Most Democratic voters approve of the 2020 candidates participating in Fox News town halls amid some hopefuls refusing to appear on the cable news network.
A Morning Consult/Politico poll released Wednesday found 64% of Democratic voters were fine with their party’s candidates partaking in Fox News forums, while 17% found it inappropriate.
Fewer Republicans (59%) and independents (58%) thought it was appropriate for those vying to challenge President Trump to participate in the events. Eighteen percent of Republican voters and 12% of independent voters thought Democratic town halls on the network were inappropriate.
The poll was conducted on the heels of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., turning down the network.
Last week, Warren called Fox News a “hate-for-profit racket” and said she would not appear on the network because she did not want the event to be financially beneficial to the company. Harris’ campaign said they had received an invite “but we haven’t entertained it.”
Other 2020 hopefuls have accepted invites, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has one scheduled for next month. Several other candidates have also expressed interest.
The poll was conducted May 17-19. It surveyed 1,995 registered voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
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