” it is 2013, and the Democrats, through their “mainstream” newsrooms, no longer control the selection, dissemination, and spin of the daily news like they did 20 years ago.
All it would take to win is one Drudge headline: “Senate Democrats decide to shut down entire government rather than give up Obamacare”.”
Sorry but I’m pretty sure that’s incorrect. For all the times I’ve seen posted here at FR that the MSM is dead, they sure seem to have a lot of sway.
The only people who would even see a Drudge headline would be people who already oppose Obama.
One Drudge headline against every other MSM media outlet.
That's one more headline than we had 20 years ago. If you are saying Drudge doesn't have enough impact to sway public perception, then you haven't been paying attention. Even just a week ago the White House went into another tizzy over Drudge when he posted a picture of Ubama with his foot on his desk. Here. I'll help you out with your homework:
Obama’s foot on Oval Office desk sends shockwaves around the world