Reply #6: Republicans don't reap the full political benifits of the internet because...

[niceypoo]

..they have doubts as to their own beliefs. The only sources they have are right wing and opinion based. Republicans have a very, very hard time sourcing their BS. I spent a lot of time debating them in political chatrooms and the liberals routinely gave good sources to back their positions wherein the republicans almost never did, instead relying on easliy shredded, shallow talking points. They were embarassed because their sources were highly partisan, extremely slanted and generally laughable. They usually resorted to attacking the messenger or petty bickering.