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brooklynite

(93,873 posts)
Mon May 20, 2019, 01:41 PM May 2019

The great Fox News debate consuming Democrats

Politico

LACONIA, N.H. — Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg and Kirsten Gillibrand hail from all over the country and fall across the spectrum of Democratic politics. But they’re linked by the latest test in the Democratic presidential primary: All decided to participate in Fox News town halls.

Whether to appear on the channel has suddenly become a polarizing decision for the sprawling field of Democratic presidential contenders, since Elizabeth Warren declined a town hall invitation and called the network a Trump-aligned “hate-for-profit racket” last week. Kamala Harris’ campaign also said she wouldn’t participate. Still other Democrats are pledging to go on the network, if they only could score an invite.

The town halls have become an unlikely inkblot test for Democratic presidential candidates. They have carved up the field partly along the lines of who wants or needs the most press attention — but especially based on how the candidates envision their path to the presidency: appealing to Obama-Trump voters who may watch the network, or activating Democratic base supporters who believe Fox’s primetime “gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists,” as Warren said.

“Each candidate will make their own decisions about what they want to do in their own campaigns, but I’m someone who really wants to talk to everybody and that means meeting them where they are,” Gillibrand, who’s scheduled to appear in a Fox News town hall on June 2, told POLITICO in defense of her decision. “A lot of Americans watch that network, and those are people whose votes I hope to earn as well.”


I support going on Fox News when the opportunity to expand our voter pool presents itself. We won't win with just the base.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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brooklynite

(93,873 posts)
4. I don't care what you think it is...
Mon May 20, 2019, 01:48 PM
May 2019

...If 20% of Democrats watch it periodically, or it's on at the airport or in the auto repair shop, I support going on it's programs to reach out to voters, as well as to have an opportunity to challenge it's programming live.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

stonecutter357

(12,682 posts)
6. lol If 20% of Democrats watch it periodically ...
Mon May 20, 2019, 01:55 PM
May 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

dalton99a

(81,073 posts)
15. Public Opinion Strategies is a Republican polling firm
Mon May 20, 2019, 02:42 PM
May 2019

Here's a more reputable source:





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samnsara

(17,570 posts)
9. nope but its another media outlet we should (could) take advantage of..
Mon May 20, 2019, 02:03 PM
May 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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Arkansas Granny

(31,483 posts)
2. These candidates know Fox News reputation when they agree to appear.
Mon May 20, 2019, 01:45 PM
May 2019

Maybe they feel like it's worth it to get some real facts on air. It might at least get some people to listen to another point of view.

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BeyondGeography

(39,284 posts)
3. I support direct campaigning in deep red areas
Mon May 20, 2019, 01:47 PM
May 2019

to reduce our margins of defeat there. Fox isn’t going to help you with that.

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blm

(112,920 posts)
11. That's what Warren is saying. And doing.
Mon May 20, 2019, 02:20 PM
May 2019
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BeyondGeography

(39,284 posts)
12. Yes, she didn't just rip Fox
Mon May 20, 2019, 02:22 PM
May 2019

She went to Kermit, WV, and Chillicothe, OH first. Love what she’s doing.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
5. I don't think it's consuming Democrats as much as it's consuming...
Mon May 20, 2019, 01:53 PM
May 2019

people who like to talk about Democrats. And that includes quite a few Democrats.

Personally, I don't give a big rat's ass where they talk-- it's each candidate's decision where they want to talk. If they make a wrong decision for some reason, it will come out in the wash.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

samnsara

(17,570 posts)
7. mayor Pete was great and he even got a standing ovation..I think they would all do well there..
Mon May 20, 2019, 01:57 PM
May 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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blm

(112,920 posts)
10. Pete negotiated better circumstances for himself because of the others' NOs.
Mon May 20, 2019, 02:19 PM
May 2019

I am down with Dems saying “No, you’re fvcking lying racists and misogynists” to FOX. Though I prefer Dems boycotting FOX to hurt them financially, I’m not going to begrudge those candidates who choose to appear. The Mayor did a pretty good job. 👍🏼

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question everything

(47,271 posts)
13. We cannot lament (?) - not sure how to describe - the polarization of our country
Mon May 20, 2019, 02:23 PM
May 2019

and add to it.

We do want to address everyone, yes, even the Nazis from Charlottesville. And, I hope, that once our candidate win, that s/he will thank also the Fox viewers and pledge to address and to listen to everyone.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

genxlib

(5,507 posts)
14. I see one great reason never mentioned
Mon May 20, 2019, 02:37 PM
May 2019

An hour of FOX programming spent on Mayor Pete, Klobuchar, etc. is one less hour of poisonous propaganda on the channel. It isn't much but every little bit helps.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
16. I have a little bit of interest in this,
Mon May 20, 2019, 02:53 PM
May 2019

but I think that saying Democrats are "consumed" is stretching it quite a bit!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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