Conservative politicians, like all politicians, are constantly speaking into a microphone and sometimes what they say is inaccurate. All the press has to do is take one of those inaccuracies, blow it all out of proportion so thats all anyone hears, and everyone can then dismiss every other issue of substance that conservative politician might have addressed.
The beauty of this system the media have is about half of those on our side throw their gutless selves right on the bandwagon.
Meanwhile our president and his party are allowed to reel off lie after lie. Its almost funny.