Fixtures of conservative punditry are blaming the “conservative entertainment complex” for ruining the Republican Party (CC Rush Limbaugh). What does the backlash and in-fighting mean for Republican lawmakers negotiating the fiscal cliff? President Obama is vowing to take his solutions straight to the American people. Here's a look at all the stories shaping tonight's rundown:
- Newt Gingrich “dumbfounded” by election results
- GOP’s media cocoon
- Grover Norquist: Mitt Romney painted as 'poopy head'
- David Frum: GOP stuck in the past
- Biden: Election win for Obama would make Republicans ‘fever’ break
- A Petraeus puzzle: Were politics involved?
- The Simpsons mocks Karl Rove’s election night meltdown
- Bill Kristol: It won’t kill the country if we raise taxes on millionaires
- Allen West loses, refuses to concede
- Ted Cruz: Republican Party ceasing to exist?
- Texan Pastor Jeffress: Obama not antichrist, but paving way for future reign of antichrist
- 'Malala Day' marked in Pakistan among security fears