Trump says no because he was treated unfairly. Does he expected to be treated fairly as president? Presidents are punching bags for the media. If a president tried to defend himself against only 1% of the vicious unfair attacks by the media, he would do little else.
Trump is doing this not because he got his widdle feewings hoited.
He is doing it because he sees the political advantage to doing it, and he is costing FOX news $18 million in ad revenue and putting the sting to Roger Ailes.
Pissing off the strongest Republican leaning voice in the media is not a good idea for a Republican candidate. Fox is the only major network to counter liberal leaning media and is a primary news source for Trump supporters.
Trump supporters have since long noticed that Fox has its own agenda (propping up the establishment). Pissing off millions of right leaning Americans is not a good idea for a Republican leaning voice in the media. Trump will be fine, its Fox News and the establishment who will suffer the consequences of their bias.
Fair and Balanced? Pffft
Fair and Balanced..............when our candidate is in the lead.
What you neglect is Fox News is the only conservative voice among the major networks. The typical Trump supporter is in the age group of 45-65 and their primary source of new is TV and for conservatives, that means Fox News.
As Trump goes through the primary process and possibility a general election, he is going to need the very people, that is the establishment that he has waged a verbal battle with since his campaign began.
Few people seem to realize just how unpopularity Trump is with Democrats and independents. To overcome this, he's going to need a lot of allies that he just doesn't have. Antics to attract attention such as calling into news shows and asking to be put on the air, streams of outrageous tweets and facebook messages, and personal attacks are not going work in a general election. Exposure in the media is far less important in a general election than in a primary because the voters are already very familiar with the candidates. Voters are more concerned with issues than in primaries and they rely on the media to explain the candidates position.
Flopper they (Fox) need him more than he needs them. Fox News knows who butters their bread and CNN is just foaming at the mouth right now waiting to pounce. Trump has Fox by the balls and they both know it. In regards to Trumps unpopularity among Dems and Independents, you are sorely misjudging his crossover appeal.
I'm a bit suspicious of Gallup's methodology as well.
I remember when Obama ran, folks were embarrassed to say they weren't in support of him, like it wasn't PC or something.
However, when they got to the polls, it was a different story.
The exit polls weren't nearly as weighted as the informal polls. Some real underhanded politicking had to be done to supplant Hillary for the nomination.
I think we might be seeing a little of the reverse phenomenon going on here.
There are a lot of college educated and older folks that, if interviewed on the phone, especially if they have liberal or progressive friends, might be embarrassed to admit that they would feel secure with a Trump administration guarding their Social Security, Medicare and their nation.
Trump brings back dreams and images of the Reagan era, hell, he was the poster boy.
Not a lot of rational blue dog Dems are going to admit that this whole idea appeals to them. Yet, if they are in their 60's, 70's, 80's. . . his confidence, and no non-sense vision for the future has got to seem pretty damn appealing considering the bullshit we have been through for the past eight years. . . .
Do they want to admit it to a pollster or say it out load while their wife, friends, or family is within an ear shot? Probably not.
Does the wife even want to say that to the pollster? Probably not.
I think you should take that poll with a grain of salt.
(Incidentally, it is this line of reasoning that I believe has led the establishment to conclude they need to get Bloomberg in the race.)
