Press Bias for Drama & Farce
The press is unfair? True. They love Obama and ignore or criticize McCain? Unsurprisingly, I see the coverage skewed in exactly the opposite way from Bridget.
Obama moves to the middle on Faith Based initiatives, FISA and endorses the Supreme Court's decision throwing out gun ban in DC. These are covered in detail and with some hysterical concern that he is "diluting his brand" and could lose his core supporters--the true believers. (Okay I'm one hysterical core supporter).
McCain gets a pass on reversing positions on torture of prisoners, off-shore drilling, warrantless wiretaps, Veteran benefits and the eponymous McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill--that he introduced before he was against it.
The press, in general, like McCain and his accessibility. Obama has the energy, but his people tightly control access. This, the press doesn't like.
Substance? Never, when gotchas and gaffs grab more eyes.
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