(4) The choice before Ailes was simple: Move Fox back to a more moderate center, or continue to be the reflexive critic of Obama, serving his audience the red meat conservative opinion it relies on, with hopes of a repeat of the 2010 Republican midterm shellacking in 2014. In making this decision, the considerations were obvious: What would both rate well and help the GOP at the ballot? To figure out which direction Ailes took, consider the stories Fox has covered at length following Obama’s reelection: the already months-old Benghazi attack, Obama trying to tighten gun laws, the IRS targeting conservatives, and wall-to-wall Associated Press hacking outrage. The first six months of Obama’s second term may not be a time of conservative achievement, but it sure has been entertaining for Fox loyalists. The network’s decision to remain steadfast to the right — even with a convincing Obama victory marked by a big majority of Latinos and young Americans clobbering the GOP’s electoral hopes — might seem like a miscalculation. But like anything Ailes does, it has been well thought out and planned.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:09:41 +0000
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