50 years ago no one would know anything about who Harriet Miers was until after she was confirmed. Newsitorials don't sway people today, the facts do. News today is not as filtered today as it was.
I didn't say newsitorials sway people, i said newsitorials are biased by nature and make people feel more compelled to respond. I don't know what you mean by news is more filtered today either...in what way?