Dems vs FoxNews

The Dems perpetually point out how the Repugs are owned by the religious right, but they constantly ignore how they are owned by the far liberal left. This is a perfect example of how both extremes will be losing the majority of the population by pandering to the extremists.

The Nevada Democratic Party has canceled an August debate that was to be co-hosted by Fox News Channel, citing comments by the network's president rather than an online protest launched by activists and bloggers who believe the channel is biased.

"Comments made last night by Fox News President Roger Ailes in reference to one of our presidential candidates went too far. We cannot, as good Democrats, put our party in a position to defend such comments," state Democratic Party Chairman Tom Collins and Nevada Sen. Harry Reid wrote in a letter sent Friday to Fox News.

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MoveOn.org Civic Action, a network of liberal activists, called on the state Democratic Party to drop partnership with Fox, which the group calls "a mouthpiece for the Republican party," two weeks ago.

MoveOn.org consists of those who stand in the fever-swamp left, and it has been more than evident that they don't represent the majority of America any more than the Religious right does. This is further evidence that the more extreme your view is, the less likely you can make a reasonable analysis of anyones position in the political realm. If FoxNews is a mouthpiece for the republicans, then who is the mouthpiece of the Dems? The NYTimes? LATimes? CNN? MSNBC? I suppose these are all reasonable news organs to MoveOn.org and their ilk.

Captain's Quarter has a good point with this:

Well, some Republicans might not object to that, but the grown-ups who run the party understand that one has to reach voters in order to convince them to support their candidates. In order to do that, the GOP works with all media outlets, even if they do not trust them at times. The point isn't to love the network, but to reach their viewers.

Democrats apparently have forgotten that. If Fox really was that conservative, they wouldn't have wanted to carry the debate at all. They want to sell advertising time, and if their audience was so unconcerned with Democrats, they would hardly have asked to televise their debate. In fact, Fox balances its commentary at least as well as the other networks, and it attracts viewers from across the political spectrum because of it. Fox News Channel routinely outscores CNN in the ratings, and unless liberals want to concede the majority to conservatives, that indicates a pretty wide attraction.

The ratings of FoxNews is pretty telling. By ignoring that the Dems are placing themselves out of contact with the moderates in the political realm.