Here is the remarkable reporting by Lawrence O'Donnell on the 2016 election

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20. how dems can get supermajorities in both houses, and president- cut samson's hair

left must go on the offensive to save the next 2 years and win big in 2016 and the biggest opportunity for that is with republican radio, which the left has almost completely ignored and is responsible for much of the insanity of the last 25 years.

why did dems lose these elections, against loons and global warming deniers? there is no guarantee dems will be able to win back in 2016. and we need supermajorities in both houses and the presidency.

messaging? that's a red herring- 1200 radio stations have been dominating messaging unhindered for 20 years. still are.

voter suppression? republican radio has been selling the voter fraud fraud, illegal brown people voting for dems, ACORN, etc unchallenged for years to sell that voter ID, both parties are the same, obama is a failure, etc.

here are some ways liberals can cut samson's hair:

1) Get our schools out of Republican radio.
They help a significant number of stations. More than 28% of stations carrying Rush Limbaugh (170+) depend on publicly funded schools (70+ major universities and colleges). The percentage might be similar for all Republican radio.
If a few schools started honoring their mission statements and committed to finding apolitical alternatives to broadcast their sports, others will follow. This may be the most effective action with the most effect. Stations would have to change their formats or offer balance to maintain those important relationships.
2) Expand the Limbaugh advertiser education actions/boycotts (StopRush) to all Republican radio stations and their advertisers.
3) Include radio stations in protests/picketing. Almost every progressive or Democratic Party issue worthy of protesting can appropriately be protested at an appropriately located Republican radio station. Those stations are Tea Party headquarters and the most important messaging assets the Republican think tanks have. Such protests would be unique and may be more media worthy than the same protests at state capitols, with fewer people. They could link the issue with the failures of corporate media at the same time.
4) Monitor Republican radio and make its propaganda readable and searchable. The secret of its success is that the people and issues it lies about and attacks are unaware of the damage until the lies have been established. It is practically invisible to those it harms the most.
A software combination that would automate recording and transcribing (with SNOWTAPE and DRAGON DICTATE) the main talkers in a state, like Wisconsin, and make it available for searching every few days or sooner near elections, could be valuable. this is something the democratic party could organize for every state or most county headquarters, but it also relates to all liberal activism attacked on radio. by knowing what is being sold it makes it much easier to convince democratic senators that those constituencies (eg pro KXL, anti immigration) in their states they worry about are not legitimate and they won't be as slavish to their pollsters, etc.
5) use 4 to reference talk radio and limbaugh and sons more often. its better since stoprush. MSNBC seems to reference them, but most is relative to sexism, racism, and other outrages. include their positions on the issues as if they were sitting there. "that's what limbaugh says but the fact is...." should be a regular retort to republicans in media. discrediting the talk radio gods will help undo some of the cumulative damage and alternate reality that republican radio has created the last 2 decades.
6) Include questions in polls, or directly poll talk radio listeners on issues to see how talk radio influences (as opposed to fox-related polling).
7) Expand on exposing their use of paid callers and their national and local coordination with Republican friendly think tanks