Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg
Peter (Pete) Paul ButtigiegWhy Democrats must nominate a moderate presidential candidate Poll: Biden holds lead over 2020 Democratic field 2020 Dems condemn bigotry, gun violence after synagogue shooting MORE is in talks with Fox News about appearing in a town hall event on the network, a campaign spokesperson told The Hill on Tuesday.
The spokesperson, speaking a day after Sen. Bernie Sanders
Bernard (Bernie) SandersWhy Democrats must nominate a moderate presidential candidate Partygoers promote favorite candidates at The Young Turks event Poll: Biden holds lead over 2020 Democratic field MORE (I-Vt.) appeared on a Fox town hall, told The Hill that “reaching out to the Fox audience is something we intend to do.”
Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., has been surging in the Democratic contest. He raised more money in the first fundraising quarter than Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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Sanders, 77, appeared in a Fox News town hall on Monday night, which was moderated by anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
The self-described democratic socialist is the first Democratic candidate to do a town hall on Fox News during this campaign season. He also participated in a Fox News town hall in February 2016 with eventual 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton
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The decision by Sanders to appear on the network came more than a month after Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez
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Buttigieg, 37, is the only 2020 candidate to appear on "Fox News Sunday" in 2019.
Buttigieg, an Afghanistan War veteran, Harvard graduate and Rhodes scholar, has earned praise from the left and right for his interview performances while being increasingly lauded as a serious contender for the Democratic nomination after being unknown nationally just two months ago.
An Emerson College poll released Monday showed Sanders at 29 percent among Democratic respondents, with former Vice President Joe Biden
Joseph (Joe) Robinette BidenCNN's Jake Tapper presses Conway on Trump's Charlottesville response: Was it 'perfect?' Why Democrats must nominate a moderate presidential candidate Seth Moulton: Biden should apologize to Anita Hill MORE second at 24 percent and Buttigieg third with 9 percent. Sen. Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi HarrisWhy Democrats must nominate a moderate presidential candidate Poll: Biden holds lead over 2020 Democratic field Advocates push 2020 Dems to address Social Security reform MORE (D-Calif.) and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke
Robert (Beto) Francis O'RourkePoll: Biden holds lead over 2020 Democratic field 2020 Dems condemn bigotry, gun violence after synagogue shooting Presenting the 2020 Democratic bracket MORE (D-Texas) each received 8 percent support in the poll.
The Hill has reached out to Fox News for comment.
