The nutroots, at least in Nevada. The Democrats have decided to cut and run from a Presidential debate in Nevada because the big, bad Fox was involved.
The Nevada State Democratic Party is pulling out of a controversial presidential debate scheduled for Aug. 14 in Reno and co-hosted by Fox News, according to a letter released late Friday from state party chairman Tom Collins and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev).
The letter said Nevada Democrats had entered into the agreement with Fox, despite strong opposition from Democratic activist groups such as MoveOn.org, as a way of finding "new ways to talk to new people." (my emphasis)
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A statement released Friday night from Fox Vice President David Rhodes said: "News organizations will want to think twice before getting involved in the Nevada Democratic Caucus, which appears to be controlled by radical fringe, out-of-state in interest groups, not the Nevada Democratic Party. In the past, MoveOn.org has said they 'own' the Democratic party. While most Democrats don't agree with that, it's clearly the case in Nevada."
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The state party has been under pressure from progressive activists across the country, led by MoveOn, to cut its ties with the debate.
According to MoveOn, more than 265,000 people signed a petition sent to the Nevada State Democratic Party.
Let's see, how many viewers does Fox News have? I admit I don't know the exact figure, but I believe the number would be somewhere north of 265,000.
Roger Ailes, president of Fox News, has a question for the fraidy cats in the Democrat(ic) party:
The public knows if a journalist's question is unfair. They also know if a candidate is impeding freedom of speech and free press. If you are afraid of journalists, how will you face the real dangers in the world?
I don't think he's talking about global warming.
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