Doesn’t mean Fox is against him – but it sure doesn’t look like the official institution of the Republican base finds Pawlenty’s candidacy exciting.
Official institution of the Republican base = Ailes.
Check this out:
Sherman reports that Ailes called the New Jersey Governor a few months ago “and encouraged him to jump into the race.” That’s not the first time they’ve discussed the idea. Ailes brought Christie and talk show host Rush Limbaugh to his upstate New York home for dinner last summer. Despite Ailes’ courtship, Christie isn’t running.
Minnesota paper puts Pawlenty presidential bid on obits page
There was also this data point noted by Yglesias:
Doesn’t mean Fox is against him - but it sure doesn’t look like the official institution of the Republican base finds Pawlenty’s candidacy exciting.
Doesn’t mean Fox is against him – but it sure doesn’t look like the official institution of the Republican base finds Pawlenty’s candidacy exciting.
Official institution of the Republican base = Ailes.
Check this out:
Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Thinks Sarah Palin Is ‘Stupid’: New York Magazine
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/22/roger-ailes-palin-stupid-fox-news-new-york_n_865117.html