Truthfully, I dont think the mainstream media cares one bit who the democratic nominee is, as long as they continue to put out incredible ratings and profits. So whether they favor Obama or Hillary really depends on who is leading and does that candidate have a chance of ending this process before it reaches Denver.
So why has the MSM turned on Obama? I think the answer lies in the fact that ratings for a contested convention in Denver would be extraordinary, not from just a convention standpoint, but from a surrounding news one. Clearly protestors of all sorts will make great headlines and thus create ratings.
The MSM is now starting to realize there is very little Clinton can do to win the nomination. The math is making it near impossible for her to win the nomination without altering the rules or having the super delegates overturn the will of the voters. Therefore they are starting to preach Clinton’s talking points and attack Obama from each direction. This is the only way to actually keep Clinton in the race.
If the MSM is successful in their attempt to take down Obama and provide a rationale for Clinton as the nominee, they stand to significantly benefit from the Denver convention. The only issues that stand in their way are facts (those stubborn things). Clinton realistically has very little chance at splitting the remaining un-pledged delegates. This would mean she would need an unrealistic amount of SD to win the nomination or convince Obama pledged and SD to come over to her. The only way she would even get her foot in the door is to completely knee-cap Obama and portray him as having no chance in the general.
Who wins/loses if this happens? Obama and his supporters would definitely lose in this scenario, but so would Clinton. No Obama supporter wants to see McCain as POTUS, but a large chunk of Obama’s support comes from new voters, whether AA, young, or disenfranchised voters in general. These constituents realistically will not show up at the polls in huge numbers for Clinton in a GE match up. The MSM will win in this scenario as they really have no dogs in this fight except ratings, which translate into profits. John McCain stands to benefit greatly if Obama supporters don’t show up for Clinton or Clinton completely knee-caps Obama thus making him unelectable. Democrats have the potential to lose an election that six months ago would have seemed inconceivable given the situation on the ground.
The MSM has absolutely no reason to see this Democratic fight come to an end, outside of integrity, which left the MSM when Tom Brokaw retired. There are 2 ways to end this. The first is for Hillary Clinton to step aside (not likely to happen) seeing there is no mathematical equation for her to win the nomination, without destroying the party. The other scenario is to beat her in Indiana and NC and give the SD a reason the come out from under their rocks and end this. In my mind, this is the only way we will not see this fight in Denver as the remaining states will all be non-competitive for one candidate or the other.
Democrats, Independents, Americans, please do not let the MSM control our nomination process, just for a couple of extra $$$$$.
The MSM actually does have 2 dogs in this fight; they call it ratings and profits!!!!!!!!