Daily Kos founder: Democratic presidential candidates are making a 'mistake' by giving Fox News town halls

by Dorothy He

On Tuesday, Markos Moulitsas joined Chuck Todd on Meet the Press Daily to share his thoughts on Bernie Sanders’s town hall on Fox News, Pete Buttigieg’s rapid rise, and what it all means for the Democratic presidential primary. According to Moulitsas, Sanders’s appearance on Fox—and Buttigieg being in talks to appear on Fox—are concerning especially because “[Trump] clearly believes the network is his, and it’s operated as such … it has basically become his propaganda arm.”

As recently as yesterday, Trump even referred to the network in first person (“we” having Donna Brazile refers to the former DNC chair joining the network recently as a paid contributor).

You can view a short clip, as well as the full segment, after the jump.

Moulitsas also had a lot to say about the rise of Mayor Pete and his viability as a candidate:

“This is a world where a viral moment can decide who the next rising star is. Mayor Pete has an incredible resume. He is clearly very smart, he’s got great framing, he communicates well. So he’s doing a lot of the things that I think you need. I’m a critic because of his lack of expertise. I mean, he’s a small-town, liberal college mayor. I’m not sure that’s the step towards the presidency. Just because Donald Trump broke politics doesn’t mean that Democrats need to follow suit. But, that said, he injects something fresh and new and exciting into the race, and that has its own value. And whether it has lasting power or not, I think he’s motivating people, and to me that’s the most important factor moving ahead: do you motivate people? Whether I agree or not is irrelevant—are liberals fired up and organizing? And I think that Pete Buttigieg is doing a great job at that.”

Watch the full segment here: