Sosnik notes that many Republicans are more concerned about losing in a primary than a general election, which makes compromise harder.
That’s a quote from Politico on a piece that a Democrat strategy claiming that the Democrat Party is in decline (especially after Obama). The thrust of it, given the entire piece, is that Republicans are not worried about the Democrats – but are worried about what their base is thinking about them. Now contrast that with this:
Will the Republican establishment stop fighting with their base and just start ignoring them?
from James Pindell at WMUR’s Political Scoop. Now, part of Pindell’s job (or seemingly, most journalists these days) are to either act as Democrat mouthpieces (like in “how much of the Gosnell killing-aborted-but-born-alive-babies murder trial? Or in MSNBC’s “journalists” in toeing the WH line concerning Clinton’s “What does it matter now?” with Benghazi?). So Politico is outright saying that politicians are paying more attention to their base for re-election, and WMUR is say “Hey Establishment Republicans – blow off your base“? Such a dichotomy of awareness of the politics are playing: complete opposites.
The Dems here in NH kept the corner office, captured the Exec. Council, “waved” the House and came within two of a majority in the Senate. Sosnik may be right in that without Obama and his machine, Doom might be the operative word on the Left. But how much does WMUR’s Pindell believe the Establishment Rs can afford to lose of their disaffected base and still beat the Dems in the next election?
