‘That Did Not Occur’: Fox News’ Bret Baier
Addresses The Network’s House Call On
Election Night
Daily Caller,
by
ShelbyTalcott
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
11/13/2020 2:09:14 AM
Fox News anchor Bret Baier addressed the network’s incorrect election night estimation that Democrats would expand their majority by about five seats.Fox’s Decision Desk correctly predicted that Democrats would continue to control the House, but overreached by estimating the party would garner more seats than it did – a note that Baier pointed out on Wednesday evening. “Democrats have clinched a majority in the House by reaching 218 seats. There are still a handful of races undecided,: Baier said. “On election night, the FOX News Decision Desk correctly predicted soon after 9:00 Eastern that Democrats would retain control of the House.”
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Moritz55 11/13/2020 2:16:13 AM (No. 604356)
Brett Baier is a decent man and decent anchor. I’m glad to see him admitting his team’s unforced errors.
4 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
DonQuijote 11/13/2020 2:25:00 AM (No. 604357)
I think they are seeing blowback.
46 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 11/13/2020 2:51:38 AM (No. 604362)
Brett Baier constantly gives a platform to vile prog-lib fascists. It's just not worth watching to occasionally see Mollie Hemingway. His show drools over Charles Krauthammer, RIP, a decent and very smart guy but a rabid Trump Hater. So on balance I do not regret deciding I am done, done, done with Fok Snooze, they are part of the enemy media. I wont watch any channel that employs Chris Wallace or Donna Braziere.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
watashiyo 11/13/2020 2:55:40 AM (No. 604364)
Damage Control? Tooooo late. 2021, some lay-offs, some pay cuts, some sponsor cancellations and No Bonus! Har har hardy har har!!!
43 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
The Remnants 11/13/2020 3:04:29 AM (No. 604369)
They have been schooled by the Public Relations Expert - "First, admit you made a mistake".
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
NotaBene 11/13/2020 3:58:26 AM (No. 604380)
Bret Baier, Martha McCallum, Chris Wallace (he of the name ashamed of being a 100% Jewish red-diaper baby), Juan Williams and Donna Brazile are dead to me. Hannity, Laura, Tucker, still work for the Masters of the Universe. The election disinformation was a con job on US. Never forget, never forgive the Biden voters that burned our cities because an election was coming.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
smokincol 11/13/2020 6:08:26 AM (No. 604418)
maybe, would have believed him many years ago but ..... not now. se ya later bret, see ya later brit. see ya later, martha. see ya later, sandra. see ya later, bill(hemmer) and see ya later to those who, at Fox, seek to undermine our duly elected President #45 and 46. any kind of admission like this is purely for numbers, so, they are feeling the heat. so, let it get hotter to teach them a lesson. they stabbed bill o'reilly in the back which should have been the shot across the bow to us that evil things area happening at Fox. MAGAA
23 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
nina584 11/13/2020 6:10:21 AM (No. 604420)
None of them are decent people. They follow the instructions of ryan and the Murdochs to a tee. Goodbye fatso. Enjoy your parties if they ever materialize.
25 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
Edgelady 11/13/2020 6:12:57 AM (No. 604422)
Too little, too late.
31 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
RCFLyer98 11/13/2020 6:17:18 AM (No. 604425)
Perhaps the biggest disappointment for me in the Fox News mess, is Bret Baier. I always held him in high esteem along with Brit Hume, who Bret replaced several years ago. Sorry Bret, fool me once . . . shame on you! Fool me twice, shame on me! I won't watch you and Fox any more, so you won't have the opportunity to fool me twice.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
RedWhite&Blue2 11/13/2020 6:21:28 AM (No. 604428)
Get in your clown cars because you clowns are the laughingstock of the nation
Beep Beep your asses out of our lives!
Newsmax!
26 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
bigken2 11/13/2020 6:30:43 AM (No. 604434)
will never watch again will never look at there web site i am a never foxer
29 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 11/13/2020 7:08:00 AM (No. 604449)
A week after the Fox call that Democrats “will expand their majority by at least five seats,” with Stirewalt and Misken unavailable for comment, Bret said, “that did not occur.” He did not say, the Fox decision desk was wrong, or incorrect. What’t more, at the time of the call, all polls on the west coast and in some mountain states were open. And without doubt, voters in all other mountain states were still in line.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
planetgeo 11/13/2020 7:34:48 AM (No. 604472)
Bret, Bret, Bret...you might want to look up the definition of "Judas goat."
18 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
judy 11/13/2020 8:46:17 AM (No. 604533)
Ask Bret why it took sooooo long for Fox to call Florida for Trump??? Newsmax called it hours before Fox.
12 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
laurenc 11/13/2020 8:52:05 AM (No. 604538)
I flipped over to Fox yesterday morning. They apparently got the message... it was far more fair and balanced than a week ago. They were also reminding viewers - during the newscast - don't forget to warch Tucker, Sean and Laura tonight. Their ratings have dropped like a stone. Trump called into NewsMax yesterday, ignoring FOX. Big trouble!
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
earlybird 11/13/2020 9:18:24 AM (No. 604571)
Bret has that blank, faraway look in his eyes as he shills for the Murdoch sons and Paul Ryan. If Bret weren’t making so much money, I’d feel sorry for him.
7 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
earlybird 11/13/2020 9:21:14 AM (No. 604574)
Re #16, that brassy promo is prominent on many (all?) of Fox’s programs. They are hurting. Good.
10 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 11/13/2020 9:36:03 AM (No. 604592)
I quit watching Fox Noise long before election night. I could see some Never Trumpers becoming snooty in comments and with guest. It was in the wind that Fox went full left now they can reap their rewards. I refuse to even be counted as a viewer just by channel surfing to it. I now treat Fox like CNN and MSNBC let them all wallow in their fake news.
Now I read they advertise to watch Ingram, Hannity and Carlson to save their bacon but it's too late I can go to Youtube for that. The die is cast you are now dive bombing and even the haunty Chris Wallace can't save you along with Donna Basil.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
DVC 11/13/2020 10:13:40 AM (No. 604650)
Too late, I am done with Special Report. No longer a viewer. DONE.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Italiano 11/13/2020 10:21:48 AM (No. 604658)
Translation: We thought that we'd get away with it, we got caught and called on it, it's killing our viewership, ratings and bottom line, and we're hoping our disgusted viewers will forgive us and come back for our fair and balanced coverage.
KMA, Bret.
10 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
anniebc 11/13/2020 11:04:59 AM (No. 604711)
We're over you, Fox. You can't be trusted, and we will not be coming back. Get woke; go broke. Oh, they hate you, so good luck with that.
2 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
earlybird 11/13/2020 1:03:09 PM (No. 604874)
We gave up Special Report years ago. Bret did himself in at that first debate in 2016. We record Harris Faulkner’s program, Tucker, Hannity, Laura. On Fox Business, Maria Bartiromo, sometimes Stu Varney, Elizabeth McDonald (excellent program!), sometimes Lou Dobbs). We skim through most of the recorded programs, excising commercials and “power panels” with dopey Dem campaign types. Sometimes we ditch a whole program that isn’t worth our time.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
cactusmike 11/13/2020 3:32:12 PM (No. 605028)
Gave up long ago on pieface Baier. Yes he does eulogize Krauthammer ad nauseaum, a real Trump hater. Also Martha just bats her eyes to look pretty. Fairly empty. I give her points for her coverage of the military and vets. She does have a book to promote. Then of course Wallace. What a detestable human he is. Over at Business you have that idiot Cavuto. EMac is good.
Fox is headed for the dumpster and the alphabets are going to dance on it’s grave.
Go Newsmax.
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