http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/11586/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/abc-cbs-blame-conservative-social-positions-gop-misfortunes <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/brent-baker">Brent Baker</a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float: right;"><img src="http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/uploads/2009-05-02-ABC-WNS-Rachel31.jpg" height="180" width="240" /></div><p> On ABC's World News on Saturday, and the same day's CBS Evening News, correspondents suggested that conservative positions on social issues were responsible for the Republican party's recent electoral misfortunes, as the two programs filed stories about an appearance in Arlington, Virginia by Jeb Bush, Eric Cantor and Mitt Romney as part of an effort to rebuild the party's appeal.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/abc-cbs-blame-conservative-social-positions-gop-misfortunes" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division abc cbs ConservativeSocialPositions GOPMisfortunes Tue, 05 May 2009 11:18:00 +0000 34608 at http://archive2.mrc.org