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Outfoxing Fox

As long-time readers should know, I can't stand Fox News. Excluding Shepard Smith and Chris Wallace, Fox News talking heads are notorious for spreading BS. There's a good reason why Fox News sounds so similar to fake news . Having said that, though, I don't understand the Democratic Party's reluctance on presenting town halls there. One problem with the Democratic Party's electoral success at times has been their failure to reach out to rural, conservative-leaning Independent, and moderate Republican voters. No, it's not likely  Elizabeth Warren could be part of a Fox News-hosted town hall and be able to win over many regular viewers of the channel, but it couldn't hurt. Bernie Sanders, arguably the most liberal member of Congress, took part in a Fox News-hosted town hall not too long ago, and guess what? He received rave reviews. While I didn't hear any Fox News regulars yell out, "Bernie 2020!," I did hear several say something along the ...