People who only get their news from there local news stations/newspaper

[Vermin Supreme]

How well does someone like that who never watches Fox, MSNBC or CNN but watches local news gasp the issues?

What political ideology would most of this group be place in?

[Big Wiggly Style]

How can you use the wrong form of "there" once and then correctly use the same form just two words later

anyway, I don't think it really matters. Local news isn't as politically driven and biased as national news, even if bias exists. The local Fox29 station here in Philadelphia is very non-biased.

[memphis]

I have some experience with this. My dad watches MSNBC all day long. My mom only does local stuff. It's just a different interest.

[Yelnoc]

In my experience they tend to be mostly older folks.  That would indicative a Republican tilt.

[Vermin Supreme]

I have some experience with this. My dad watches MSNBC all day long. My mom only does local stuff. It's just a different interest.

I'm guessing your dad is more political aware then your mother since he watches a channel that talks politics for much of it's news.

[memphis]

I have some experience with this. My dad watches MSNBC all day long. My mom only does local stuff. It's just a different interest.

I'm guessing your dad is more political aware then your mother since he watches a channel that talks politics for much of it's news.

Not really. My mom just prefers the local stuff. Politics happens at the local level too. And a lot of the national news is just the scandal du jour.

[True Federalist]

I don't watch cable news at all for the simple reason that I don't watch cable. I see no reason to pay a monthly subscription fee to be able to watch more programs on the idiot box than what I can get over the air for free.

[Vermin Supreme]

In my experience they tend to be mostly older folks.  That would indicative a Republican tilt.

Younger people among my age never watch the news at all unless it's Comedy Central. Or it felt that way in NH.

[shua]

Well there are local newspapers and then there are local newspapers.

Medium sized outfits usually borrow articles from the AP or NYT for their world and national news sections, and op-ed columns from various papers or syndicates.  Someone reading those parts in The Virginia Pilot for instance will have a much wider knowledge of world news than someone watching FOX or MSNBC's evening lineup.