Bernie Enjoys Winning Media Week; Faces Fox’s Wallace Next As Hillary Continues to Hide

[ErikJ]

http://www.mediaite.com/columnists/bernie-enjoys-winning-media-week-faces-foxs-wallace-next-as-hillary-continues-to-hide/

If his sit-down with Fox’s Chris Wallace is any indication, Bernie Sanders continues to be one step ahead of Hillary Clinton, especially on the media front. This as a new poll shows the Vermont senator now tied with Clinton in next-up Nevada, 45-45.

The poll — albeit conducted by the conservative Washington Free Beacon — is still a shocker considering that Hillary once led Bernie by 54 points in Nevada. 54. Needless to say, the wind behind Sanders’ back is now at gale force following his 21+-point blowout of the former Secretary of State in New Hampshire. And from a media perspective this week alone, he’s making all the right moves in terms of reaching different kinds of audiences: Saturday Night Live with Larry David, a highly-publicized breakfast meeting with Al Sharpton the morning after the win in NH, The View later that morning… all with the usual interviews across CNN and MSNBC sprinkled in throughout the week.

But arguably the biggest moment of Bernie’s recent media schedule will come on Sunday morning when he joins Wallace––arguably the best, most objective, pound-for-pound interviewer in the game regardless of party or subject––on Fox News Sunday. It’s obviously a bold move by Sanders to go where some Democrats deem as enemy territory. But Bernie knows Wallace won’t grandstand or showboat or turn the discussion into a circus, having appeared on the program once before since announcing his candidacy last spring.

In the end, this will likely be a professional discussion between two old pros focused almost entirely on policy. Just a guess, but it’s 1-5 odds here that Wallace tries to extract specifics from Sanders on how he’ll pay for all his proposals from free tuition at all public colleges and universities to expanding Medicare to all Americans. “We’ll put a tax Wall Street speculation” likely won’t suffice. Foreign policy questions — Sanders’ obvious weak spot against Clinton — will likely be an extensively visited topic as well.

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[napi21]

1. I think Bernie will do fine.

He knows this is negative territory and will be well prepared for the questions.

[mikehiggins]

2. Don't get cocky, people

Like a shark hiding in murky waters, the Clinton campaign is always ready to strike, and strike hard. We have to keep all shield's up.

The crap so far isn't even the opening gun of what these folks are willing to do. THe PTB stand too lose a hell of a lot if Bernie wins. They ain't going to hesitate for a second.

[jillan]

3. What I respect about Bernie is he knows who he is, does not apologize for it nor does he run

from it. He has confidence to be himself.

I don't think he is afraid of opposition. He will deal with faux by being Bernie.
He knows they will call him a socialist, he knows they will try and make him seem weak on foreign policy.
He won't stumble because he will stay true to himself. He won't have to parse words because his words will describe the message he believes in.

I may even have to watch faux news tomorrow morning.

Go get 'em Bernie!!