Well, I tried to watch CNBC this morning, but it just burned me up (again) and I had to turn it off. What was today's top story on Squawk Box, just before signing off? Which 2008 Dem Scares Wall Street The Most?".
It wasn't Which Candidate or Which Republican. No. It's as if the Republicans aren't running for president this time out. From the part of the interview I did see before angrily shutting off the teevee, the anchor (Carl Quintanilla) was expressing shock and dismay when the guest suggested Hillary was the least fearsome of the Democratic front-runners.
If you look at the article I linked to, you will see a bit of an effort at objectivity. The author listed which presidents were best and worst for the market. Of course, even there CNBC managed to leave out some important statistics such as Nixon's negative market growth over his six years, and Carter's 11% growth over 4 years.
I wonder why CNBC continues to move to the right. By being apolitical, or moving slightly to the left, they could increase their viewer market share (I am sure I am not the only one to have stopped watching them as they became more political). Is it the parent company (GE)? Is it the sponsors? Why do they feel they need to pander to the Republican party? Their own statistics (from the article, not the teevee interview) show Democrats are better for the market.