I've been through the thought process on this before, and after listening to folks who monitor and report on Fox News daily, I believe it's never good to appear on the network, especially its most toxic programs (Ingraham and Carlson). By appearing, you're legitimizing...
...white nationalists' favorite cable TV network. Fox is a horrific, radicalizing propaganda force & should be completely shunned at all costs. I think an exception is high-level political debates & town halls, which aren't hosted by the most extreme personalities.
If you're running for office and have the chance to explain your policies to millions of people in a non-white nationalist context (yes, these debates & town halls have plenty of liberals in attendance), how could you not.
However, in other cases, I believe the cost of legitimizing a white nationalism super spreader network (and, thus, giving its advertisers excuses to stick w/ it) is far greater than the benefit of five minutes now and then to oppose wars or promote other good policies.
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How do you run key Senate campaigns during the greatest economic downturn in 100 years, & against a party that exists entirely to further enrich the wealthy, & just forget to talk about the economy and jobs??
NEW: The House Freedom Caucus, GOP megadonors, and corporate executives have donated to & financed ad campaigns supporting extremist QAnon candidates. I've got the numbers. exposedbycmd.org/2020/10/01/tru…
FBI deemed the QAnon conspiracy movement a domestic terrorism threat last year. Yet the House Freedom Caucus endorsed three QAnon-friendly candidates, collected donations for them, & spent over $100k on ads backing Greene, who'll be in Congress, & Boebert. exposedbycmd.org/2020/10/01/tru…
.@MarkMeadows, former Freedom Caucus chair & Trump's current chief of staff, is at the center of this.
His PACs donated to Greene & the Freedom Caucus' PAC. His campaign is the biggest donor to a super PAC that also spent money on ads backing Greene. exposedbycmd.org/2020/10/01/tru…
I heard @SamSeder make this argument in a recent Ring of Fire podcast as well. And I agree. This is the first time since I became a journalist that I'm publicly expressing whom I'm voting for. I'm voting for Biden in NY for the exact reasons Kate states here. We must stop fascism
@SamSeder I've tweeted, even recently, that I'm voting for (writing in) whomever the hell I want. That was before I thought about the overall vote count as a factor in election theft. So I've changed my mind.
If you've followed me for more than a couple months you'll know that I've reported many times on Biden's shady connections, including to oil & gas, his corporate donors, etc. I don't like him! He sucks and punches left! He won't support M4A or a real GND. But he's no fascist.
All I can say is getting out the vote is the only thing that matters right now. Donate to groups that are doing GOTV, especially if they're knocking on doors. Some groups & campaigns are going to homes & observing social distancing.
I'm a politics reporter and I don't endorse candidates but it's obvious I'm a leftist. We're facing fascism, folks. So here's a list I compiled for some friends about how to best spend your money if you, you know, aren't a white supremacist.
These groups are in swing states and/or states with close Senate races. They're all doing GOTV. Your money will go much farther with them than with campaigns or super PACs.
.@SeanMcElwee gets a lot of shit from the left, and most of it is underserved imo. He’s a brilliant guy who, in his mid-20s, decided to focus on data & polling to get progressives in office. His work is accurate and effective.
He’s probably not as radical as he was at age 24, but to say that 26-year-old Sean sold out 24-year-old Sean is pretty ridiculous. Shit, when I was mid-20s I was pursuing a PhD in music composition & barely followed politics.
I personally think the left needs a more aggressive strategy—both electorally & when in office—but I respect his approach. That may be the weak spot: When they get to Congress, what do they do? Identifying candidates who can win AND will fight the establishment is very difficult.