From Digiday… Will Bunnett, a senior strategist at Trilogy Interactive, and a former producer at Obama for America, said that in spite of these problems, Republicans have a successful niche brand at the moment — the base isn’t going anywhere. So they need to find a way to convince new…
Republicans’ Brand Loses Them the Shutdown Fight
When the Republicans shut down the government in the 1990’s, Rep. Newt Gingrich thought the president would take the blame — but Rep. Dick Armey knew that was the wrong answer to the wrong question. The question would be one of party, and the answer of who to blame would…
The Conservative News Bubble Is the Most Destructive Force in the Country
Somewhere along the way, that right-wing echo chamber that used to just help conservatives swiftboat John Kerry and so forth stopped being a tool for cynical manipulation and actually took over the right-wing worldview, elites and all. It’s now caused a government shutdown and may soon cause a cataclysmic debt…