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As primary campaigns hot up, the tea-leaf reading gets more and more frantic, and the tiniest accident can look like deliberate planning by a campaign. So when campaigns book TV air time, is it hyper-targeted at individual audiences, or sheer accident. If so, what does it say about the audience the candidate is reaching out to?

In this wholly unscientific poll (i.e. sitting on the couch flicking the remote), Newsdesk noticed these airings in select slots on a cable channel near you.

The Daily Show – DA candidate Mindy Montford (Travis County DA candidate), Glen Maxey (running for Travis County tax assessor/collector), John Lipscombe (running for Travis County court at law no. 8)
The Today Show: Rosemary Lehmberg (running for DA)
MSNBC’s Countdown: Hillary Clinton and John McCain
UFO Hunters on the History Channel: Ron Paul

This article appears in February 15 • 2008.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.