> Nick wrote: > Yes, in general conservatives will have the same federal views, like low > taxes, strong military, and gun ownership. However if you talk to them about > the details you will find that many of them differ on the small details. >
How is it then that you can explain the Republicans complete abdication of responsible fiscal policy and the talk radio audience's acceptance of it? On social issues how can you explain their blatant use of the federal gov't? For example, Pat Buchanan called the use of Federal Marshals to deport Elian Gonzolas (sp?) "police state tactics", yet supported sending in federal marshals in the Schiavo case. I have emails from 7 years ago from colleagues wailing at the use of the federal gov't in state matters; wailing over high discretionary spending - yet today those same people think all of those things are ok. Including Rush and the others. Yet on the other hand you have liberals that still spike trees for environmentalism. That still support gay marriage. That still want the government to solve the poverty problem. My point is that the last 5 years have seen drastic, almost revolutionary, changes in the Republican rhetoric; much of it 180^ opposed to what it used to be. And all of the talk radio hosts have shifted with it. Why? Because creating an "us and them" is what they do and if they disagree with their "side" there's no market. There's a market because Rush listeners, in general, like hearing what they're supposed to think and liberal listeners don't. By the way, that's not just my opinion; there's reams of polling and demographic segmentation to support it. It's the major reason why there wasn't a lot of investment in Air America: PEGs are mostly liberal but they're not stupid. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:154659 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
