Could very well be. But remember that the media very often are so transparent about being Democrats that they are a good sounding board of what is on their minds. Did you ever see the Larry King interview with Al Gore? KING: "So Al, which one of the GOP candidates will be toughest for us, errr, I mean, you, to beat?"
The media lately is all over the fact that the Dims message is being diluted by Iraq. Loss of the Senate means GW Bush's judicial nominees actually get a hearing. The judiciary is a pagan religion to Democrats---it validates their ideology and warped sense of morality. They are terribly worried about losing control of the Senate.....CNN almost accused Bush of a "Wag the Dog." The other reporter caught him before he finished his sentance.
Is it possible that some Democrats are stupid and paranoid enough to think the Republicans will roll back Brown Vs Board of Education, start segregation again, and deny women the vote? If not, they're just politicians fueling the fears of the stupid to keep their power. The latter is what I think it's all about.