Why Conservatives Are Stronger Now
I have a piece up at Conservative Home on how the new GOP Congress is better poised to handle a likely budget showdown with a Democratic President than the post-94 Gingrich Congress was. Two of the three reasons I lay out have to do with the increased strength of the conservative movement, in that Americans, and the new GOP caucus, are far more skeptical of government spending than they were in the mid-1990s, and the fact that conservatives now have a great many more outlets for getting their message out. Both the US version of Conservative Home -- just launched this week by my White House colleague Ryan Streeter -- and Ricochet are good examples of those new outlets. These sites will make the job of House Republicans easier when they get into the inevitable high profile fights with President Obama and the Senate Democrats.
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May '10
Re: Why Conservatives Are Stronger Now
Agreed. I still know conservatives who get their news from NBC and ABC, but at least Fox and so many websites are getting the alternative picture out there. More of the middle-of-the-road voters will be suckered by the Left's stories.
Oct '10
Re: Why Conservatives Are Stronger Now
Cut what spending? Social Security? Medicare? Defense?
Those are the federal budget.
If Republicans and Democrats work together they can share the pain, and get something done. If Republicans insist on shutting down the government "because Nancy Pelosi won't cut Social Security and Medicare" 2012 will become another grand Democratic victory.
Re: Why Conservatives Are Stronger Now
I agree with Aaron: the suckering will continue, but at least there will be less of it.
As to Joseph's point, the New York Times has reported that President Obama is reading about Clinton's reaction to the Gingrich takeover in 1994 to help shape his own response today. I don't think the GOP should plan a shut down of the government, but they should be prepared if Obama wants to break out Clinton's old playbook.