Howard Kurtz in today's Washington Post has an article about how the press no longer find John McCain their media darling. Here are some of the money quotes:
"When McCain deviates from Republican orthodoxy, it's brave. When McCain deviates from the elite media's orthodoxy, they write that he's not brave, which is unfair. There's a bit of a negative bandwagon going on."
The mainstream media press (especially inside the beltway) and many politicians like McCain just don't get it. There is a new kid (the internet) in town and word gets out fast and no longer just goes through the filter of these mainstream media elites. Kurtz's piece gives the mainstream journalists way to much credit for McCain's poll numbers. Those of us who lurk around political bulletin boards knew McCain was going nowhere as soon as McCain started tongue kissing limousine liberals like Ted Kennedy and proposing amnesty for illegals who have broken our immigration laws. Because of his dance with Kennedy he is know as John McCave! Even at the FAIR HOLD THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE anti illegal immigration rally which was made up of a lot of citizens from western states like Arizona there was no love for McCain (See the above photo). So the elite mainstream press can think they have this great influence on McCain's poll numbers. When actually it's an informed electorate that decides the fate of candidates especially on issues like illegal immigration.
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