It's been slowly building... Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller, etc
Now we are hearing from Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Ranid Rhodes and even mainstream sources like Johnthan Alter.
All of them have more or less come out against HRC's tactics and many have suggested HRC is supporting John McCain... It's gotten particularly pointed today
Now here's the question... How influential is the progressive media? Air America? Do liberals listen to this at all? I honestly don't know. How much sway does olbermann hold?
To me, it seems that HRC has irreparably lost the entire activist wing of the party (and this wing, unlike wingnuts, have shown they will sit out elections when they feel slighted... as in 2000). She may also have permanently lost any support from the black community if what I'm hearing on a sampling of black-focused talk radio is true.
I'm wondering.. does this matter at all? Does it matter that HRC is being skewered on Air American and Countdown? Does it matter that discussion of "stealing elections" is happening in the african-american community and liberal community at large?
How much does liberal talk radio and the blogosphere matter? Is this the base of the party or just fringe elements?
I really don't know.. I have no idea how influential the progressive media is... but I guess we are going to find out.
Air America is pretty much 100% anti-HRC at this point... and I think some of those shows do get some decent ratings (I think Ed Schultz does particularly well)... so will this have an effect?
It's actually getting pretty vitriolic....
Has HRC done irreparable damage to the party? I'm worried this is going to also steel her supporters on her side
Even Johnathan Alter has all but said that she has no chance of winning and questions why she is still in (from talking to SDs he's very sure there is no way they will overturn pledged delegates and popular vote)
SIGH, why does it have to be this way?
UPDATE: Randi Rhodes just said (unless I heard her wrong) that she knows for a fact that these same discussions are going on in Super-Delegate circles... I hope that's true