{"id":2009333,"date":"2023-08-23T13:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-gives-huge-boost-to-dark-brandon-on-day-of-gop-debates\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:23:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:23:10","slug":"fox-news-gives-huge-boost-to-dark-brandon-on-day-of-gop-debates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-gives-huge-boost-to-dark-brandon-on-day-of-gop-debates\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News boosts &#8216;Dark Brandon&#8217; on GOP debate day."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffox-news-gives-huge-boost-to-dark-brandon-on-day-of-gop-debates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2009333&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>What&#8217;s Happening at Fox\u200b News?<\/h2>\n<p>So, uh, what\u2019s going on over \u200cat Fox\u200b News?<\/p>\n<p>What was once considered a \u200cmonolithic \u200btitan\u200d of conservative news has\u200c seemingly become a hollow shell of its former self (and appears to have also\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-even-bud-lite-lost-much-ratings-showcase-new-normal-fox-news-without-tucker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fallen back<\/a> into the middle of\u200c the pack with its \u200bfellow\u2064 establishment media companies), and the examples of that\u200b just \u2064keep on coming.<\/p>\n<p>The latest, and perhaps most alarming, sign that Fox is veering \u200cdangerously close to CNN and MSNBC territory comes ahead \u2064of the ballyhooed Republican primary debate set for Wednesday\u200c night.<\/p>\n<p>The day of the \u200bdebates (which are also being hosted\u2063 on Fox\u200d News, ironically), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ratings-viewers-sent-fox-news-unmistakable-message-first-night-without-tucker-carlson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beleaguered<\/a> network will be featuring a\u2062 pro-Joe Biden ad smack dab\u2062 on what is \u200beffectively the \u201cfront page\u201d of their website.<\/p>\n<p>The ad features Biden\u2019s satirical alter\u200c ego, \u201cDark Brandon,\u201d \u2064with its trademark glowing red eyes, and reads: \u201cGet real,\u200c Jack. I\u2019m\u2063 bringing Roe back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats loved the move, taking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> to \u200ccrow about the ad, which was also reported on\u2063 by <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dark-brandon-fox-news-homepage-ads-gop-debate-exclusive-7734825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Love a good\u2063 headline <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1ydqSAWhVu\">https:\/\/t.co\/1ydqSAWhVu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The \u2063Democrats (@TheDemocrats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDemocrats\/status\/1694367660832633284?\">August \u206323, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLove a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-dumps-grandstanding-democratic-superlawyer-marc-elias-report\/\" title=\"Biden reportedly cuts ties with Democratic superlawyer Marc Elias.\">good\u2062 headline<\/a>,\u201d the post on\u200c X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, from The Democrats read.<\/p>\n<p>Per People, \u2063not only will\u2063 the Fox\u200b News ad be placed\u2064 on the site all day today,\u2062 Biden (or \u201cDark Brandon\u201d)\u200d is also\u2062 plastering his image and message on billboards across Milwaukee, where the\u200b Republican primary debate is set to\u200c take\u2062 place.<\/p>\n<p>So yes, it appears\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-gives-huge-boost-to-dark-brandon-on-day-of-gop-debates\/\" title=\"Fox News boosts 'Dark Brandon' on GOP debate day.\">historically unpopular incumbent president seeking<\/a> re-election is going on the offensive against his Republican rivals.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s\u2064 not exactly new or noteworthy \u2014 until\u200c you begin to ask yourself why Fox News is helping Biden with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pure-tabloid-smear-journalism-daily-wire-co-founder-rips-business-insider-report-on-dave-portnoy\/\" title=\"\u2018Pure Tabloid, Smear Journalism\u2019: Daily Wire Co-Founder Rips Business Insider Report On Dave Portnoy\">ad placement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Oddity of Fox News<\/h3>\n<p>The oddity \u2063of Fox News gleefully accepting campaign money from Team Biden is\u200d made all the worse with two facts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>One, it\u2064 really \u2063feels like Fox is shooting itself in the foot with its hyped Republican debate tonight.<\/li>\n<li>Former President Donald Trump, who is arguably the feature attraction of the GOP primary candidates, already won\u2019t be a part of these debates.<\/li>\n<li>Instead,\u2062 outlets like this \u200done and People magazine are covering the ad on the site \u2014 not\u200c the big event itself.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Two, say whatever you \u200dwant about \u2062Democratic ineptitude and Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-insults-maui-wildfire-victims-desperate-attempt-relatable-exaggerated-story-losing-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heartlessness<\/a>,\u2064 but abortion\u2062 does appear to be a\u2063 winnable (or at least debatable) issue for\u200d them.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, an ad promising\u2063 to bring back Roe v.\u200d Wade is actually the best messaging Democrats can muster right now.<\/p>\n<p>They certainly\u200d can\u2019t brag\u2063 about the economy, gas prices or\u200b international relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Given all that, it\u2064 does appear that\u200d Fox\u200d News is willingly taking the\u200b shine off\u2062 of its own Republican-focused event to\u2063 help the Democratic \u2064president spread \u2062his most effective messaging.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an \u2064odd \u200dmove, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>For a platform that willingly launched the wildly beloved \u200cand popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-releases-explosive-interview-rfk-jr-touching-ukraine-jfk-assassination-lied\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker \u200cCarlson<\/a> into the proverbial \u200bsun, Fox News does \u200cnot appear remotely finished in alienating its remaining fan base.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c Western \u200dJournal \u200chas\u200c reached out to Fox\u2062 News for comment on the \u201cDark Brandon\u201d ad running on their website. We did not receive a response in time for publication.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-gives-huge-boost-dark-brandon-day-gop-debates\/\">Fox\u2062 News Gives Huge Boost \u2062to &#8216;Dark\u2063 Brandon&#8217; on Day of GOP Debates<\/a> \u200c appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>piling up. Fox News, once a dominant conservative news outlet, now appears diminished and aligned with mainstream media. Its decline is evident through numerous instances, highlighting its transformation into a mere shadow of its former self.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2009334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2009333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2009333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2009334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2009333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2009333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2009333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}