How Fox News Changed American Media and Political Dynamics
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Interesting indeed!
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Consequently, some political observers now question whether Fox is a net plus or a net minus for Republican presidential candidates. As Columbia University political scientist Lincoln Mitchell put it after Romney’s loss:
Fox has now become a problem for the Republican Party because it keeps a far right base mobilized and angry, making it hard for the party to move to the center or increase its appeal, as it must do to remain electorally competitive….One of the reasons Mitt Romney was so unable to pivot back to the center was due to the drumbeat at Fox, which contributed to forcing him to the right during the primary season. Even after the primary season, when Fox became a big supporter for Romney, the rift between official editorial position and the political feelings of Fox viewers and hosts was clear.[63]
Former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum perhaps put the complicated, double-edged relationship between Fox and the GOP best when he said, “Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us and now we’re discovering we work for Fox. And this balance here has been completely reversed. The thing that sustains a strong Fox network is the thing that undermines a strong Republican party.”[64]
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Conservative Blowback
Consequently, some political observers now question whether Fox is a net plus or a net minus for Republican presidential candidates. As Columbia University political scientist Lincoln Mitchell put it after Romney’s loss:
Fox has now become a problem for the Republican Party because it keeps a far right base mobilized and angry, making it hard for the party to move to the center or increase its appeal, as it must do to remain electorally competitive….One of the reasons Mitt Romney was so unable to pivot back to the center was due to the drumbeat at Fox, which contributed to forcing him to the right during the primary season. Even after the primary season, when Fox became a big supporter for Romney, the rift between official editorial position and the political feelings of Fox viewers and hosts was clear.[63]
Former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum perhaps put the complicated, double-edged relationship between Fox and the GOP best when he said, “Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us and now we’re discovering we work for Fox. And this balance here has been completely reversed. The thing that sustains a strong Fox network is the thing that undermines a strong Republican party.”[64]
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Whoa! TOTAL BULLSHIT!!
No wonder America is so fucked... collectively, we apparently can't tell "come here" from "sick 'em".
Fox News does not have a "Right Wing" or "Republican" agenda... though they do regularly expose the Liberal Left for what they are. (That ain't the same as supporting/promoting a "Right" anything.)
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Seems you're quite Right!
The establishment republicans have pretended to be ronald reagans to get elected when they are really from the david rockerfeller lowell weicker Bush senior end of the liberal elite leftist republican wing... The only republicans who are liberals like that are the politicians... who lie to get elected. Very few republican voters are liberals.
Fox and the base are not the problem... its the liberal sell out establishment... being concerned that if they support obama and pelosi and reid like they are told to do... they will get Kantored.
In short Fox is not the problem.. in fact if anything fox's hosts are too establishment for the voters... The voters want lower or ow income taxes. We want a sealed border... and jobs for our people before we bring in more immigrants. We don't want our money to go to support the muslim brother hood or have nukes got to Iran... or fast track trade deals that will ship more jobs overseas.... or continue to to pay 400 dollars or more extra for lousy obamacare.
We desire oil independence and a pipeline.
The problem the establishment politicians support obamacare and big taxes and big govt and cronyism.
My theory is Fox could have even more viewers if they really pushed messages like we got from Bratt... and get from Cruz. Some of the base don't like what Fox did to Ron Paul and others who love the constitution.
Fox and the base are not the problem... its the liberal sell out establishment... being concerned that if they support obama and pelosi and reid like they are told to do... they will get Kantored.
In short Fox is not the problem.. in fact if anything fox's hosts are too establishment for the voters... The voters want lower or ow income taxes. We want a sealed border... and jobs for our people before we bring in more immigrants. We don't want our money to go to support the muslim brother hood or have nukes got to Iran... or fast track trade deals that will ship more jobs overseas.... or continue to to pay 400 dollars or more extra for lousy obamacare.
We desire oil independence and a pipeline.
The problem the establishment politicians support obamacare and big taxes and big govt and cronyism.
My theory is Fox could have even more viewers if they really pushed messages like we got from Bratt... and get from Cruz. Some of the base don't like what Fox did to Ron Paul and others who love the constitution.
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Its not a further right message... its a jobs, economy and border security message.
60% to 70% percent of the country matches the lower taxes and protect jobs message.
Its just about every voting republican, half the independents and half the private union guys and and even some govt workers.
The problem is that some of that vote is split between 2 parties and is betrayed by the dems and rs sellout politicians.
It is why the establishment dems and rs and you lefties attempt to demonize the message of the tea party.
60% to 70% percent of the country matches the lower taxes and protect jobs message.
Its just about every voting republican, half the independents and half the private union guys and and even some govt workers.
The problem is that some of that vote is split between 2 parties and is betrayed by the dems and rs sellout politicians.
It is why the establishment dems and rs and you lefties attempt to demonize the message of the tea party.
Dude, your party lost the last 3 elections. You probably didnt know that since you watch George Stephanopoulos.
Awash in a sea of leftist media, which has become nothing more than a cheerleading squad or willfully silent, FOX has the nerve to ask a question. In todays climate that gets you labeled as a radical at best. A racist at worst. Yeah, FOX leans right, but there's a world of difference between leaning and being totally in the bag.