Netroots Open Fire On Hillary For Agreeing To Debate On Fox

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If you recall, after Roger Ailes made a joke comparing Barack Obama to Osama Bin Laden, Harry Reid nixed a Democratic Fox debate in Nevada

Netroots Open Fire On Hillary For Agreeing To Debate On Fox

By Greg Sargent - February 5, 2008, 4:20PM

It's starting. Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake, Matt Stoller of OpenLeft, and Joe Sudbay of AmericaBlog all blast Hillary for accepting an invitation to debate on Fox. She'll be taking a lot of criticism over this.

Obama won't say whether he'll be accepting the invite. "We'll figure out our schedule, including any debates, soon," Obama spokesperson Bill Burton tells me. What will Obama do? Nixing the debate gives Obama a big opening to outflank Hillary with the netroots, but Obama has already appeared on Fox, and this doesn't seem like the type of battle Obama likes.

It's worth noting that here's an instance where John Edwards' absence from the race will be felt. You can bet he'd be raising his voice against participating. Without a major, top-tier Dem candidate giving voice to the case against Fox, it will be that much easier for Hillary and Obama to both accept the network's invitation.

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