Va. GOP Ousts Chairman Who Ignored Call to Resign
5th April 2009
But at the heart of the dispute is a struggle that is tormenting Republicans both in the state and nationally: whether to rigidly pursue an agenda dominated by conservative social issues or reach out to more moderate voters with a pledge to focus chiefly on economic concerns.
That little word “rigidly” reveals the unconscious bias that permeates what passes for journalism these days. An unbiased reporter wouldn’t have written it; an unbiased editor wouldn’t have permitted it. But we have neither any more.