Obama to Appear on Fox News Channel
‘Obama Watch’ Can Finally Shut Down Sunday
By Marisa Guthrie -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/24/2008 3:52:00 PM
The “Obama Watch” at Fox News Channel is officially over. Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) will appear Sunday in a sit-down with Chris Wallace, the network confirmed Thursday. The interview will be taped Saturday in Indiana.
Wallace started the Obama Watch more than 765 days ago, and in March, Fox News Sunday began running an Obama Watch clock tracking the days, hours and minutes since Obama accepted Wallace's invitation to appear on the channel.
Democratic rival Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) has appeared on Fox News. And as the race for the Democratic nomination comes down to the wire, it's imperative for Obama to get his message out to independents and economically conservative Democrats -- the so-called Reagan Democrats -- who will likely be the swing voters in the general election.
