I once heard Newt Gingrich say that before he became Speaker of the House, he believed that his opposition was the Democrats helped by the media. After being in the position for a short time, he realized that his opposition was the media helped by the Democrats.
This sounds like a flippant remark but I know that it is not. It is utterly profound in depth of meaning and context. I used to think that the MSM supports the Dems. The reality is that the MSM IS the Dems. Theoretically, if the MSM was exactly neutral, the Dem party would have a fight in each election cycle. IF the MSM was just to the right. The Dems would be the perpetual minority party.