With this article coming out of CNBC (emphasis on NBC) I can’t help but wonder if this is a way of smearing the Pubs and trying to make certain that Pubs get as much blame as possible. While I agree with the premise, I certainly can’t see a Pub sharing this outlook with ANYONE with any NBC connections.
Very unlikely in this case. CNBC, being mostly a business channel, has fairly more "diversity" in represented views (by hosts or guests) than the rest of NBC media family. CNBC reporters, unlike their media cousins, have "permission to speak freely." By contrast, the Bloomberg Media (TV, print and Internet) is generally much more liberal, with very few exceptions.
Here is just one opinion piece by a very popular CNBC business anchor/reporter Michelle Caruso-Cabrera (an anchor of CNBCs Power Lunch and author of 'You Know I’m Right, More Prosperity, Less Government.') who described herself as "fiscally-conservative, yet socially-liberal" (of course that does not mean that she speaks for all "independents"):
Here's the Real Reason Independents Have Turned Against the Democrats - CNBC, by Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, 2010 November 02
Also, let's not forget that it was Rick Santelli of CNBC whose rant on the floor of the commodities exchange was the trigger for the Tea Party movement.
Santelli Says Tea Party Rant 'Woke People Up' - CNBC, 2010 November 02 Angered by the Obama's administration's efforts to modify mortgages, Santelli and traders at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange voiced their frustration at the federal government's plan to help troubled homeowners, many of whom bought homes they couldn't afford. ..... < snip > In his on-air rant (a term Santelli himself uses to describe his flare-up), Santelli said "we're thinking about having a Chicago Tea Party in July... and I'm thinking about organizing it..." He said the government's actions at the time were making the country's founding fathers "roll over in their graves." ..... < snip > < snip > ..... Nearly two years later, Santelli says his emotional message served as "an alarm clock" that "woke people up."