Media bias 

A UCLA professor has written a book analyzing the political influence in media reporting.  The professor Tim Groseclose claims that "all mainstream news outlets have a liberal bias in their reporting that makes even moderate organizations appear out of the mainstream and decidedly right-wing to news consumers who are influenced by the slant,” according to US News and World Report.  The Drudge Report is one of the most centrist, according to Groseclose’s conservative-to-liberal 0-100 rating.  Here’s a look at how some of the ObamaMedia news organizations ranked:

• New York Times-73.7.
• CBS Evening News-73.7.
• NPR Morning Edition-66.3.
• U.S. News & World Report-65.8.
• Drudge Report-60.4.
• ABC Good Morning America-56.1.
• Washington Times-35.4.

Groseclose also says, "Media bias aids Democratic candidates by about 8 to 10 percentage points in a typical election. I find, for instance, that if media bias didn't exist, John McCain would have defeated Barack Obama 56 percent to 42 percent, instead of losing 53-46."

I’m not sure if John McCain ever had a shot in beating The Chosen One, but I can absolutely believe that the media bias does affect elections results by some percentage.

I can’t help but wonder at this point if anyone has ever done a study on what percentage gains the Republicans might get out of support from Limbaugh and Hannity – the Gods of talk radio.