The terrible little secret that both Fox News and Megyn Kelly are hiding with their pseudo-bravado is that if Donald Trump’s considerable fan base decides to skip the GOP debate as well, that will strike a ratings death blow they may never recover from. Could it happen? Absolutely.
“When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.” Donald Trump
Like him or hate him, Donald Trump does not simply own the political narrative. He is the political narrative of the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump is hated by the Liberals, he is hated by the GOP, and he is hated by the main stream media as well. His demise has been predicted more times than you can count, and yet his following and popularity continue a mega climb upwards. Now he is taking on Fox News in an epic pissing contest, and if current trends hold, Fox News may just get their heads handed to them in royal fashion.
Donald Trump to Skip Fox News Debate:
FOX NEWS LOSES ALL CREDIBILITY AS CONSPIRACY TO SABOTAGE DONALD TRUMP IS REVEALED
We reported on how, back during the first Fox-televised GOP debates, that Megyn Kelly, Chris Wallace and Bret Baier had purposely tried to provoke Donald Trump into giving “over the top” answers so it would make for “better television”. And in fact, Megyn Kelly took numerous cheap shots at Trump in an effort to create and explosion. When all was said and done, though, the end results of the Fox attempt to sabotage Donald Trump only served to send his start soaring into the political atmosphere. Megyn Kelly was told to “take a 10 day vacation” until things cooled off. Trump was the clear and obvious winner of that encounter. He said after that he would not do another debate with Megyn Kelly.
“Donald Trump knows that by not showing up, he’s owning the entire event,” Rush Limbaugh
“Deja Vu all over again”
On January 28, Fox will again hold another GOP Debate, but it will be without Donald Trump. Roger Ailes has been pumping up the “yellow journalism” war machine to a fever pitch, declaring to anyone who will listen that “Trump is afraid of Megyn Kelly” when nothing could be further from the truth. Trump is disgusted with the “got’cha” journalism of Kelly, doesn’t want to do it again and guess what? Trump doesn’t need to do it again. This time around Fox News needs Donald Trump far more than he needs them. Trump doesn’t need Fox News, he is much bigger than that now. If you think that is mere hyperbole, just ask Donald how much he hasn’t had to spend on advertising so far. Some $35 million so far.
The terrible little secret that both Fox News and Megyn Kelly are hiding with their pseudo-bravado is that if Donald Trump’s considerable fan base decides to skip the GOP debate as well, that will strike a ratings death blow they may never recover from. Could it happen? Absolutely.
And if it does, many more people than just Megyn Kelly will be taking another “10 day vacation”.
