The viewers of C-SPAN soon will be getting extra servings of Sen. Mitch McConnell when he takes over as Senate majority leader.
The public service cable network ran some numbers and found that outgoing Majority Leader Harry Reid leads the chamber in the number of days on C-SPAN at 244, the result of being the Senate’s boss. McConnell is 50 back at 194.
Having the top job means more airtime, of course, but the list also shows that many members have a knack for getting on C-SPAN. Quirky independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, for example, has been on 81 days, putting him at No. 16 on the list.
And little-known three-term Rep. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania has been on C-SPAN 204 days, nearly three times the number of appearances by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
