Why did Obama's effort 2 brand Beck as a racist & take away his sponsors fail to lower his viewer audience?

[MichelleMalkin]

Since Obama strategically tried to brand Beck as a racist and strip him of his corporate sponsorship his viewing audience has only increased tenfold.

An advertising boycott against Fox News host Glenn Beck has succeeded in keeping most major sponsors from running commercials on his show even as the controversial commentator's viewership has grown.

Beck attracted 2.81 million viewers Monday, his third-largest audience since his show launched on Fox News in January, according to Nielsen Media Research data provided by the network. On Tuesday, nearly 2.7 million viewers tuned in, his fifth-largest viewership to date. And the conservative host got a plug from former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who urged people to watch his program in a post on her Facebook page.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtrac...wells.html

[jollymint797]

There are more dumb republicans than smart ones!

[Yaya]

Obama's effort? Don't you think Becko the Clown's advertisers made their own decisions? What kind of advertisers would they be?

I'd say more, but it's just too easy....

[rman1201]

1) Democratic organizations, not Obama, called for boycotts of Beck's sponsors.

2) The target audience for Glen Beck does not care what controversial things Beck says.
Regardless, nonviewers can still boycott his sponsors if they feel the companies are sponsoring trash, racism, and hatred.

[A W]

Obama didn't do any of that, genius. And his ratings went up for the same reason that ratings go up after a cast member has a sex video leaked on the internet, or someone says anything controversial; it is because people like controversy. Duh.

[Luckyfrog225]

You know those 80 million that did NOT vote this cycle? They are waking up... so are the advertisers... many are renegotiating due to his increased market share.

[proudflavor976]

Beck's sponsors think for themselves Fox thinks for Rep

[OLO]

because there are a lot of ignorant people that believe because their President is different from them...they should be scared of him...

and because beck and fox both target them with fear campaigns.

[Warren T]

Most Americans don't want what Obama and the Far Left are selling.

[Debra H]

Barry should have kept his mouth shut.. the very fact that he called Beck a racist is such a laugh.. It is Obama who went to the racist church for 20 years and listened to the racist preacher.. HOW DARE HE BRAND ANYONE ELSE RACIST!