Buttigieg, Fox News in talks on town hall

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57. Fox may try to load the audience with a more hostile, Trump loving crowd with Buttigieg.

They probably see it as a mistake with Sanders to have anyone in that audience who supported Sanders or were even slightly open minded. The "How many people would give up their employer based insurance in favor of Medicare for all" question backfired badly.

It may be a good thing if they stack the audience with Trump supporters. Then a few million regular Fox viewers would get to hear all those talking points they've been indoctrinated with fired at Buttigieg, and then they would see Buttigieg dismantle those talking points, in an unexpectedly calm, reasonable way they're not used to, and they would have a hard time disagreeing with much of what he says.

There are people who watch Fox who haven't fallen completely off the cliff yet and Buttigieg is a person who might be able to pull a few of them back away from the ledge. I think Sanders can do that as well, but Buttigieg may be even better at it.

Some people may find that distasteful, but it's an important thing to do. Or at least try to do.