a.c.o.r.n. stole the 2012 election from president obama. the number is down only three points from the 2008 election. the problem is, folks, a.c.o.r.n., they shut their doors back in 2010. these poll numbers are absolutely shocking. but if you look at where republicans get their news, some sense can be made of all of this. in 2012, foxnews.com and its fringe sister site, fox nation, did five stories related to a.c.o.r.n. the fox news effect is nothing new, as long as fox news and right-wing talkers push information, the problem will continue. meanwhile, these poll numbers also show republicans are can t handle losing the election. 25% of republican voters say that they want to succeed from the union. and 19%, well, they re not really sure yet. it s safe to say that republicans are no longer the party of patriotism. a quarter of their members want nothing to do with this country.
these poll numbers are absolutely shocking. but if you look at where republicans get their news, some sense can be made of all of this. in 2012, foxnews.com and its fringe sister site, fox nation, did five stories related to a.c.o.r.n. the fox news effect is nothing new, as long as fox news and right-wing talkers push information, the problem will continue. meanwhile, these poll numbers also show republicans are can t handle losing the election. 25% of republican voters say that they wantรง to succeed fro the union. and 19%, well, they re not really sure yet. it s safe to say that republicans are no longer the party of patriotism. a quarter of their members want nothing to do with this country. these misinformed republicans love to talk about our founding fathers. don t they always quote our founding fathers, those tea partyers out there?
nick, that doesn t do your career justice. i ve known you for about ten years in my new jersey days. you were with espn, had a very interesting career. welcome back. msnbc contributor perry bacon junior, the political editor of our sister site, the agree i don t.com, democratic representative jerry nadler of new york who needs no introduction, a regular on the show. christina, let me start with you. tell me if i m wrong on this. a few weeks ago the idea started getting circulation. i noticed john mccain and a number of other republicans came out and seemed to bat it down. i thought, okay, that s not going to happen. i m watching that town hall we ve just showed in north carolina and this has happened in other town halls across the country where republicans are being confronted with very angry and demanding crowds saying this is the litmus test of whether you re a true republican. i m wondering if they re not going to come back from their recess spooked by this and saying this is someth
might be. be careful with voting. you might go to jail if you try to vote. in the weeks before the election this year, an anonymous someone paid for dozens of these billboards in largely poor, largely minority neighborhoods in ohio and in milwaukee, wisconsin. across the bottom of the billboard, and in kind of small print, the sign said, quote, paid for by a private family foundation. excuse me. and for a while, that was all that we knew about who was behind these be afraid to vote billboards in mostly black neighborhoods. the corporation clear channel, who sold the ad space on the billboards, they would not say who this private family foundation was. our sister site, the grio later uncovered the name of that private family foundation. it was a conservative foundation in wisconsin, headed up by a husband and wife who were maxed out donors to the mitt romney presidential campaign. but then with the billboards though, it didn t happen for the
so you see, you viscerally feel how scary this voting thing might be. be careful with voting. you might go to jail if you try to vote. in the weeks before the election this year, an anonymous someone paid for dozens of these billboards in largely poor, largely minority neighborhoods in ohio and in milwaukee, wisconsin. across the bottom of the billboard, and in kind of small print, the sign said, quote, paid for by a private family foundation. excuse me. and for a while, that was all that we knew about who was behind these be afraid to vote billboards in mostly black neighborhoods. the corporation clear channel, who sold the ad space on the billboards, they would not say who this private family foundation was. our sister site, the grio later uncovered the name of that private family foundation. it was a conservative foundation in wisconsin, headed up by a husband and wife who were maxed out donors to the mitt romney presidential campaign.