In case you were wondering whether or not the media would like to make this race a horserace and spin everything as negative for Obama, you can stop wondering.
CNN has now confirmed what we always expected: they will make each and every poll (or event) a doomsday situation for Obama. Feast your eyes on the latest, even-win-Obama-is-winning-he-is-still-in-trouble blog entry by CNN.
Shameless CNN Spin
As you can see, our brave and fearless leader is still LEADING in all the battleground states, like Ohio and Penn. He's even leading in Florida, a state that should be in McCain's back pocket.
But, of course, the media needs their horserace.
The headline could read, "Obama Maintains His Lead in Key States". But the desire for a horserace demands "McCain Narrows Lead In Key States".
Ughhhhhhh! It's sickening!
Think I'm exaggerating? Well, look at the last poll CNN posted which shows Obama with a 7-point national lead!
More Shameless Spin
Of course, the headline could read, "Obama Increases His Lead by 2".
Instead, we're greeted with the negative headline, "Poll Shows Obama's Trip Didn't Change Race".
They didn't even bother to highlight the main findings of their poll, like the fact that Obama's ahead. Shouldn't that 51% to 44% finding merit it's own entry? I mean, it is the main feature of the poll, right?
Instead, they just launched into their "Obama's Trip Didn't Help" spin.
We're not playing on a level playing field here folks. We're gonna have to work hard this fall to fight McCain AND the media's desire for a horserace!