Rupert Murdoch Thinks Trump Is Going To Crash & Burn & Lose the Election

[kpete]

Two sources told Vanity Fair that Rupert Murdoch has recently told people that he believes Donald Trump is going to lose the election in November.

Said one source: “Rupert thinks Trump is going to crash and burn. It’s a clear-eyed assessment, just based on just looking at the news.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/06/scoop-sean-hannity-and-ainsley-earhardt-are-the-first-couple-of-fox

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Trump losing Murdoch is kind of like when Johnson lost Cronkite.

[guillaumeb]

16. Or when Hitler lost Goebbels. eom

[txwhitedove]

2. Wishing, hoping, buying extra fireworks for the party in my front yard. 👍

[Midnight Writer]

3. So Murdoch doesn't watch Fox News. Cause he sure doesn't come to that conclusion watching FOX.

[lagomorph777]

12. ROFL

Fox-watching is for the plebes.

[soothsayer]

14. Actually there's a tiny sea change at faux

They sometimes can’t seem to defend him —and even question his moves.

It’s still 99% awful but some truthiness is seeping in just a tad.

[tenderfoot]

4. Despite all of Murdoch's best efforts

BTW - don't start celebrating - they're going to pull something to prevent it from happening.

[SoonerPride]

5. Will trump send a letter demanding an apology?

Inquiring minds want to know!

[grumpyduck]

6. Well, if bunkerboy won't be good for ad revenue next year,

ol' Rupert will dump him like shit from an elephant.

[LiberalLovinLug]

7. Lets see, It could be an honest asssesment of a long time news man

Or....throwing more red meat out to his loyal viewers to be sure and get out and vote.

hmmmmm

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. He's usually a good judge of the way electoral winds are blowing

One other revelation deserves a mention. At the end of last year Lord Mandelson said the Sun was supporting the Conservative party because News International had agreed a "contract" with David Cameron. The Tories responded by saying that, if there was a contract, Mandelson should explain what contract existed when the Sun supported Labour in 1997, 2001 and 2005.

Well, now we know what that contract was. Price explains in his book:

Blair and [Alastair] Campbell took to heart the advice of the Australian prime minister, Paul Keating, on how to deal with Murdoch: "He's a big bad bastard, and the only way you can deal with him is to make sure he thinks you can be a big bad bastard too. You can do deals with him, without ever saying a deal is done. But the only thing he cares about is his business and the only language he respects is strength."

Blair and his team believed they had achieved exactly that. A deal had been done, although with nothing in writing. If Murdoch were left to pursue his business interests in peace he would give Labour a fair wind.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/2010/feb/24/revealed-deal-between-murdoch-blair

He switched The Sun from the Tories, whom it has supported since at least 1979, to Labour under Blair. And then switched it back to the Tories when he saw Cameron could win.

To get open support, the Democrats would have to do a deal with him like Blair did, but Biden has too much integrity for that. But I expect Murdoch is making sure Fox News is prepared to survive under a Dem president, and even both Houses, just in case - which could mean the more outrageous BS gets reined back in just a little.

[LiberalLovinLug]

17. I guess I'm just a bit cynical of Fox News's motives about everything.

But if that is right about Blair, I'm afraid of that possibility. Biden making a "deal" with Fox News. Do you honestly have faith he wouldn't? ie..leave my businesses alone, (keep tax cuts, no new "Fairness Doctrine", no M4A) and he won't be too hard on him. Otherwise its full scale war for 4 years. It sure seems that Fox News rose in popularity when a Democrat was in office, as its even more of a legitimate cover to criticize the other party when they hold the reigns of power.

[sop]

8. How will Rupert's epiphany change FOX News' coverage of Trump?

Will they cut their losses and focus on salvaging the Senate? Double down and ratchet up the crazy? Even Republican propaganda and disinformation organizations have to worry about the future.

[Cicada]

9. Biden 7 point favorite on Real Clear Betting odds survey

So it’s pretty much even money.

[Docreed2003]

11. If that old bigoted sack of crap is correct...

There will be world wide celebrations...and I'll get to knock back that bottle of whiskey I had from 2016!

[roamer65]

13. I hope Murdoch keels over and dies.

Fuck that piece of dogshit.

[SoonerPride]

18. +1,000,000

[roamer65]

19. THIS.

The day Murdoch is pushing up daisies will be a GREAT day.

[sunonmars]

15. That's why he's raging at Fox these days....Fox is gonna dump his ass now

[procon]

20. If he's lost Fox News, Trump is toast. nt

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

21. Is GOING to crash & burn?

The smoldering wreckage is already in a heap in some cornfield with the NTSB on the way.

[no_hypocrisy]

22. This could be a distraction and a fake out.

I don't trust anyone on Trump's side to be honest, even in private.

Just suppose that Murdoch said what was reported (hearsay) in private. He knows nobody can keep a secret and it would be just a matter of time before his statement became public.

The forces fighting Trump would do one of two things: A) Ignore it and keep fighting, or B) Become complacent. Sort of a riff on Lyndon Johnson's "When you've lost Cronkite . . . . "

If Murdoch and with whom he's working used Option B as their "strategy", it's only to weaken Trump's adversaries. (Hooray! We've won! All we have to do is wake up on Wednesday, November 4 and celebrate.) Murdoch honestly doesn't know any more than we do what's going to happen on Election Day.

Everyone (Joe Biden, Democrats, all of us) have to fight as though Trump is going to win, because if we don't, he will.