The second worst thing CNN did.

[fmdaddio]

The first of cource was doing this so called Town Hall at all. But what comes in a close second is the audience they selected. Did they scoop these idiots right out of a Trump rally? What a shameful excuse for a Town Hall. Don't expect Biden to get the same treatment. BTW No I did not watch and I refuse to tune in CNN ever. Hope this backfires on them. Bigly.

[Ocelot II]

1. It was probably a condition Trump demanded, claiming

he's just running in a primary now so the audience should just be GOPers. So if that's the deal I wonder if they will be offering town halls to other GOP contenders. And where's Joe Biden's town hall, CNN? He has primary challengers, too.

[Johonny]

3. So far, no one else is really demanding equal time

Let's face it, the GOP field doesn’t seem all that fired up to win the primary. These people all seem to be in it for the VP slot.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

2. Having a "friendly" audience clearly backfired on Trump

as it seems to have encouraged his worst impulses and that only made him look bad (very bad) last night.

America isn't going to want more of that.

No surprises there.

[global1]

4. They Say 'Everything Tr**p Touches Dies' So How Soon Will.....

Chris Licht be fired from CNN?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. This audience was all white

There are some non-whites in New Hampshire

Link to tweet

[allegorical oracle]

6. Related to your first worst thing... a fact or two...plus a question

The link below provides the average national television advertising rate card (2022). The Town Hall lasted 70 minutes.

The average rate for a 30-second ad is $105,000; one minute=$210,000. That means one hour costs more than $12 million. Won't bother with the extra 10-minutes, any program breaks, or the fact that political ads usually cost less than product commercials (a public service courtesy). Fact is, CNN gave tfg millions worth of free air time.

Question: Why wouldn't that count as an in-kind reportable political donation?

https://fitsmallbusiness.com/tv-advertising/