Fox News' Gretchen Carlson criticized Cosmopolitan magazine for writing about politics and endorsing candidates on the same day Fox's Megyn Kelly teamed up with the magazine for a Facebook Q&A.

Cosmopolitan expanded its coverage to include politics in August, launching its "#CosmoVotes" campaign which focuses on candidate endorsements, coverage of “women-centric issues,” and a “social media effort” to encourage readers to vote, particularly in the upcoming midterm elections.  

On the November 3 edition of The Real Story, host Gretchen Carlson criticized Cosmopolitan's foray into politics, suggesting the magazine is “taking it a step too far,” because “they basically say some kind of snarky words about any Republican candidate, calling them 'troubling,' 'an extremist who rails against the poor,' 'an anti-choice radical.'” Carlson noted that other women's magazines have covered the 2014 midterm elections highlighting both Republicans and Democrats, but questioned Cosmopolitan's decision to endorse certain candidates, saying, “A lot of people are probably wondering why fashion magazines are getting into politics and actually endorsing candidates but that is the world that we live in now”:

Carlson's attacks echo others on her network who have suggested politics is “beyond the purview of what the readership of this magazine actually wants to see,” but on the same day Gretchen Carlson criticized the magazine, Fox host Megyn Kelly teamed up with Cosmopolitan for a Facebook Q&A. Kelly shared career advice and discussed work-life balance with Facebook users.

Kelly will also be a speaker at Cosmopolitan's upcoming Fun Fearless Life conference.

As Cosmopolitan encourages readers to get to know candidates, think about important issues, and vote, Kelly's collaboration with the magazine comes at a time when Fox News has vilified women voters, even going so far as to suggest women shouldn't vote.