"Republicans and Fox News are moving to purge the controversial political creatures they created. Both were damaged badly in 2012 by loud, partisan voices that stoked the base - but that scared the hell out of many voters. Now, the GOP, with its dismal image, and Fox News, with its depressed ratings in January, are scrambling to dim those voices. ... One high-profile Republican strategist, who refused to be named in order to avoid inflaming the very segments of the party he wants to silence, said there is a deliberate effort by party leaders to 'marginalize the cranks, haters and bigots - there's a lot of underbrush that has to be cleaned out.' ... So a political colonoscopy is going on before our eyes. Republican after Republican told us the party dodged a bullet with Mitt Romney's loss: If he had squeaked in, this vital reboot would have been delayed four or eight years. Still, it’s a lot easier to talk about change — and shake up the cast of characters — than to authentically change."

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/behind-the-curtain-gop-fox-political-purge-87293.html#.URU8PugdJYk.twitter

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