The paw of Elizabeth Warren vs. Fox News is an obvious red meat for a blue base

Senator Elizabeth Warren presented her main selling point when she entered the 2020 Democratic primary, namely that she was a political lover whose campaign would be heavy, with an additional focus on politics. .

But the Democratic base may look a bit like the Republican base of 2016: they do not want a candidate who talks as much as numbers, they want someone who will act as an antagonist without reproach against the ruling party. They want a "fighter", someone who "says it as it is" and all that. His ranking, far behind in third place despite his national profile, could be the reason why Warren, the presumed candidate for politics, chose Tuesday to launch a campaign against one of the favorite targets of the left: Fox News.

This should attract the favors of the Democratic base!

"Fox News has invited me to hold a local town hall, but I refuse them" the senator tweeted on Tuesday.

She added, "Fox News is a for-profit hate racket that offers a megaphone to racists and conspirators. It is designed to turn us against each other, thus risking deadly consequences for life and death, to cover the corruption that spoils our government and worsens its consequences. our middle class. "

Admittedly, the usual defenders of the press will denounce this unprecedented attack against a press room.

One minute now.

"For-profit hate works only if there's a profit," says Warren's Twitter account, "so Fox News balances a mix of bigotry, racism, and lies with enough legitimate journalism to claim advertisers that it is a reputable media. It's about bringing advertising money – big advertising money. "

"I will not be asking millions of primary Democratic voters to connect to a media that is taking advantage of racism and hatred to see our candidates – especially when Fox will earn even more money by adding our audience. valuable to their audience, "tweeted Warren.

His speech concluded on a hilarious note: "I'm launching a campaign to reach all Americans."

Like my Washington Examiner According to his colleague Tom Rogan, it is absurd to claim to lead a campaign to "reach all Americans" while spitting on an offer to reach a considerable audience, which is not available in any other newsroom.

Warren rejecting the Fox Town Hall offer is not a courageous position for decency. It's a calculated bet that, she hopes, will strengthen her reputation as an unscrupulous anti-conservative and Republican "fighter".

It's a smart move.

The base's desire to be a "fighter" can largely explain why a dummy bomber like a former president, like former vice president Joe Biden, was elected in first place, according to an average of RealClearPolitics respondents. The desire of a no-frills anti-GOP champion can also largely explain why Senator Bernie Sanders, an absolute and unapologetic progressive, is in second place. The mayor of South Bend, Pete Buttigieg, also enjoys a wave of polls, but I guess it has more to do with the identity politics – he's gay – and his red meat attacks against the Vice President Mike Pence as his alleged policy know-how.

It remains to be seen if Warren's attack on Fox News gives him a boost in polls. But if anything gives him a boost with the Democratic base, it will be stunts like this one.