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The reason why the right is so much more effective at this sort of thing then we are is they have entire media outlets to spew their message. If a repulbican doesn't follow the party line in all things, they face the wrath of Rush and co. Democrats don't have media figures they are accountable to. As a result, they can afford to ignore the base and are often cowtowed by right wing media. This puts a lot more of the work on us individual voters. It is not enough to demand our leadrs to do their jobs, we must also demand a REAL liberal media that holds those in power accountrable the way the right does.
Obama niavely beleives that if he makes enough concessions that some republicans will come around. As long as the right has it's own unaccountable media, that will never happen. Even if a republican wanted to, they would be torn apart by a rabid base that allows no dissent. Spurred on by this right wing media. Seems to me we must also write to our media outlets and demand they do their jobs again. This means stop being cowed by the "bias" label and confront it.
