The O'Reilly Factor
A daily summary of segments aired on The O'Reilly Factor. A preview of the evening's rundown is posted before the show airs each weeknight.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
The Factor Rundown
Talking Points Memo
Impact Segment
Personal Story
Is It Legal?
Unresolved Problems
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Analyzing Tonight's Results
"I am on the election set as we await the vote tally from Wisconsin, where the polls close in less than an hour. It is an important night for the GOP. If Donald Trump wins, he will likely get the nomination. If he loses in Wisconsin, a much longer nominating process will kick in and Ted Cruz will pick up some steam. Both Cruz and Trump have called for John Kasich to drop out no matter what happens tonight, but that is not likely to happen. A Wall Street Journal editorial today says that the governor may bide his time until the convention in July, hoping he can win the nomination on delegates who defect after the first ballot. Governor Kasich thinks he has a chance if the controversial Trump and the ideological Cruz do not have the delegates to win the nomination outright. There is a similar situation on the Democrat side, with Bernie Sanders hanging tough knowing that Hillary Clinton controls more delegates. But Mrs. Clinton has that FBI thing, and if she is indicted over the email deal, Sanders believes he can win the nomination. So why not hang on? The Trump campaign seems to understand that their guy has to broaden his base by being more specific. American voters deserve specifics in a very important election, and it looks like the Trump campaign is responding to that. We have asked Mr. Trump to appear with us tomorrow, and I hope he will be here. Summing up, Wisconsin matters and we'll know what the voters think in less than 60 minutes."

The Factor welcomed Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum, who analyzed some of the Wisconsin exit polls. "One big question this week," MacCallum began, was how Donald Trump will do with women. Women in Wisconsin are not budging, which is not good news for Trump - he's at 35% with women in the state. He can not win the general election without better numbers from women. Among Republicans who are angry with the federal government, which is usually a Trump strength, 48% are going for Ted Cruz. That raises the question as to whether Ted Cruz is becoming a palatable alternative for people who don't want to vote for Trump. People who care about electability are also going for Cruz. This should have been a good state for John Kasich, but he is not doing well right now." Turning to the Democrats, MacCallum reported that Hillary Clinton is getting 73% of the black vote, while late deciders are bending toward Bernie Sanders."
Trump and the Female Vote
As has been well documented, Donald Trump is struggling with women, many of whom view him extremely unfavorably. Republican Andrea Tantaros and Democrat Mary Anne Marsh laid out what Trump can do to turn things around. "He has to stop talking about women's looks," Tantaros declared, "and he has to stay on the issues. He has to stop going after Ted Cruz's wife and female journalists. He started his campaign with the powerful message of defending the late Kate Steinle and now he should talk about radical Islam and how it threatens women's rights." Marsh suggested that Trump should take advantage of his business acumen. "His only chance is to promote his version of equal pay for women, which is that if a woman does as good a job as a man, then she will be paid just as much. He needs to show that he's hired women and paid them as much as men. But Republicans will never win the women's vote." The Factor reminded Marsh, "For the past seven years Barack Obama has not done much to improve the economy, women are earning less than when he became president."
The Media's Role in the Election
The Factor welcomed veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent Lesley Stahl, who defended the media's coverage of this campaign. She disputed Newt Gingrich's contention that Republicans never get a fair shake from the mainstream media. "Whomever the front-runner is," Stahl said, "will get the most scrutiny and the toughest press. It's a front-runner issue more than a party issue, and you guys at Fox tilt toward the Republican side." But The Factor related a first-person story from earlier in the campaign: "I was on the CBS morning show with Charlie Rose, who was appalled that Donald Trump is even in the game. He put me in a position where I had to defend Trump because I'm a fair and balanced guy. The vibe at CBS was, how can Trump even be in this game?"
Update on Hillary's FBI Investigation
Legal wizards Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lis Wiehl reported the latest on the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. "Clinton has been saying that she has not been asked by the FBI to be interviewed," Wiehl said, "as if that's a big deal. She doesn't have to be interviewed by the FBI! The FBI gives its information to the prosecutor, who gives it to a grand jury, which decides whether to indict." Guilfoyle cast doubt on a report from now-defunct Al Jazeera America, which claimed that Hillary Clinton will be interviewed by FBI boss James Comey. "There is not sufficient evidence to support that, and what you have been seeing are leaks from people with political agendas." The Factor cited a far more reliable source, saying, "Judge Andrew Napolitano says flat-out that the FBI will recommend an indictment!"
A Look at the Republican Field with Tavis Smiley
Black radio host and author Tavis Smiley entered the No Spin Zone with his take on the GOP and the minority vote. "I'm tired of black folk being taken for granted by one party and being ignored by the other party," he began, "but Donald Trump has lost his mind and has become a racial arsonist. It's his anti-immigrant stance, his anti-Muslim stance, and his mistreatment of African Americans in his audiences. It also took Mr. Trump too long to come around and denounce David Duke." The Factor told Smiley that he may be judging Trump a bit too harshly: "Your use of the words 'racial arsonist' conjures up David Duke and these kinds of people. I've known the man a long time and I have never seen him cast aspersions on any group."