A bigger enemy IMO. Their constant carnival barking for the Dims is more pursuasive than the Dims rhetoric itself. Way too many people actually believe(or want to believe) what they see on the evening "news". The Dim's message wouldn't make it across the street without their pamphleteers in the media.
That said, I think their may be something else at work here that I can't quite put my finger on, but may be covered by the sage words of someone I can't recall: "Never attribute to malice that which can best be explained by stupidity".
FGS
I feel your pain. I have to brace myself for the top and bottom of the hour breaks. Thankfully, my local station recently switched from ABC to Fox radio news, so the situation has improved a little.