This has been true of the democ'Rats for many decades. It's much easier for them, they have the liberal MSM as firm allies ... if they need the heat turned up on someone they call the NY Times, Washington Post, etc.. Conversely if they need to short cycle a story that's detrimental to them ... their willing accomplices in the liberal media are only to willing to oblige.
Regrettably, few people still cannot grasp the significance of what you note in your post. It is a whole different ballgame. It’s like the Democrats forever get the ball spotted on their opponent’s 5 yard line while Republicans always seem to start out at their own 5 yard line. The MSM advantage makes it easy for the Democrats to score, while we have to traverse the length of the field to score anything.