Posted on 03/02/2016 2:18:42 PM PST by springwater13
In his role as the donor class's darling, Marco Rubio has enjoyed support from the Republicans' media arm, Fox News. Throughout the primary, Fox provided Rubio with friendly interviews and key bookings, including the first prime-time response to Barack Obama's Oval Office address on ISIS. Many of the network's top pundits, including Stephen Hayes and Charles Krauthammer, have been enthusiastic boosters. Bill Sammon, Fox's Washington managing editor, is the father of Rubio's communications director, Brooke Sammon.
But this alliance now seems to be over. According to three Fox sources, Fox chief Roger Ailes has told people he's lost confidence in Rubio's ability to win. "We're finished with Rubio," Ailes recently told a Fox host. "We can't do the Rubio thing anymore."
Ailes was already concerned about Rubio's lackluster performance in GOP primaries and caucuses, winning only one contest among the 15 that have been held. But the more proximate cause for the flip was an embarrassing New York Times article revealing that Rubio and Ailes had a secret dinner meeting in 2013 during which the Florida senator successfully lobbied the Fox News chief to throw his support behind the "Gang of 8" comprehensive immigration-reform bill. "Roger hates seeing his name in print," a longtime Ailes associate told me. "He was appalled the dinner was reported," the source said.
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Faux three everything including the kitchen sink to prop up the Wetback.
They failed. Plus the story about the secret meeting ha really pissed off
conservatives.
“We report, you deride”..
Yep
Well they still have Karate Kid
I thought FNC was pushing Hillary a lot. Now I understand why.
I doubt Murdock would ever say that, explicitly or implicitly.
But this alliance now seems to be over. According to three Fox sources, Fox chief Roger Ailes has told people he's lost confidence in Rubio's ability to win. "We're finished with Rubio," Ailes recently told a Fox host. "We can't do the Rubio thing anymore."
Fox has lost viewers according to those who keep track of such things.
Conservatives should not be celebrating, because Fox and the rest of the establishment is planning on pulling off a trick and nominating Romney. They are going to change the rules in the middle of the game. It’s what they do.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3403840/posts
+1, well said!
Too bad, we quit watching FNC because of their obvious pro-Rubio slant.
“We report what we decide.”
Marco Rubio
More Bad News for Marco Rubio: He Just Lost the Support of Fox News
Ha! Sure they have.
At the very least they are likely in talks to hire him....for something. Foam parties? Who knows.
Who’s the next GOPee candidate they’re hoisting? Watch closely.
How so?
geez dude.....
Only a couple ballot deadlines not passed... Chanting, “Write In Rom Ney”
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Nascarnation I sincerely hope you are CORRECT that he will not win Florida, GOPe planning a FULL ON scorched earth policy against Trump over the next two weeks, I know Trump is a fighter but I hope he can survive this!!! ALL PACS coordinating spending everything to take him out in Florida!!!
LOL!
Right now it goes from one day being the Rubio show to another day being the Trump show. Guess it will go to every day being the Trump show now?
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