Until 9/11 they did nothing but tear him apart and misrepresent his every word to show him in as bad a light as possible. To be fair, it never fooled the voters once...
Well, the press did a good job of convincing a lot of FReepers.
Maybe ... but the media hated him not because he was too liberal (there is no such thing in New York City) but because he was too conservative.
I think they'll come around.