In the meantime, we just need to integrate our blogs state by state more efficiently. Kevin Hayden's project at the American Street is an excellent start.
Remember back to 2000 when everybody on the Right thought that Bush was not just going to win, but going to blow Gore out of the water? Why did they think that? Because that was the message they kept repeating to try and influence late-deciders to "go with the winner". But if you say something over and over again, you eventually start to believe it. The day after the election you could hear how totally stunned Rush Limbaugh was that Gore actually got more votes than Bush.
The Mighty Wurlitzer is a great short term tool, but in the long run it hurts conservatives by trapping them inside their own fantasies. Mesmerized by their own spin, the Right is going to get further and further disconnected from reality.
Mike
