Williams: GOP’s “Go-To Network Anchor”

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has emerged as the “go-to network anchor” for Republican lawmakers “because of his brains and ‘lack of detectable ideological bias,'” a confidential Frank Luntz memo to Hill leaders says. US News whisperer Paul Bedard has details: “Luntz credits NBC Executive Producer Steve Capus for ‘a flawless transition to a new generation of news anchor.’ Still, Fox and CNN lead the nets when it comes to GOP loyalty.” I’d love to get ahold of that memo…

> Meanwhile, Media Matters “has identified some examples that may explain why Republicans consider Williams to be their ‘go-to network anchor…'”