much as ten years in value."