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‘Total Confusion’ at Fox News Over Debate

July 30, 2015 at 11:27 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 54 Comments

The polls that Fox News will use to determine participants in the first GOP presidential debate “remains an open question and a source of controversy,” New York Magazine reports.

“In the absence of a clear answer from the network, advisers for both Kasich and Perry have taken to lobbying Ailes and Fox executives to use polls that put their guy over the line.”

Said one network personality: “There’s total confusion about all of it. The Second Floor is making it up as they go along.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Fox News

Extra Bonus Quote of the Day

July 16, 2015 at 10:12 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 42 Comments

“Fox News is not real news, and you’re not a reporter.”

— San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Scott Wiener, quoted by Gawker.

Filed Under: Media Buzz Tagged With: Fox News, Scott Wiener

Fox News Will Limit GOP Debates to 10

May 21, 2015 at 6:59 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 29 Comments

“The sprawling field of Republican presidential hopefuls will be abruptly winnowed down to as few as 10 — at least for debating purposes — when the first presidential debate is held in early August, Fox News, the debate sponsor,” the New York Times reports.

“The network’s decision to invite only candidates who hit a certain polling threshold is the first organized attempt to curtail the size of the ballooning field. Presidential debates have proved crucial in recent nominating contests, with little-known candidates propelled to national prominence and experienced candidate thrust out of the race by poor performances.”

Politico: “The first Republican presidential debate would likely exclude two governors, a U.S. senator, and the only woman in the GOP’s presidential field, according to criteria released Wednesday.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Fox News

Is Fox News Hurting the GOP?

May 19, 2015 at 8:25 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 26 Comments

Wonk Wire looks at a fascinating study that says it is.

Filed Under: Media Buzz, Republicans Tagged With: Fox News

Quote of the Day

January 21, 2015 at 6:34 am EST By Taegan Goddard 36 Comments

“They used to laugh at us in the mainstream media, but we’re becoming the place most people go to get the truth.”

— Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, quoted by the New York Times.

Filed Under: Media Buzz Tagged With: Fox News, Roger Ailes

Quote of the Day

December 10, 2014 at 8:47 am EST By Taegan Goddard 62 Comments

“The United States of America is awesome, we are awesome. We’ve closed the book on torture, and we’ve stopped doing it. And the reason they want to have this discussion is not to show how awesome we are. This administration wants to have this discussion to show us how we’re not awesome.”

— Fox News co-host Andrea Tantaros, quoted by Gawker.

Filed Under: National Security Tagged With: Fox News, torture

What’s Behind the Ben Carson Phenomenon?

December 3, 2014 at 9:19 am EST By Taegan Goddard 22 Comments

First Read: “It’s worth noting that Carson’s popularity may be more about his Fox News contract than his policy positions; in fact, two of the four Republicans with the highest popularity scores in our latest NBC News/ WSJ poll were regular personalities on the cable channel.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign, Media Buzz Tagged With: Ben Carson, Fox News

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