On Monday, Mr Stirewalt testified that the joint AP-Fox News project was working remarkably well. “Let me tell you, our survey in Arizona was beautiful,” he said. “And he did exactly what we wanted him to do.”
Some of Mr Trump’s former aides have said Fox’s call shocks them, but also undermines their confidence in his chances of winning. Jason Miller, a senior aide to Trump’s campaign, said in a video statement released by the commission that he and others were “disappointed with Fox” for making the call, but at the same time worried that our data or our numbers might not were accurate. “
Mr Miller did not share any of this concern on election night when he tweeted that Fox was a “complete diversion” whose call should be ignored by other media. At Mr. Trump’s urging, he and other aides immediately turned to Fox executives, producers and talent on the air for an explanation. Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, went straight to the top by calling Mr. Murdoch. The scene took place partly on air, when Fox’s talents commented on the complaints about the Trump campaign.
“Arnon, we’re getting a lot of inbox here, and we need you to answer some questions,” said Brett Bayer, the network’s chief political officer, at one point, referring to Arnon Mishkin, the decision-maker in charge of analyzing the data. and recommends when Fox issues its calls.
On Monday, Mr Stirewalt did not describe either Mr Murdoch or Lachlan Murdoch, executive chairman of Fox Corporation, as part of the Bureau’s decision-making process. And network leaders said Murdoch was not involved.
Although Fox News coverage is generally favorable to conservative, pro-Trump views, this respect has never been accepted by the decision-making bureau, which is a separate part of Mr Mishkin’s news gathering operation. an expert in sociological research who is also a registered Democrat. In the days after the election, Mr Mishkin was adamant in his defense of the call, while Fox leaders pressed him. Once, while host Martha McCallum forged Mr. Mishkin with a series of “what if” scenarios that could increase Mr. Trump’s chances of winning, Mr. Mishkin replied sarcastically, “What if the frogs had wings?” Mr Mishkin remains a paid consultant for the network, not an employee, and will head the decision-making bureau for the November by-elections.)
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