With all the caucus coverage by the broadcast networks and 24-hour cablers getting the majority of the attention, MTV News also had their reporters on the ground in Iowa for the event.
But there was some cross-reporting — in Kim Stolz‘ Iowa wrap-up last night on MTV.com, FNC anchor Shepard Smith was her go-to quote.
Smith talked about both how the caucus works and what it means for the candidates. And he sounded pretty MTV. Regarding the process of the Iowa caucus, he said, “If 15 percent of the people in the room are not on your side, then you gotta get on board with somebody else, or get out of there and go watch a football game.”
And discussing the effect it would have on the candidate to win the caucus he admitted, “It gets all of us talking about him or her more, it gets them on MTV News and on Fox News … we all talk about the effect of it and how it’s a snowball going down a hill, but really, we’re pushing that snowball.”