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Originally Posted by miked
Well, he and others are just doubling down on stupid. That piece reads exactly like what people like O'Reilly are saying...people vote for Obama because they get stuff. As if the only reason to vote for him is that targeted groups are getting things...which is funny because I think the same case could be made for certain groups of people supporting Romney.
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The thing about O'Reilly (or Dick Morris or quite a few others) is that he understands his audience and knows what he's selling. If you know you're wrong- you just double down and/or create a new narrative that obfuscates what really happened.
There are some honest, sober reflections in this, too (Frum's comes to mind).
But quite a lot of these election reactions (Karl Rove??) make me think they didn't see it coming and were starting to drink their own kool-aid. That's dangerous: you can't start using the product you're selling. Otherwise, you risk not knowing what is actually true and how to tether your narrative to the facts.
SI