Over a one-tenth of one percent decline?
You're nuts.
No, the MSM (and its audience) are nuts. It's not the magnitude but the direction. Perception is everything.
Of course I'm not saying it's rational. Truth and rational thought has little to do with "sound-bite" driven news reporting.
I'm sure that once the Kerry machine is done attacking the current administration's family members they're going to grab on to this and not let go.