Democratic Primaries

brooklynite

(94,499 posts) Mon May 20, 2019, 08:18 AM May 2019

Buttigieg takes to Fox News and slams Fox News

CNN

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg used a Fox News town hall in New Hampshire on Sunday to slam two of the network's primetime opinion hosts, knocking both Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham by name on the network where they each host an hour.

The moment came when the South Bend, Indiana, mayor was trying to explain why he agreed to do a town hall with Fox News, something that other Democrats -- namely Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren -- have said they would not do because of the network's near constant attacks against the party.

"There is a reason why anyone has to swallow hard and think twice about participating in this media ecosystem," Buttigieg said after hitting Carlson for saying immigrants make the country dirty and Ingraham comparing detention centers with children to summer camps.

"Even though some of those hosts are not there in good faith, I think a lot of people tune into this network who do it in good faith," he said, adding that Democrats "can't blame" Fox viewers if "they are ignoring our message because they will never hear it if we don't go on and talk about it."

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

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Buttigieg takes to Fox News and slams Fox News (Original Post) brooklynite May 2019 OP

I just heard True Blue American May 2019 #1

Where did you hear 20% are Dems? That makes zero sense to me. nt babylonsister May 2019 #2

It was 10% "Dem/lean Dem" in 2016-1017 according to Pew dalton99a May 2019 #3

Obama-Trump zipplewrath May 2019 #4

Warren is right as usual. MrsCoffee May 2019 #5

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)

1. I just heard

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2019, 08:21 AM

May 2019

That 20% of Fox viewers are Democrat, 10% Independent. Smart move by Pere!

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

babylonsister

(171,056 posts)

2. Where did you hear 20% are Dems? That makes zero sense to me. nt

Reply to True Blue American (Reply #1)

Mon May 20, 2019, 09:33 AM

May 2019

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

dalton99a

(81,443 posts)

3. It was 10% "Dem/lean Dem" in 2016-1017 according to Pew

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #2)

Mon May 20, 2019, 09:43 AM

May 2019

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

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

4. Obama-Trump

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #3)

Mon May 20, 2019, 09:56 AM

May 2019

These folks are what get called Obama-Trump voters. We used to call them the "Reagan Democrats". Personally I think it is a waste of time trying to appeal to these voters. They aren't influence by the candidate. I suspect they are influence by their "community" which in the case of Fox Viewers is probably Fox News.

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

MrsCoffee

(5,801 posts)

5. Warren is right as usual.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2019, 10:09 AM

May 2019

Fox is Trump’s (KGOP) propaganda outlet. Democratic candidates shouldn’t be appearing on media that deliberately spreads rumors and misinformation. It’s no better than holding a town hall on Russia Today.

Propaganda is propaganda and we shouldn’t help fund it. We should be dismantling it.

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

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