Despite it’s popularity on this board the government shutdown was terrible strategy. Folks don’t pay politicians to shut down the government. It was a disaster when Newt did it and the same with Ted Cruz.
Whats the shutdown have to do with this issue?
-— It was a disaster when Newt did it and the same with Ted Cruz. -—
It’s not the “shut down” per se, its the media narrative. The Democrats could have just as easily be blamed.
Look at the hatchet job the media did on Sarah Palin.
Rather than modify our positions to mollify the media, we should stand our ground and wage war against the media.
Whatever they do, the media narrative will make them wrong.
It only became a disaster when they backed down.
Only 17% of the government was actually shutdown, and it was the fault of Reid and Obama.
“Despite it’s popularity on this board the government shutdown was terrible strategy. Folks don’t pay politicians to shut down the government. It was a disaster when Newt did it and the same with Ted Cruz.”
Agreed. The only almost bright spot is that it was not closer to the election.
It was a great piece of theater.