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Fox News Decision Desk run by Democrat who voted Hillary
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:42 pm
@PaulSperry:
BREAKING: Records reveal the analyst who will run Fox News' election decision desk is a registered Democrat who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 & gave Democrats more than $4,000, including $1,525 for Obama. Arnon Mishkin will announce states for Biden or Trump on election night
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According to Ben Smith at the New York Times, Mishkin and the polling unit at Fox News run by Dana Blanton operate independently of the news or commentary divisions. Speaking to current and former employees, Smith reports that “many said that while they expect Mr. Mishkin to have to compete with Mr. Hannity and others who will echo Mr. Trump’s claims, Fox’s bizarre and chaotic internal politics will probably protect him and the decision desk from any actual interference.“
What all of this portends is the possibility of an epic showdown at Fox News on election night that would make the battle between Rove and Mishkin look like child’s play. The data wonk might have given the other side the ammunition they will need to attack him when he told Smith that he’s a registered Democrat who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. But someone at Fox News would have to use that information as a way to delegitimize their own decision desk. All I can say about that possibility is, “pass the popcorn.”
It might be a bit hyperbolic, but a headline at Slate for an article by Ben Mathis-Lilley reads: “The Fox News Decision Desk Controls the Fate of American Democracy.” The point is that to foment the kind of chaos he needs to send the presidential election to the courts or Congress, Trump will, at a minimum, need his propaganda network to declare him the winner on election night. He’ll have to get by Mishkin and nerdquarium to accomplish that.
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BREAKING: Records reveal the analyst who will run Fox News' election decision desk is a registered Democrat who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 & gave Democrats more than $4,000, including $1,525 for Obama. Arnon Mishkin will announce states for Biden or Trump on election night
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According to Ben Smith at the New York Times, Mishkin and the polling unit at Fox News run by Dana Blanton operate independently of the news or commentary divisions. Speaking to current and former employees, Smith reports that “many said that while they expect Mr. Mishkin to have to compete with Mr. Hannity and others who will echo Mr. Trump’s claims, Fox’s bizarre and chaotic internal politics will probably protect him and the decision desk from any actual interference.“
What all of this portends is the possibility of an epic showdown at Fox News on election night that would make the battle between Rove and Mishkin look like child’s play. The data wonk might have given the other side the ammunition they will need to attack him when he told Smith that he’s a registered Democrat who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. But someone at Fox News would have to use that information as a way to delegitimize their own decision desk. All I can say about that possibility is, “pass the popcorn.”
It might be a bit hyperbolic, but a headline at Slate for an article by Ben Mathis-Lilley reads: “The Fox News Decision Desk Controls the Fate of American Democracy.” The point is that to foment the kind of chaos he needs to send the presidential election to the courts or Congress, Trump will, at a minimum, need his propaganda network to declare him the winner on election night. He’ll have to get by Mishkin and nerdquarium to accomplish that.
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Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:43 pm to ItzMe1972
CNN is the only election night channel worth watching anyways. John King is worth whatever they pay him and more
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:44 pm to joshnorris14
CNN election night is like an NFL game
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:44 pm to ItzMe1972
I'll be riding with Blaze Tuesday night. I believe Crowder will be calling states
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:45 pm to joshnorris14
Agreed. XiNN does a phenomenal job on election coverage.
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:47 pm to ItzMe1972
Is OANN doing an election night show? I really don’t want to watch the Fox News never Trumper idiots.
This post was edited on 11/1/20 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:50 pm to sledgehammer
They did a 10 minute spot on this guy this morning on Cuck Wallace. That whole segment had a “let’s cover our bases” feel. Even went out of their way for this guy to say he’s not biased and numbers are always more important than politics blah blah blah
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:53 pm to joshnorris14
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John King is worth whatever they pay him and mo
I'm not kidding when I say this is literally the only time I tune into CNN. King goes to work
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:56 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
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I'm not kidding when I say this is literally the only time I tune into CNN. King goes to work
Ditto. Guys who downvoted first dude to say CNN are just letting their opinion personalities poison their election coverage. It’s better than Fox’s by a mile.
King is good at his job.
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:57 pm to 3nOut
CNN blows Fox out of the water for election coverage.
Posted on 11/1/20 at 8:01 pm to joshnorris14
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CNN is the only election night channel worth watching anyways. John King is worth whatever they pay him and more
I will be watching CNN like I did in 2016...it was gold last time, and I pray it will be again 2020.
Posted on 11/1/20 at 8:02 pm to joshnorris14
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CNN is the only election night channel worth watching anyways. John King is worth whatever they pay him and more
100%!
He’s a liberal but his election coverage on CNN is top notch.
Posted on 11/1/20 at 8:05 pm to ItzMe1972
I’m fairly certain that Mishkin is the same guy who ran the Fox News decision desk in 2016, and they called most swing states before any other mainstream media channels then.
This post was edited on 11/1/20 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 11/1/20 at 8:07 pm to ItzMe1972
Fox News has been calling the race first for about three or four elections now. They're too notch.
As far as coverage goes, John King kills it.
As far as coverage goes, John King kills it.
Posted on 11/1/20 at 8:08 pm to Switchback
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CNN election night is like an NFL game
Like watching the falcons up 28-3
Posted on 11/1/20 at 8:20 pm to DevilDogTiger
Looks like I'll have 3 tv's set up, Fox, cnn and OAN
Posted on 11/1/20 at 8:25 pm to ItzMe1972
Won't bother me, because I won't be watching Fox. I'll be watching Newsmax, perhaps OAN, and some "alternative news guys" will be livestreaming such as Redpill78, Quite Frankly, etc.
Oh, but once it becomes apparent that Trump has won I will also be tuning in ABC and other corporate media outlets to watch the meltdown.
Oh, but once it becomes apparent that Trump has won I will also be tuning in ABC and other corporate media outlets to watch the meltdown.
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