Fox News Went 100 Minutes Tuesday Night Without Discussing the Republican Loss in Virginia [View all]
Fox News Went 100 Minutes Tuesday Night Without Discussing the Republican Loss in Virginia
By Ben Mathis-Lilley NOV. 8 2017 12:05 AM
The biggest political story of the hour is that Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie went down big in Virginia after running a Trump-esque campaign fixated on inflammatory culture-war issues, losing to Democrat Ralph Northam by what looks like it will end up as a nine-point margin. It's the biggest story of the hour, that is, unless you're watching Fox News: As observed by political writer Chris Hooks, Donald Trump's favorite network spent more than 90 minutes in prime time on Tuesday—Election Night!—between discussions of election results.
Just before 9 p.m., Tucker Carlson read an update about the loss in Virginia and another Democratic gubernatorial win in New Jersey. At 9, Sean Hannity took over and slipped in a comment about why said Republican losses don't really count...
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