Revenge of the Reality-Based Community

At least a few conservatives now recognize that Republicans suffer for epistemic closure. They were genuinely shocked at Romney’s loss because they ignored every poll not produced by a right-wing pollster such as Rasmussen or approved by right-wing pundits such as the perpetually wrong Dick Morris. Living in the Fox News cocoon, most Republicans had no clue that they were losing or that their ideas were both stupid and politically unpopular. I am disinclined to think that Republicans are yet ready for a serious questioning of their philosophy or strategy.

Bruce Bartlett is attempting to pull the right back to reality. I wish him luck.