So, Bernie did a town hall on FOX NEWS...

[MineralMan]

It is truly over for him. Unconscionable!

[sheshe2]

1. Recent?

Or the first one? Please tell me he did not do it again.

[MineralMan]

3. Yes. Today, I believe.

Some Bernie fan posted videos of it below. I won't link to that. The town hall was in Dearborn, MI.

[sheshe2]

12. Thanks. nt

[totodeinhere]

2. So did Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg and Mike Bloomberg.

I don't see anything wrong with trying to reach their large audience, and it is not the first time that Bernie has appeared on Fox News. But if the latest polls are accurate it might be over for him but not because he appeared on Fox News.

[msongs]

4. yes they did and as the point of the OP indicated, it was over for them too nt

[totodeinhere]

8. You really think that any of those three would still be in the race if they hadn't appeared

on Fox News?

[pat_k]

30. The OP called it "unconscionable"

If it is unconscionable for Sanders, than it was unconscionable for Julian Castro, Klobuchar, Bloomberg, Buttigeig...

[California_Republic]

33. Pete and Chris Wallace. It was good.

[monmouth4]

5. I don't understand his reasoning for appearing on Fox. Those viewers are not going to vote for him,

they're trumpsters (I), another judgment miscall.

[totodeinhere]

11. You might be surprised. One recent study showed that 23% of the Fox audience is made up of

Democrats and 18% are independents. I'm sure that Bernie would love to get their votes.

https://pos.org/whos-watching-a-look-at-the-demographics-of-cable-news-channel-watchers/

[Maru Kitteh]

19. Not to mention the fact that Rush Limbaugh and the White House have been covered on Fox

encouraging Fox viewers to vote for Bernie Sanders.

For various reasons.

[thesquanderer]

42. Right, plus lots of fox-watching Republicans don't like Trump either,AND Michigan has open primaries

[George II]

6. Especially since he was unable to get to Selma last weekend or yesterday (the 2 memorial services)..

..and bailed on Jackson Saturday.

[Cha]

20. Right..

[democrattotheend]

7. I'm watching it now

He's doing well so far, IMO. Reminding me why I supported him in 2016.

It's an interesting dynamic, because Bret Baier is one of the moderators, but it's clearly a supportive Democratic audience.

I think 40% of Americans get their news from Fox. If we don't go on there we lose the opportunity to even talk to their viewers.

[honest.abe]

9. We can never trust Fox News.

Their motives are always anti-Democratic Party even if they appear on the surface not to be.

[NCProgressive]

14. He always packs the townhall audiences with his supporters

[tman]

10. As long as he's hitting trump more than Biden, I don't mind.

But with Bernie, it's probably the reverse.

[sheshe2]

13. Yep. nt

[totodeinhere]

15. I don't get Fox News so I don't know for sure, but I have never heard Bernie give a speech

where he did not hit Trump hard.

[pampango]

16. Trumpsters are hard to reach. No doubt. If ANYONE is going to make progress uniting the country

you are going to have to talk to them. Maybe a few FOX viewers will be swayed. Not most but maybe a few.Trump essentially only appears on FOX. I suppose we can do the anti-Trump and never appear on FOX.

[MineralMan]

17. Nonsense!

[pampango]

18. Well thought out response. Does Joe have a plan for

bringing the country together or are we past trying to do that?

[emmaverybo]

34. Joe has always said he wants to unite Indies, Republicans, Dems, all who want to protect democracy.

All endorsers have spoken of him as a uniter, many who have known him for years. Never heard
“Uniter” used to describe Bernie. Today when the paid disrupters knocked Symon3 Sanders down, she said as she got up “we want to hear what you have to say.” Exactly what Biden said. “Let’s talk. “

[pampango]

45. I think Sanders policies are a 'uniter'. And Joe appeared on FOX too in an effort, I assume,

to appeal to republicans and serve as a uniting influence. When Bernie explains his policies directly to republicans (how better than through FOX which they all seem to watch), some will realize that his 'socialism' is not that scary after all.

Biden to appear on ‘Fox News Sunday’ ahead of Super Tuesday

https://nypost.com/2020/02/27/joe-biden-to-appear-on-fox-news-sunday-ahead-of-super-tuesday/

Happily, it was not OVER for Joe when he appeared on FOX.

[MineralMan]

44. Thanks!

At first, I was just going to post "Balderdash!" I also thought about "Poppycock!" Then i thought some more and decided to use a word that was familiar to everyone and that couldn't cause any confusion about what I was thinking.

[rufus dog]

31. The only fucking way they are going to be reached is with a punch to the mouth

Like Nazis they are ignorant Mother Fuckers. They don't deserve nor will they get any respect. They will shut the fuck up when either literally or figuratively, they are punched in the mouth. So no, there is no fucking way to reach out to ignorant Nazis.

[BootinUp]

21. He must have had a reason

like he thinks hes reaching possible voters, but it is rather distasteful.

[oasis]

22. A golden opportunity to be critical of Biden. There's a reason. nt

[BootinUp]

23. depressingly sound conclusion. nt

[Moderateguy]

24. Why?

If any of the voters watching him decide that they would vote for Bernie based on his policies, they'll be happy with what Biden is offering in the GE

[BootinUp]

25. I admit I couldn't make sense of it, but i agree

with oasis above post.

[betsuni]

26. He should feel very comfortable there.

They hate Democrats too!

[C_U_L8R]

27. Fox News is blocked here

So I guess Sanders is blocked too. Whatev.
It seems he's down to courting Operation Chaos constituents.

[VarryOn]

28. I watched about 30 mins of the town hall...

Biden ought to wrap up quite well tomorrow.

[pat_k]

29. So did Julian Castro, Klobuchar, Bloomberg, Buttigeig, and perhaps others I don't recall (nt)

[totodeinhere]

36. Apparently the OP is disregarding those other appearances on the same network.

But he is all over Bernie for it. It looks like just fishing for another excuse to bash Bernie. Things like this are not very conducive to party unity going forward.

[pat_k]

37. Agreed

[Gothmog]

32. This was a bad move by sanders

[emmaverybo]

35. He has been self-imolating lately. He badly wants to lead the nation and the world. I keep .

wondering what his qualifications are. He needed to make that case.

[Hortensis]

39. Fox threw one for him before also. He's trolling for Trump's

populists, and the RW powers are fine with his drawing all he can activate during the Democratic primary. They don't exactly fear him.

[LanternWaste]

40. Tough to interpret an appearance on FOX as 'Unconscionable' in any real way.

Yours seems a soft, unsupported judgement which appears more a self-righteous call for personal attention than it does anything else.

[MineralMan]

43. For you, perhaps, it's tough.

For me, it's unconscionable. Fox News is largely responsible for Donald Trump getting elected in 2016. Its audience is overwhelmingly conservative. Appearing on Fox News is giving credibility to an uncredible media outlet.

But, your personal assessment of me is duly noted.

[Johnny2X2X]

41. Joe needs to do this too

You don't even have to flip votes, just show the Right that you're different and want to bring the country together, and show how Trump has torn it apart. Joe's message will resonate with some FOX viewers who in their gut know that something is terribly wrong with Trump.

[USALiberal]

46. Do more research! Other Dems did too! ?????????????