Many of us think the SLCM media has it out for the Democrats, or that they are in love with Bush. This is wrong. As Stewart said, "they are simply in it for the Theatre". Take the "Bush pulling away" meme than ran as the headline on the MSNBC website this afternoon. The problem is it wasn't true and they knew it - but it made a big headline. The article talked about the four weekend polls w/ Gallup up 8, Newsweek up 6, WAPO up 4, and only Zogby showing the race tied.
If you believe the LV models, it was a credible story. The problem is that the data didn't support the meme, so they ignored what they didn't like. They chose to ignore the Time poll out on the same day as Gallop that showed a dead heat. Its not like this was a minor poll that might be overlooked.
3 polls for Bush and 2 showing a Toss-up didn't support the meme, so they chose to ignore the poll.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.