QOTD: Kevin Drum
by digby
This is 100% correct.
Yes, the tea party has won. But it won because of support from Fox News. In reality, it's Fox News that won. And for all that Fox gets a lot of attention, I still wonder how many non-conservatives really watch it. Not just the occasional clip on Jon Stewart or Media Matters that's good for a laugh or an eye roll. How many really sit down occasionally and take in a full evening? Or a whole day? Because that's the only way you'll really understand.
Take his word for it --- and mine. Unless you watch this thing for a very long stretch you can't understand the nearly hypnotic nature of it.
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