What About John?

I was relieved to see Romney win Michigan because I hated the idea of the Republican nomination coming down to either McCain or Huckabee. But does Romney get any kind of real credit from the Mainstream Media? Not really. They all buy the line used by McCain that he was essentially a lock-in since he was trolling for votes in his own backyard.

In fact, it seems like the only kind of coverage the media will give Romney is of the negative kind. They made a huge deal of his disagreement with the AP reporter yesterday, describing him as losing his temper. Well, I beg to differ. If you watch the entire clip you'll see that he keeps his cool fairly well...it's the reporter that's huffy and rude and (dare I say it) hardly objective. Of course this guy, Glen Johnson, is the same guy who used to have it in for Romney when he wrote for the Boston Globe. Ah well, at least Romney gets covered. After all, the corporations that own all these media companies have nothing to fear from him.

But what about John Edwards? His campaign has been complaining for a long time now that they're being ignored by the MSM (that's short for mainstream media) and, finally, there's a study out that proves it. The Project for Excellence in Journalism recently took an in-depth look at all the campaign stories from January 6th through January 11th of this year, and guess what they found? Clinton was the main focus or a significant presence in 37% of the stories. Obama was the main focus or significant presence in 32% of the stories. And Edwards? Surprise, surprise! Much like his current standing in the national polls, he was the main focus or a significant presence in only 7% of the campaign stories. Gee, do you think his poll numbers might rise if they gave his campaign more coverage?

Check out this new video, poking fun at the whole situation. I particularly enjoy the ending with Sean Hannity because it makes it all so clear:



Today, in a grass roots effort, supporters of John Edwards are trying to make a point to the mainstream media by trying to donate, in one day, upwards of $7 million to his campaign. It's apparent from the focus group at the end that all John needs to do is get coverage to get his message out there. Let's send a HUGE message to the media and help Edwards put his message out there by going to johnedwards.com and contributing today!

And one more thing. Here's another video in case you think Edwards' campaign has had no impact on this race. Clinton and Obama have been following his lead all along. Why? Because they recognize a winning message when they hear it: