hancock4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On May 2, 2:23 pm, "Ubiquitous" <web...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> The nation's top Democrats are suddenly ru****ng to appear on the Fox
News
>>Channel, which they once had shunned as enemy territory as the nemesis
of
>>liberal bloggers.
>
>
> Who the heck are "liberal bloggers"? Why should they carry any
> influence? Anyone can be a blogger, there are no checks, balances, or
> controls on what they write.
>
> The Democratic party has to be very careful of how much influence its
> elitist Maureen Dowd salon leader****p has on the rest of the party.
> Unless of course they want to lose yet again.
>
> What that leader****p doesn't understand is that while they see Obama
> as a 'centrist', the rest of the country--the people who actually
> decide elections--see him as a far left liberal. Hillary ain't too
> far behind.
>
> Bush has screwed things up so much and McCain wants to continue the
> policy. Given that, the Dems have an excellent chance of winning in
> the fall. But it is not a guarantee. Ol' Tricky Dick beat 'em twice.
>
>
>
>
>
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>>The détente with Fox has provoked a backlash from progressive bloggers,
who
>>contend the party's leaders are turning their backs on the base - and
>>lending credibility and legitimacy to the network liberals love to hate
- in
>>a quest for a few swing votes.
>
>
> As said, who cares about the bloggers? They are NOT the party's
> base. The party's true base are the working folks in Pennsylvania who
> voted for Hillary over Obama. The working folks in Florida and
> Michigan, if they weren't denied a chance to vote. (Screwing up those
> primaries was a REAL smart move! Talk up future voter resentment!)
>
> The working folk don't spend all day blogging on the 'net.
>
> Anyway, love it or hate it, Fox News attracts far more than a "few"
> swing votes. Many people watch Fox News. As such, it makes sense for
> the candidates to appear on it. If the Fox News people are jerks (as
> they so often are), it would strengthen the candidates, not hurt them.
Fox News doesn't attract only a FEW swing voters, if any at all.
They'll get a spike in viewer****p when these high-profile celebrity
candidates make an appearance, but the true fans of Fox aren't going to
be swayed.
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