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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 01:24 PM Oct 2016

Fox News just said ...

Fox News just said that it would take an unlikely comeback of historic proportions for Trump to defeat Clinton,
and their survey gives Clinton 307 electoral votes to 170 for Trump.

They also said it is more likely that Trump will lose more electoral votes to Clinton, than for him to gain any, between now and election day.

Is Fox becoming more honest with Roger Ailes gone, or was this a rogue report?

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Fox News just said ... (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Oct 2016 OP
Maybe they know a Trump media network saltpoint Oct 2016 #1
And take away their main viewership LiberalLovinLug Oct 2016 #13
Yep. Trump/Ailes are direct threats. Yavin4 Oct 2016 #16
This Trump supporter would work there keithbvadu2 Oct 2016 #18
What a delusional woman mgardener Oct 2016 #19
Nope. She's not hot enough for Trump/Ailes. n/t Yavin4 Oct 2016 #20
just no dlwickham Oct 2016 #28
That's just sad. She thinks she's cool or funny. trof Oct 2016 #37
Kellyanne Conway and Ann Coulter will be there! Zen Democrat Oct 2016 #31
They should just send everyone home and air reruns of Ozzie and Harriett. TonyPDX Oct 2016 #2
That's funny! Maraya1969 Oct 2016 #11
Roger ailes had one agenda when he ran fixnews...looks beachbumbob Oct 2016 #3
Darn where's the fun in that? jcgoldie Oct 2016 #4
There is a limit to avoiding the obvious. progressoid Oct 2016 #5
Fox is in on the conspiracy Martin Eden Oct 2016 #6
That's what Trump supporters are saying Johnny2X2X Oct 2016 #7
Devolution of the Republican base: Rightwingers -> Teabaggers -> Trumpsters Martin Eden Oct 2016 #8
which means, of course, the Jeeeeeeeeooooooooooooooozzzzzzz! Gabi Hayes Oct 2016 #14
Yep, in Trump Delusional Land, there is just one, "Hillary TV." n/t RKP5637 Oct 2016 #29
I guess they don't want to look that stupid on November 9th! Madam45for2923 Oct 2016 #9
Want to make sure they don't get Roved on Election night. yellowcanine Oct 2016 #10
Not just Rove. Michael Barone, Dick Morris, O'Reilly..... mr_liberal Oct 2016 #36
How much lower would FOX's ratings be if liberals didn't hate-watch it? BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #12
I don't think many liberals watch Fox NewJeffCT Oct 2016 #22
hey're trying a GOTV tactic Txbluedog Oct 2016 #15
Are you kidding me?!!! DemInND Oct 2016 #17
More and more are recognizing Trump is not a candidate, it's a disease! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2016 #30
the Fox data room/polling unit is a credible operation. geek tragedy Oct 2016 #21
Fox realizes the Trump prognosis can only be saved bucolic_frolic Oct 2016 #23
"News" should *ALWAYS* be in quotes when following "Fox" EOM :-) The Green Manalishi Oct 2016 #24
Their usual audience and some of their "talent" are leaving soon. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2016 #25
Hannity will go, but I don't consider him "talent" in any way, shape, form or fashion. Zen Democrat Oct 2016 #32
He once though he was going to inherit the Limbaugh empire.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2016 #38
i don't know. barbtries Oct 2016 #26
They're trying to scare Repubs to get out the R vote. n/t SpankMe Oct 2016 #27
If Fox said that... workinclasszero Oct 2016 #33
Fox News is a rigged left wing corrupt source! Amimnoch Oct 2016 #34
They are trying to avoid another one of those "Rove" meltdowns like in 2012. tonyt53 Oct 2016 #35

saltpoint

(50,986 posts)
1. Maybe they know a Trump media network
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 01:26 PM
Oct 2016

would be even more bizarre and irresponsible than FOX has been.

No small feat.

