GOP Strategists Embrace Anti-Media Strategy for 2018

[DonViejo]

June 3, 2017 By Taegan Goddard

McClatchy: “A party that traditionally has had a fraught relationship with the media has become outright hostile, led by a president who picks more fights with journalists than any GOP leader since Richard Nixon.”

“But interviews with Republican strategists and party leaders across the country reveal that what started as genuine anger at allegedly unfair coverage — or an effort to deflect criticism — is now an integral part of next year’s congressional campaigns.”

“The hope, say these officials, is to convince Trump die-hards that these mid-term races are as much a referendum on the media as they are on President Trump. That means embracing conflict with local and national journalists, taking them on to show Republicans voters that they, just like the president, are battling a biased press corps out to destroy them.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/06/03/gop-strategists-embrace-anti-media-strategy-2018/

[emulatorloo]

1. well they certainly can't win on the issues

[onecaliberal]

2. I fixed it for you.

GOP Strategists Embrace Fascist Strategy for 2018

[winetourdriver01]

3. Strategy

Don't forget the strategy they won't talk about: Massive purges of voter rolls, closing down voting places in blue districts, no early voting, etc. We have to fight ten times harder to beat this.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Wonder how many candidates

Will actually brawl with reporters? :-/

[DBoon]

5. I'm sure that is part of their strategy

opposing truth with violence

[JHB]

6. More so than they already do?

They've been beating the "liberal media bias" drum for a half-century.