The Left has been trying to shut down Fox News Channel since its inception nearly three decades ago. They can’t just stand by that there’s a major cable news network and it doesn’t put out Democrat talking points.
All his previous attempts to defund FOX News have failed, and this one too. But that hasn’t stopped Democrats and their supporters from trying to convince themselves that their big moment has arrived.
The funny part is that these people think they’ve got FOX in a barrel for ‘conspiracy theories’ about the 2020 election. These people, the same people who pushed the Russian Federation for four solid years and in many cases still believe it, think they are going to cancel FOX for what it is. They are Doing so since 2016.
Politico reports:
Dems want to cut Fox after lawsuit reveals
A flurry of stories showing Fox News’ role in pushing 2020 election fraud conspiracies and helping Donald Trump’s campaign has intensified calls among Democrats to block out the network.
The revelations, revealed as part of a $1.6 billion lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox, showed that some network hosts and executives endorsed lies about Trump’s loss, entertained conspiracy theorists and openly prioritized company profits over the truth. . A related deposition of the media empire’s chairman, Rupert Murdoch, revealed that he shared private intel about Joe Biden’s campaign TV ads and provided debate strategy with top Trump advisers.
For years, Democrats have debated whether the party should shun the cable news giant or casually use its airwaves to conduct counterprogramming. But amid the latest saga, a new kind of response has emerged: They should sever all ties with the network, including any money spent on advertising.
“There’s nothing in those records to show they’re operating like a real news organization,” said Democratic strategist Doug Gordon. “If you’re running a campaign in 2024, how do you hand your ads to Fox in good faith when you know they’ve given your ads to Republicans? If there were any general election debates, how would you allow Fox to moderate?
Read that last paragraph again, but switch to CNN or MSNBC and see if it makes a difference.
What these morons don’t realize is that, with the exception of a few opinionated hosts, many conservatives no longer see FOX News as a conservative outlet.
Also, ratings analysis has repeatedly shown that many Democrat voters watch FOX News, and that’s the core of it.
Chuck Schumer and other party leaders are horrified at the idea of Democrat voters listening to Tucker Carlson.
Democrats like to call their critics fascists, even though they drool at the idea of taking away basic rights like free speech from anyone they don’t like.