My concern right after the election has been that conservatives must know why we really lost if we are going to win next time. My original premise was that we did not lose because of our candidates, but because of the overwhelming and open bias of the press.

Yes “we” (true, informed conservatives) want conservative candidates; that is critical because our principals are what will save our nation.

However, the wide middle in America is not AS conservative as we, and will accept a much wider range of candidates, as long as those candidates seem to be at least center to center-right. This is why we have had the spectrum of presidents from Reagan (strong right), Bush 41 (center right) Clinton (center left), George W (right), and now Obama (center Marxist). Clearly the American people do not REQUIRE our president be a Super Conservative!

On the other hand, they very plainly do NOT want a liberal. This is why liberal democrats must run to the center right in the general elections.

Here is where the press comes in. In a follow up I asked anyone who thinks we lost because McCain was a moderate to answer this question: If the press had actually been fair & balanced, and had reported fairly, and exposed the real Obama, would he have won the election? Does an acorn grow a fruit tree?

Besides, there were many strong, very conservative candidates around the country who were also attacked relentlessly by the press and who lost. Yes, a very conservative candidate with the S on his chest can overcome the media bias, but there’s only so many Reagan’s around. For most conservative candidates, elections today are like a track race where the distance is the same for both runners, but the hurdles are set at ten feet for one, and two feet for the other. The press kills most conservative candidates. Look what the media is doing to Sarah Palin TODAY, RIGHT NOW. They are RIPPING her apart, and she’s not even running! Right now they are doing to her what they have done to W for eight years; DESTROY. They know she’s a star. Think about it. The media have the ear of the American people and they are Serpent, whispering their poison against Palin.

There is a refrain going around that the msm is dead. This is a very dangerous thought, and obviously untrue. Last time I checked, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, NY Times, WAPO, on and on all across the country, are still alive and working for the left. Remember, this is The Fourth Estate, an integral part of our democracy. Read what the founders say about a free press. Yes, it has gone intentionally left, and it is somewhat weaker than before, but it is still hugely powerful and influential with most Americans.

Sean Hannity says that journalism is dead. Amen. More and more journalists agree, like Michael S. Malone, the msm has lost its credibility. Yes, we have a New Media; talk radio, and the rightosphere on the web. It is growing, but it is only in it’s infancy, and it’s about to come under major attack by congress. Speaking of which, that should really tell us something about how important they think control over the press is!

Leftists, aided by the press, are stealing our freedom step by step. We must fight the left wing press. We must continue to build our own media infrastructure, and NOT so we can talk to ourselves! We must be able to influence the wide middle if we hope to win elections. There IS a way to do it! To be continued…