Once again, the so-called ‘white extremists’ were right.
Voters are even more convinced now that the news media have too muchinfluence on the actions of government and try to help politicalcandidates they want to win. Most also still think the average reporteris more liberal than they are.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey findsthat 67% of likely U.S. voters believe the news media have too muchpower and influence over government decisions, up six points from October.Just eight percent (8%) think the media have too little power andinfluence, and 19% think their level of power is about right.
Only 20% of all voters say most reporters try to offer unbiasedcoverage of a political campaign. Seventy-two percent (72%) say mostreporters try to help the candidate they want to win.
Just before the November 2008 presidential election, 68% ofvoters said most reporters try to help the candidate they want to win,and 51% believed they were trying to help Democrat Barack Obama. Just seven percent (7%) thought they were trying to help his Republican opponent, John McCain.