Yavin4

(35,448 posts)
16. Yep. Trump/Ailes are direct threats.
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 02:52 PM
Oct 2016

TNN - Trump News Network is looking like a real thing. It'll be the first all male news network. I cannot imagine any woman working there unless she wears full body armor to work.

mgardener

(1,822 posts)
19. What a delusional woman
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 03:12 PM
Oct 2016

Does she even know what kind kind of remarks Trump would make about her looks?
She is certainly not his 'type' of women.
Imagine offering yourself to that pig of a man.

trof

(54,256 posts)
37. That's just sad. She thinks she's cool or funny.
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 06:15 PM
Oct 2016

You can tell she made the top herself.
Majik Markers.
Big smile.
"Looka MEEEE!!!"

Sweetie, you're just so pitiful I want to cry.

jcgoldie

(11,655 posts)
4. Darn where's the fun in that?
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 01:33 PM
Oct 2016

It was a lot more fun when these assholes were blindsided on election night and Karl Rove made an ass of himself on air in real time.

Martin Eden

(12,879 posts)
6. Fox is in on the conspiracy
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 01:34 PM
Oct 2016

All major news corporations are in cahoots with Crooked Hillary and international Banksters to rig the election against The People's choice, Donald Trump.

Johnny2X2X

(19,185 posts)
7. That's what Trump supporters are saying
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 01:39 PM
Oct 2016

I post regularly on a sports board that has a lively politics board, the Cons there are starting to talk about how FOX is in the tank for Hillary too. And Chris Wallace really disappointed them for not standing up mid debate and trying to assault Hillary.

Martin Eden

(12,879 posts)
8. Devolution of the Republican base: Rightwingers -> Teabaggers -> Trumpsters
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 01:47 PM
Oct 2016

Fox News has long been part of the conspiracy in the dumbing-down of the "conservative" voter, and now the monster they helped create has gone off the reservation.

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
14. which means, of course, the Jeeeeeeeeooooooooooooooozzzzzzz!
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 02:43 PM
Oct 2016

neoJulius Streicher/Breitbart making their moves

soon we'll be seeing old editions of Der Stürmer brought to back to life, in one form or the other

recall the German spouting anti media goons froaming at the mouth last week, or whenever it was......

yellowcanine

(35,702 posts)
10. Want to make sure they don't get Roved on Election night.
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 01:50 PM
Oct 2016

They bought into the "skewed polls" nonsense in 2012 and it set them up for Karl Rove's epic meltdown when he was reduced to rolling the steel balls in his hand and yelling about missing strawberries.

 

mr_liberal

(1,017 posts)
36. Not just Rove. Michael Barone, Dick Morris, O'Reilly.....
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 05:50 PM
Oct 2016

a lot them believed it. O'Reilly was almost crying on camera on election night.

Also they dont really like Trump. Fox News is GOP establishment, Trump is alt-right.... Fox News and the GOP establishment always thought Trump would lose. Thats why Megyn Kelly tried to take him out early. They wanted Jeb! or Rubio. Now they will say I told you so.

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
22. I don't think many liberals watch Fox
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 03:16 PM
Oct 2016

to be honest. Since they were founded in the mid 90s until 2008, the most reliable demographic in presidential elections was that of Fox News viewers voting Republican, as over 90% of viewers voted Republican in 1996, 2000 and 2004. In 2008, it was surpassed percentage-wise by African Americans voting for Obama 95%-4% over McCain.

 

Txbluedog

(1,128 posts)
15. hey're trying a GOTV tactic
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 02:45 PM
Oct 2016

by saying Hillary is bigly winning (probably true) they are trying to get republicans to go out and vote

DemInND

(164 posts)
17. Are you kidding me?!!!
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 02:58 PM
Oct 2016

Fox was actually admitting to the fact that their hero was going to get his butt kicked? Oh my! Have to write that one down! Go HILLARY and all fellow Democrats!!!

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
21. the Fox data room/polling unit is a credible operation.
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 03:14 PM
Oct 2016

IIRC they were the among the first, if not the first, to call Ohio for Obama in 2012, prompting Karl Rove's freakout.

The question is always whether the editorial staff let the public know what their data room is telling them.

bucolic_frolic

(43,362 posts)
23. Fox realizes the Trump prognosis can only be saved
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 03:35 PM
Oct 2016

by seeding complacency amongst Democrats

Don't listen to them. Vote.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
38. He once though he was going to inherit the Limbaugh empire....
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 06:56 PM
Oct 2016

He has refined his act with fake callers on his radio show.

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