Mark Steyn: America's liberal media bias does their darling Democrats no favours whatsoever

The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | 11/08/03 | Mark Steyn

[GOPJ]

And if it's not "local" it's angry voters -- voters who will turn out anyone. Yeah, more democrat wishful thinking bolstered by the press...

But not to worry. Just as your rattled Democratic supporter is beginning to feel a harsh jab of reality in what Slate's Mickey Kaus calls the "liberal cocoon", the media rush to lull him back to the land of make-believe, assuring us that the Democrat defeat is attributable to strictly local factors and is definitely not part of a trend.

[SkyPilot]

But, driving around the other day, I heard a radio reporter taking refuge in a favourite recent formulation: "Despite polls showing increasing public unhappiness over Iraq, the President continues to insist." That crazy Bush, eh? Flying in the face of what some guy told some pollster over the telephone! Why not try the same formulation with some actual votes? "Despite losing three governorships in the past month, Democrats continue to insist

The best part of Steyn's brilliant article is right here. It is now altogher too easy to mock the Democrats. The KICK ME! sign on their collective arse is now a lighted rolling marquee.

[neverdem]

I think Steyn should be posted on the *bang_list regularly.

[neverdem]

"And the Rats lost control of the legislature in New York in November 2003."

I wish. Could you explain what you mean you think happened?

[Huck]

bttt

[Argh]

Beauty, M & M!

[Qwinn]

I linked to this on another site, and in doing so I noticed that they have fixed the Missouri/Mississippi error at the source.

Qwinn

[ReleaseTheHounds]

They only have each other to talk to. They dismiss anything they hear from a conservative. They act as though they represent a significant majority. Problem is, for them atleast, they are far from even a majority.

CT, I agree... But it goes further: on policy issues, their philosophy is trapped and therefore dead. There was a great Richard Rahn piece a day or two ago (I'll search the FREEP to see if it was posted) that talks about the new effort of Liberals (John Podesta) to forge a liberal think-tank and compares it with the conservatives. Whereas the conservatives come in all varieties (from libertarian Cato to conservative Heritage, Hudson, etc. to more middle of the road American Enterprise Institute, etc. etc.) and their ideas can span the whole range of considered solutions (flat tax, fair tax, reduced tax, National Sales Tax), Democrat/liberals are trapped: all taxes should always be raised; more spending should always be done; you should always look to government to solve the people's problems; you can never CONSIDER a policy that has any damaging impact on a Demo special interest (teachers union, public employees union, other unions, gays, lawyers, abortionists, tree-huggers, Ivy League professors).

Good luck, Center for American Progress! Brain-dead from the start!

[PogySailor]

Thanks for the ping. Another excellent Steyn article.

[PogySailor]

Chris Matthews said yesterday that Southern white males vote Republican because they are still pissed about events in the 60's.

Good grief. Not this Sothern White Male that grew up after the sixties. And Democrats wonder why they have lost the south? They call anyone that doesn't swallow their party line a racist-bigoted-homophobe.

[M Kehoe]

With all of their defeats, why is Mc Auffle still the head of the dnc?

Not that I'm complaining.

5.56mm

[Grit]

Florida: Republicans up six points;

2000 Results:
Bush by 537 Votes (25 E.V.)

Minnesota: Republicans up eight points;

2000 Results:
Gore by 2% (10 E.V.)


Michigan: Republicans up nine points;
2000 Results:
Gore by 5% (18 E.V.)

Iowa: Republicans up 12 points;
2000 Results:
Gore by 1% (7 E.V.)

Arkansas (home of the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library): Republicans up 15 points.

2000 Results:
Bush by 5% (6 E.V.)

[Rummyfan]

Thanks Pokey! A great Steyn.

[Shooter 2.5]

I was wondering about that. The Missouri CCW law was thrown out by a judge with Governor Bob [One Term] Holden's blessings. I wish he was gone.

Steyn is correct and the dems continue to do it. There was a poll for the Wisconsin CCW debates that the dems repeated thoughout the night. The poll said the majority of Wisconsin voters were against the CCW Bill and would vote against anyone for the Bill.

I think they're going to be shocked on election day.

[alrea]

"Is Life so dear or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, GIVE ME LIBERTY, OR GIVE ME DEATH!" ~Patrick Henry.

what's needed in the middle east are some local heros.

[petercooper]

Who's going up against Holden in MO in 2004?

[Spok]

During the California wildfires, the newspaper quoted a woman who lost her home, when talking about the fires being started by arsonists, who said she was against capital punishment-until now. 9/11 had the same effect on national politics. The veneer of liberalism is paper thin, and quickly ripped away when reality visits a little hardship.

[Zack Nguyen]

The 50/50 nation of the 2000 election is gone. A small but significant sliver of the electorate shifted Right after September 11...

I wonder if this is true. We'll find out. The 2000 election was so close because America was divided, primarily by culture. The best indicator to discover how someone will vote today is no longer income, but how often they attend church (if ever.)

Perhaps just enough people have made the switch to make it a 51% nation.

[nicmarlo]

I heard my boss say that to someone on the phone yesterday........I was leaving for the day.....so I posted before checking that out....when I did try to find ANYTHING on the NY election results, I came up with nothing......so, if I'm wrong, sorry. I will ask her on Monday about that.....

[Oldeconomybuyer]

bump, and thanks for the ping...