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Showing Original Post only (View all)Bernie Sanders' Fox News Town Hall Was a Ratings Smash. Now More Dems Are Thinking About Doing Them. [View all]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Monday evening Fox News town-hall event was the most-watched town-hall event of the 2020 campaign thus far, according to early Nielsen data. And at least three other Democratic candidates are open to participating in one of their own.
According to early Nielsen data, more than 2.5 million viewers tuned in to hear Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, make his case on Fox News. That total viewership bested CNNs Bernie Sanders town hall event from back in February. The Fox viewership also doubled MSNBCs during the same time period on Monday evening, and nearly tripled CNNs.
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The event, which took place in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, saw the Vermont senator discuss a wide range of topics and occasionally spar with moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
While the Democratic National Committee banned the network from hosting one of its sanctioned debates, the success of Sanders town-hall eventboth in terms of ratings and the headlines generatedcomes as at least three other presidential campaigns consider being involved in a similar event.
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-fox-news-town-hall-was-a-ratings-smash-as-pete-buttigieg-and-other-democrats-consider-one
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Bernie Sanders' Fox News Town Hall Was a Ratings Smash. Now More Dems Are Thinking About Doing Them. [View all]
Uncle Joe
Apr 2019
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Most of our candidates are talking to Democrats, who are primarily responsible for choosing...
George II
Apr 2019
#15
I guess the strategy is Fox viewers aren't real Americans and don't get to vote..
bahrbearian
Apr 2019
#26
How many of those viewing last night, or the other Democratic town halls on Fox....
George II
Apr 2019
#31
Provide that link please, I'll wait. . I watched in on a 60 inch and if most of the audience
Autumn
Apr 2019
#45
I watched that video, your site is"mistaken" when it says most of the audience were in
Autumn
Apr 2019
#49
Thanks for the link. But it doesn't say most of the audience were in Sanders gear. nt
Autumn
Apr 2019
#53
You have gone from most of the audience was wearing Sanders gear to they were mostly Sanders
Autumn
Apr 2019
#73
Since you clarified that the information you posted earlier about the town hall was obviously
Autumn
Apr 2019
#83
It's one thing for our nominee to woo the "fully ONE THIRD of the electorate" after July 2020....
George II
Apr 2019
#13
which didn't happen on Fox. Sanders constantly represented his views as Democratic.
floppyboo
Apr 2019
#18
Pardon the attitude but screw Fox. We shouldn't t be helping their rating and they will cherry pick
CentralMass
Apr 2019
#59
No. However to prove a point I just clicked on Fox News for the first time in 7 or 8 year.
CentralMass
Apr 2019
#64
I do think Elizabeth and Mayor Pete would do VERY well going on Faux News...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#69