Calls Grow for GOP to Break its Media Cocoon

[old timey villain]

Toning it down would be the best choice for the GOP, but I don't think it will be so easy. People in the bubble have been thoroughly brainwashed by the talking heads like Limbaugh and many have been completely convinced that Obama and most other democrats are nothing short of evil. So, any effort in the Republican party to moderate on some issues and reach across the aisle would be considered high treason, and the party would face a huge backlash from their most loyal supporters. I think the GOP will have to lose many more elections before these people finally come around.

[old timey villain]

Media cocoon doesn't matter.  No one's telling the Dems to break their media cocoon.

Trying to "fix" the losing party after every election has become tiring.  See the Dems in 2004 and 2010, GOP in '06 and '08.   The GOP lost because it had an inferior operation and an inferior campaign controlling the top of the ticket.

I'm sorry but the GOP media cocoon is a huge problem for the party. Right wing media created a false universe that thoroughly convinced Republicans that their views not only were right, but were also shared by the vast majority of Americans. It created a false sense of security. They figured they were doing everything right and didn't make the changes necessary to win the election, As it turns out, most Americans were very much against their agenda.

At least most liberal media uses facts and data and tries to understand the motives coming from the other side. And they're also not afraid to knock down one of their own if they screw up. MSNBC was probably the hardest on Obama after the first debate. Right wing media has become almost cult like, showing intense devotion to the Republican party and failing to tell the entire story

[old timey villain]

I'm sorry but the GOP media cocoon is a huge problem for the party. Right wing media created a false universe that thoroughly convinced Republicans that their views not only were right, but were also shared by the vast majority of Americans. It created a false sense of security. They figured they were doing everything right and didn't make the changes necessary to win the election, As it turns out, most Americans were very much against their agenda.

At least most liberal media uses facts and data and tries to understand the motives coming from the other side. And they're also not afraid to knock down one of their own if they screw up. MSNBC was probably the hardest on Obama after the first debate. Right wing media has become almost cult like, showing intense devotion to the Republican party and failing to tell the entire story

Sorry, but the mindset you are describing does not afflict only the GOP.  The main problem the GOP has with their media bubble that the Dems do not have with their bubble is that the GOP bubble is smaller than the Dem bubble and it is shrinking.

It affects both sides, but to a different extent. And Fox News still destroys other cable news channels in the ratings.