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Matthew Gertz
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Fox prime time has gone all-in against John Fetterman since Labor Day, mentioning the PA LT. gov. and Dem Senate nominee 120 times. That's more than six other competitive Senate Dem candidate -- combined. https://mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-prime-time-goes-all-against-john-fetterman
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6:13 AM · Sep 30, 2022
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Fox prime time has gone all-in against John Fetterman since Labor Day, mentioning the PA LT. gov. and Dem Senate nominee 120 times. That's more than six other competitive Senate Dem candidate -- combined. https://mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-prime-time-goes-all-against-john-fetterman
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6:13 AM · Sep 30, 2022
https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-prime-time-goes-all-against-john-fetterman
Fox News prime-time shows are fixated on Pennsylvanias Senate race as the post-Labor Day sprint to the midterm elections gets underway. The programs mentioned Democratic nominee John Fetterman more frequently during that period than the Democratic nominees in six other competitive Senate races combined, and Republican nominee Mehmet Oz was referenced more than twice as many times as any of the other GOP candidates, according to a Media Matters review.
Fetterman appears to be the Democratic nominee Fox prime time hosts fear most. With their dramatic, ongoing fixation on Pennsylvanias lieutenant governor, they are trying to bail out Republicans after Sean Hannitys zealous promotion of Oz stuck the party with an unpopular nominee (Fox support was also crucial for the Republican nominees in Arizona, Georgia, and Ohio). The hosts deceptive attacks on Fettermans health and his record on crime have often aligned squarely with Ozs campaign message.
Media Matters reviewed Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity, and The Ingraham Angle* from September 6 through September 27 for mentions of the names of the Republican and Democratic nominees for Senate in the seven states FiveThirtyEight identified as most competitive: Nevada, Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina,** Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Arizona.
Fox personalities and guests uttered Fettermans name at least 120 times on Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity, and The Ingraham Angle, Media Matters found. The Democratic nominees in the other six states combined for only 96 mentions on those programs; Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) was referenced the next most frequently, with 34.
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Fox prime time goes all-in against John Fetterman (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Sep 2022
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C_U_L8R
(44,889 posts)1. Let them use up all their airtime on their lost Oz.
They only deprive other rightwing candidates of attention and leave the GOP in a much weaker position. Brilliance.
Aristus
(66,075 posts)2. Can we please have John Fetterman kicking Fox in the balls?
Please?