Frank,
The fact that the media is on the liberal side has been known for years. There are ways to work around them. President Reagan did it twice, the GOP did it in 1994 and Gov. Bush appears to be doing it so far. The media has not made any appreciable dent in Gov. Bush's support despite their attempts with the drug rumor and the lastest flap. It may be a little tougher, but it can be done.
People dislike candidates who whine and complain about unfairness by the media. People admire candidates who can confront this inequity and win. Both Newt and Pat Buchanan have complained and the people have condemned them for it. Both of them have the perception of being whiners. You and I know that they are decent men but the public thinks otherwise. Some of this is the medias doing, but some of it is the responsibility of both Newt and Pat. We have to face the fact that the public is not that concerned about politics other than 90 days before an election. Then they only know what they read or hear in 30 second sound bites. If they hear something being said by a candidate that turns them off, they will not listen to a detailed outline of the candidates positions, they will simply turn elsewhere.
Perception is reality. The Democrats have learned that and it is time that we do as well. You can not force people to pay attention to politics if they choose not to. Someone made the statement that if we could get a majority of the 80 million gun owners to vote for a third party, that we could change the current system. The NRA can't even get 5% of the gun owners to join them, how can we possibly expect a majority of them to vote for a third party? The vast majority of people vote for a candidate on a variety of issues, not just one. That candidate, in order to be successful, must appeal to people on a broad range of issues, not just one or two.
We can either learn the rules of the game and use them to our advantage, or we can continue to complain and attempt to play it how we wish. With the former, we have a chance to win some, maybe not all, but hopefully enough. With the latter, we condemn ourselves to defeat and bitterness.
I prefer the former!
The fact that the media is on the liberal side has been known for years. There are ways to work around them. President Reagan did it twice, the GOP did it in 1994 and Gov. Bush appears to be doing it so far. The media has not made any appreciable dent in Gov. Bush's support despite their attempts with the drug rumor and the lastest flap. It may be a little tougher, but it can be done.
People dislike candidates who whine and complain about unfairness by the media. People admire candidates who can confront this inequity and win. Both Newt and Pat Buchanan have complained and the people have condemned them for it. Both of them have the perception of being whiners. You and I know that they are decent men but the public thinks otherwise. Some of this is the medias doing, but some of it is the responsibility of both Newt and Pat. We have to face the fact that the public is not that concerned about politics other than 90 days before an election. Then they only know what they read or hear in 30 second sound bites. If they hear something being said by a candidate that turns them off, they will not listen to a detailed outline of the candidates positions, they will simply turn elsewhere.
Perception is reality. The Democrats have learned that and it is time that we do as well. You can not force people to pay attention to politics if they choose not to. Someone made the statement that if we could get a majority of the 80 million gun owners to vote for a third party, that we could change the current system. The NRA can't even get 5% of the gun owners to join them, how can we possibly expect a majority of them to vote for a third party? The vast majority of people vote for a candidate on a variety of issues, not just one. That candidate, in order to be successful, must appeal to people on a broad range of issues, not just one or two.
We can either learn the rules of the game and use them to our advantage, or we can continue to complain and attempt to play it how we wish. With the former, we have a chance to win some, maybe not all, but hopefully enough. With the latter, we condemn ourselves to defeat and bitterness.
I prefer the former!