Does anyone else find it odd that the entire MSM,

[ProSense]

Tweety, Wolf, Abrams, Todd are harping on Hillary instead of discussing what McCain is doing that's cutting into Obama's lead?

Balloon Juice posted some RWer's take on the polls:

Despite this post’s headline, I would still characterize the race as tied, if not one in which Obama has a very slight edge. But it’s very interesting that, despite Obama having made no serious gaffes and having a country palpably ready to change direction, he’s losing ground.

Several possible explanations come to mind:

The Russia-Georgia crisis has brought national security to the forefront, to McCain’s advantage;

McCain’s strong showing at the Rick Warren Saddleback thing the other night helped him;

It’s summertime, nobody’s paying much attention, and this is some statistical fluke;

Negative advertising works

Perhaps all of those things are true.

Perhaps, although if I had to bet if there was an impact on the race, it would be #3 and #4. Then again, the question I have is that if Obama only leading nationally by a few points all summer was considered bad news for Obama, then clearly McCain taking the lead must be construed as bad news for John McCain. Or am I just not really understanding the premise that EVERYTHING IS GOOD NEWS FOR JOHN MCCAIN, and that when Obama was only leading by 5 it was bad news for Obama, and this is now CATASTROPHIC NEWS and the CAMPAIGN IS IN DISARRAY and they NEED A SHAKE-UP!

Personally, I eagerly await the vapid posts from a certain Hillary diehard that this is proof Obama must choose Hillary as his VP.

That last line is the MSM talking point.

[Lucinda]

1. It's their last chance to fuck with the Dems before O announces

I would be surprised if they didn't do it...

[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. The MSM has been directed to do so

[Lucinda]

13. And because enough of the others are doing it, the more liberal talking heads

are jumping into the pool too.

Not unexpected at all.

[tazkcmo]

2. no

I do not find it odd. Not on the least.

[Island Blue]

3. Why, yes. Yes I do.

I also find it strange that McCain has made no hint of who is running mate will be either, but the media isn't running wild with speculation or making suggestions about who he MUST choose or he will surely LOOSE.

[Blaukraut]

4. Maybe it's payback for Obama's not revealing his VP pick

and forcing them to make uneducated, pathetic-seeming guesses for so long. The media wants to be in control of the story, and in this case, they are definitely not in control. It pisses them off.

As to why McCain isn't getting the same punishment - no need to elaborate. We all know he gets away with murder.

[KAZ]

5. K&R! We're living the last line here on DU tonight.

[BklynChick]

6. the media is obsessed with the Clintons and just can't let it go.

[StuffyJones]

8. You know they're dragging this out on purpose...makes you wonder if it won't be a big name

A Gore or a Hillary. Biden, or Bayh or McCaskill would kind of be let downs after all this build up. (Not to say they'd be bad picks.)

[Cha]

7. Of course the m$m want

hillary as the VP selection..they got reams of juicy stuff in the wings.

And, it wouldn't surprise me if they manipulated the polls to make it seem like Obama can't live without her on the ticket.

[underpants]

9. Two problems

1.even they can't keep HER in the race all the way until November
2.the fact that "DC" is playing defense against Obama is the best selling point he could have

[progdog]

11. They're stirring poo.

It's August. Most folks aren't paying attention right now. They want to get their ratings up. They want people to watch the conventions. Most don't watch.

[Hissyspit]

12. The MSM has hardly looked critically at McCain at all.

[farmboxer]

14. Last night CNN said that Obama was a cut-throat, but McCain

was a hero. CNN = Corporate News Network. They want McCain to win.

I am surprised that nobody mentioned that here. With all the bad mistakes McCain has made not any word on CNN about it.

[DCBob]

15. Hillary is still the biggest story and gets the most eyeballs.

We will just have to live with that unfortunately.