Bernie Sanders Pierces the Fox News Bubble
A town hall on the network was a risk for the self-described “democratic socialist.” It paid off.
by Conor Friedersdorf
Apr 16, 2019
2 minutes
On Monday night, Fox News aired a town hall with Bernie Sanders, a front-runner in the 2020 Democratic primaries. The self-described “democratic socialist” took a risk appearing on the populist-right network. It paid off.
Overall, the senator from Vermont set forth several of his platform’s most popular planks, avoided gaffes, and answered almost every question to audience applause.
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