I'm a little confused. Eric writes that this has never been done by a major candidate, but I'm pretty sure that Goldwater did this back in '64-- had Reagan give a speech for him at the end of the campaign. Maybe it wasn't across all networks? And in general, I thought 30 minute blocks for campaign-related stuff happened fairly frequently back then.
But then, Elizabeth Hasselbeck thinks it "repulsive," and Halperin chooses to make it a big deal, so what do I know?
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