Calls Grow for GOP to Break its Media Cocoon

[Psychic Octopus]

This is undoubtedly a great idea, but good luck. Much of the party trusts only Fox and Talk Radio, as it has been beat into them that these outlets are "the truth-tellers." They trusted only Gallup and Rasmussen, who were the ones with the "real numbers." Now it seems like faith in the polls is changing, as many have realized PPP and Nate Silver were right all along. However, they were provided with clear evidence, and their pundits (some, anyway) are willing to eat crow. But you can't break someone out of a "media cocoon," because it requires that someone to realize that much of their political beliefs are built on misinformation and suppositions. And no one wants to do that. Maybe in the long-term, with a new, younger generation of "logical" conservatives, but not now.