Media Bias

Listening to a podcast about how liberal media bias hurts Democrats. It's an interesting notion that the media, by being tougher on Republicans in general, actually allows the Republicans to respond to criticism quicker and sharper. In contrast, by giving Democrats a little more leeway, the media is in some sense, acting like a unstrict parent who lets their kid get away with too much. Hence, what we see are Democrats constantly being disappointed by election results, having anger towards "Red America," and so forth, similar traits to spoiled children not getting what they want.

Of course, this past election results run counter to this theory. However, there are signs that conservative Democrats are the ones holding the party together, ie Murtha losing the inter-Dem election and Lamont losing in Vermont.