You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
Republicans are known for a bit of intellectual laziness, and the new media loves simplistic labels. Like it or not, 'conservative' == right wing, and there's nothing we can do about it except cease reading/viewing/hearing any news sources which keep using those terms interchangeably. IOW, gotta hit 'em in the wallet to get their attention.