bobbranco said:
Aglaw97 said:
bobbranco said:
ttu_85 said:
bobbranco said:
dixichkn said:
Or how about maybe let's nominate an actual experienced conservative politician with actual conservative skins on the wall?
Why can't we get out of our own way?
The journalists see themselves as the Pied Piper. Can we change the liberal bent of national press that wants to brainwash the electorate?
How ? They see themselves as activist out to "improve the world" as taught by their Marxist professors.
Agree with you but how do you change that leftest bent ? They have been doing this crap for 4 decades.
My question was mostly rhetorical. Their distorted beliefs of the left are almost impossible to combat. They are arrogant about their mission and are useful.
Probably the best answer is short of violence education is the best antiseptic for this liberal disease.
People may forget but the media largely hated Reagan as much as Trump. It's just that Reagan took a different approach and talked around the media straight to the American people and stayed on message.
This can be done. You won't change the media. Fighting the media doesn't work in large part. Don't waste time trying to change things that won't change (liberal media or voters so committed to the D policies that nothing will change their mind). Find a staunchly conservative candidate who can clearly articulate the message and just keep hammering that home. The stage is set for that to work in 2024. I'm not sure Trump can stay disciplined enough. If Harris wins then 2028 will be even more winnable for a conservative candidate who can clearly stay on message just as Reagan did in 1980.
Somewhat true. But a very articulate DeSantis failed to gain traction against the leftist media.
I proffer that Americans hated that butthole Carter and elected Reagan. Also, the media was the closest to being an honest arbiter of politics at that time. Remember Biden stepped out of the '88 presidential race because the press tortured him relentlessly for plagiarism and lying. The noticeable shift by the leftists to influence the 'stupid' electorate happened in the latter part of Reagan's presidency. Also, many professors were forced out of universities at that time because of their political affiliations.
Agree with a lot of that. What I say is first off Desantis needs to become more relatable. I really like Desantis but was disappointed in his primary performance. He reminds me a little bit of Cruz in that he failed to connect with the every day blue collar worker. Cruz is much worse and comes across too much like a Harvard law professor. I think Desantis can get better but he needs to spend the next four years working on that.
As for the media, yes they are much more openly partisan than they were in the 80s. But candidates have many more tools through social media to bypass the mainstream press. And most people consume their media that way. Reagan had to use fireside chats or speeches from the oval office that the media had to cover to bypass the media and speak directly to the people. Candidates can do that now through Twitter. Trump just far too often chooses to use Twitter to engage in personal attacks versus just staying on message.
