Posted by Jed Lewison on Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 1:15 PM Pacific

The Problem With Relying On FOX

Without FOX, Bush never would have won re-election, and without FOX, John McCain would probably be losing by twenty points.

But that doesn't mean FOX has been a good thing for the Republican Party, at least not in the long term.

The problem with having such a successful propaganda organization is that it allowed the GOP to become utterly complacent about actually doing anything remotely resembling an effective job of governing.

In that sense, FOX became something of a crutch for them. It kept them walking for a few years, but sooner or later, things were bound to catch up with them. And now that they are paying the price for neglecting their core responsibilities, things are going to be ugly for the Republican Party for quite some time.

The Problem With Relying On FOX

Without FOX, Bush never would have won re-election, and without FOX, John McCain would probably be losing by twenty points.

But that doesn't mean FOX has been a good thing for the Republican Party, at least not in the long term.

The problem with having such a successful propaganda organization is that it allowed the GOP to become utterly complacent about actually doing anything remotely resembling an effective job of governing.

In that sense, FOX became something of a crutch for them. It kept them walking for a few years, but sooner or later, things were bound to catch up with them. And now that they are paying the price for neglecting their core responsibilities, things are going to be ugly for the Republican Party for quite some time.

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