A thread 🧵 On election night Fox News. From jubilation to despair: A thread in 8 tweets. This is an overview of the entire 9 hours worth of coverage. Things started out so hopeful... 1/8
Jesse Watters made an appearance in the second hour. He didn't offer much but anecdotes, and a humble brag about how he was recognized in his polling place in Manhattan. He had lots of bravado, little substance. 2/8
Tucker Carlson arrived in hour 3. He made a racist comment about BLM in Florida as well as getting in a dig at Dominion Voting Systems the company that's suing Fox for defamation. It seemed kind of reckless to bring the company up by name but Carlson lives life on the edge. 3/8
In hours 3-4 Tucker decides to stand up for his favorite oppressed demographic - white men. As more polling results come in, the tone shifts. Brit Hume makes the first insult directed at former President Donald J. Trump. Resentment builds. 4/8
By hour 4-5 the group retreats to denial. Everything is going to be OK. Laura Ingraham praises DeSantis and Sen. Rubio. If the rest of the country is like Florida, this is the start of a revolution! 5/8
Hour 5-6 Reality is setting in. Their dream is beginning to unravel. States that were supposed to be sure bets are going to Democrats. The party spent too much money in States that should have been easy. Mark Penn also blames Trump for picking crazy candidates. 6/8
Hour 7-8 the in-fighting starts. The numbers are getting worse. Brit Hume claims nothing will get accomplished even if the Republicans manage a narrow majority. Kellyanne Conway snaps at Juan Williams. Juan Williams snaps back. 7/8
Hour 8-9 acceptance. If the GOP doesn't change course the country is lost. Dana Perino asks for grace and kindness on the same network that referred to teachers as "demonic" just last week. 8/8
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