(11-05-2020, 11:44 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: There was definitely something funny going on by Fox News calling Arizona so early. I was watching when it was called and it caught Bill Hemmer completely by surprise. He was doing his segment and scrolling though the big giant touchscreen all the networks use when he suddenly stopped and looked at the camera in dismay to announce the Fox election analysts had called Arizona so soon.

The guy who heads up Fox's election analysis, Arnon Mishkin, was highlighted in Chris Wallace's Sunday show as the "Power Player of the Week". Mishkin, an admitted democrat who voted for Hillary, vowed that personal politics plays no part in his calls. When he was interviewed not long after making the Arizona call, he cited several factors that put Trump out of competition. The on-air folks were baffled.

I don't know if Mishkin was allowing his politics to bias his views or if he was just incompetent, but the trends in Arizona show that Trump is closing in. Hell, even Rachel Maddow and MSNBC wouldn't call Arizona.

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(11-05-2020, 11:25 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: I think he could be successful with that. With the recent turning of Fox News, I think he could poach some of their legitimate talent.

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Bezos owns the Washington Post and it is a political arm of the DNC. I wouldn't count on a Bezos owned CNN being fair and partial, lol.

Me either.

My understanding is that Paul Ryan has a "high" position at FNC and is one of the culprits of what is going on there right now. The hiring of people like Donna Brazille was the beginning of the end. Not sure what they were thinking with that hire. 

Tucker has shown visible frustration with the media lately, including those at his own network.  His departure wouldn't surprise me in the near future.

As far as calling AZ, Mishkin has had multiple opportunities to walk back his call and has dug his feet in the ground harder each time. At the end of the day, guys like that don't care. If they get fired, CNN or MSNBC will pick them up. It is a huge injustice to the voter calling something that early.

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