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Any marginal benefit Democratic candidates get from their Fox town halls is immediately swamped by the network's propaganda. mediamatters.org/blog/2019/05/2…
The only thing Democratic presidential candidates are accomplishing with these town halls is strengthening Fox News. Why would they want to do that? mediamatters.org/blog/2019/04/0…
This quote from a former Fox senior vice president shows how the network benefits: nytimes.com/2019/06/02/bus…
The "benefit" for candidates, meanwhile, appears to be that you might get a viral moment that gives you a decent news cycle eight months before the Iowa caucus. An astonishingly short-sighted play.
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