Conservative groups and donors spent quite a bit of money on the last election only to see the reelection of President Obama. Of course it’s important for candidates to have funding in this day and age, but there are ways conservatives might get more bang for their bucks then simply donating to political campaigns. We know our biggest problem is with the culture which is shaped by the entertainment and news industries. I’ve been knocking around ideas with some friends about how to remedy the situation, but hadn’t thought of what Glenn Reynolds came up with.
My suggestion: Buy some women’s magazines. No, really. Or at least some women’s Web sites.
One of the groups with whom Romney did worst was female “low-information voters.” Those are women who don’t really follow politics, and vote based on a vague sense of who’s mean and who’s nice, who’s cool and who’s uncool.
Since, by definition, they don’t pay much attention to political news, they get this sense from what they do read. And for many, that’s traditional women’s magazines — Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, the Ladies Home Journal, etc. — and the newer women’s sites like YourTango, The Frisky, Yahoo! Shine, and the like.
The thing is, those magazines and Web sites see themselves, pretty consciously, as a propaganda arm of the Democratic Party. So while nine out of 10 articles may be the usual stuff on sex, diet and shopping, the 10th will always be either soft p.r. for the Democrats or soft — or sometimes not-so-soft — hits on Republicans.
Just think what a women’s magazine run by conservatives could do with stories of the Obamas’ vacations, or could have done with the Anthony Weiner texting his junk scandal, or the story of a prominent Democrat’s son breaking his girlfriend’s skull. All are stories readers would find interesting while they could be informed at the same time.
Read the whole thing. The only caveat here is that the magazines and websites should not identify themselves as conservative. Why should they? The left doesn’t do it.
Oh, one more thing. National Review reported just yesterday that the Koch brothers are delaying their post-election meeting with donors while they formulate a new game plan.
We are working hard to understand the election results, and based on that analysis, to re-examine our vision and the strategies and capabilities required for success. Although some of the needed changes are already evident, it will be several months before the state data necessary to complete this analysis is available. (Read More)
Seeing that they’re capitalists, what better way to invest in changing the political discourse than a business that has a chance at turning a profit?
If most women pay little or no attention to politics then why on earth did we fight for the right to vote? We have put the United States of America in a tailspin so we can play Mystery Date with the presidency!
I am ashamed of my female contemporaries. They fight for the right to kill their children and strong-arm others into paying for their birth control.
These aren’t real women, they are braying harpies. There’s a difference.
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The integrity of the vote must be secured to eliminate obvious fraud. Soros was successful in his States Secretary Project. The MOVE Act was not legally utilized and enforced. The liberals used people as victims who became or were tribal political groups, deviants, outcasts, criminals, illegal aliens, thugs, sleeper terrorists, non-achievers, or special interest, and made them an important army of useful idiots giving them a sense of legitimacy often creating an organization with partisan donor seed money and then subsidized by the taxpayers to perform specific tasks. The Destructive Party didn’t have any new ideas. They had recycled Marxist tactics and ideology from think tanks built on false narratives, misinformation, character assassination, smearing, coercion, collaboration, crony-capitalism, sold by an over-saturated global community agitator pop culture con-artist that was aided by a progressive education system and media protected by politicians who didn’t stand up for Our Republic and Constitution over the years. Magazines are outdated in waiting rooms or subscriptions. Would we want to make violent video games that target talk-radio hosts, republican politicians or women celebrities? Do we need a Maury Povich or Jerry Springer catering to the unproductive couch occupiers? A clear message and pathway, truth of the moment, standing up for principles of right and wrong with a loud strong voice, history and education, promoting family / life / American tradition / assimilation / opportunity are some of the more important points that can be worked on every day. I’ll leave the pop culture mirage to the cool people. That’s all. Merry Christmas to all!
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You forgot to add the obligatory *five most important words in the English Language* that need to accompany any Conservative blogger’s suggestion for where big money Republican donors should be investing: Hit The Freaking Tip Jar!
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