Geez... do you recall the press and Regan???? Sometimes there is a huge difference in who is right and what the press want.
The American people often ignore the press.
Reagan was hated by the press. He was going to get us
into a war with the Soviets...etc
Bush is gonna win this. People are praying. God hears
Yes, I recall...that was 20+ years ago. Now, try to place yourself in that setting....the media was a bit different, albeit still biased. It wasn't cable news 24/7 yet, so the voting cohort was different although more Depression era democrats were still living. I'm saying that the 'undecided' vote of today is much more likely to bow to the spin, especially those that are first time voters. Heck, the crowd in the debate last night generally were in diapers when Reagan was in office. A few were older...old enough to not be undecided at this point, but every generation is salted with some that aren't bright enough to make decisions. Although older, they certainly never got any wiser and they'll vote the party they always voted for--most likely democratic.