Media Missing the New Populist Wave
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 18th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Media Missing the New Populist Wave
Salena Zito, RealClearPolitics
Brian Sullivan now knows the frustration that many Republicans feel every time some media outlet trots out another wackadoodle who says, with assumed authority, that he or she represents the party’s mainstream attitudes. Sullivan, the likeable CNBC anchor and host of its “Street Signs” program, comes across as an Everyman on his show. On a recent MSNBC “Morning Joe” segment, he passionately rebutted the panel’s conversation about the state of Republicans. “Can we stop saying ‘the Republican Party’? As somebody that grew up in a conservative household, I…
Obama Tells Donors Midterm Stakes are High; HRC Leads in Ohio; Newt v. Tip
Carl M. Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 15, 2014. Thirty years ago today, a heated argument between Democrats and Republicans raged on the House floor. The two primary antagonists were Speaker Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill Jr. and Newt Gingrich — and when it was over the latter was nearly as well-known in this country as the former. The donnybrook, which lasted over several days, was ostensibly about U.S. foreign policy. But what was really at stake was which political party controlled the microphone in the House of Representatives — and in this country. And a look back at the…
