The idea that reporters are trying to help Obama win in November has grown by five percentage points over the past month. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, taken just before the new controversy involving the New York Times erupted, found that 49% of voters believe most reporters will try to help the Democrat with their coverage, up from 44% a month ago.

. Just one voter in four (24%) believes that most reporters will try to offer unbiased coverage.

In the latest survey, a plurality of Democrats–37%– say most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage of the campaign. Twenty-seven percent (27%) believe most reporters are trying to help Obama and 21% in Obama’s party think reporters are trying to help the Republican candidate.

Among Republicans, 78% believe reporters are trying to help Obama and 10% see most offering unbiased coverage.

As for unaffiliated voters, 50% see a pro-Obama bias and 21% see unbiased coverage. Just 12% of those not affiliated with either major party believe the reporters are trying to help McCain.

In a more general sense, 45% say that most reporters would hide information if it hurt the candidate they wanted to win. Just 30% disagree and 25% are not sure. Democrats are evenly divided as to whether a reporter would release such information while Republicans and unaffiliated voters have less confidence in the reporters.

Republicans and unaffiliated voters are more likely to trust campaign information from family and friends than from reporters. Democrats are evenly divided as to who they would trust more.

A separate survey released this morning also found that 50% of voters believe most reporters want to make the economy seem worse than it is. A plurality believes that the media has also tried to make the war in Iraq appear worse that it really is.

A survey conducted earlier this year found that 30% of voters believe having a friendly reporter is more valuable than raising a lot of campaign contributions.. Twenty-nine percent (29%) believe contributions are more important and 40% are not sure.

These results are consistent with earlier surveys finding that large segments of the population believe the media is biased It is also clear that voters select their news sources in a partisan manner. During Election 2004, CNN viewers heavily favored John Kerry while Fox Fans preferred George W. Bush.

The guy is a brittle Marxist… it’s plain to see.

BTW, what Obama has is not arrogance.

I dunno, ModDem. Few people write their memoirs at age 34.

That’s confidence. People like that and it’s what we need in a president.

Semi-agree with this. Confidence is among the things we need in a President. Judgment should get a look-in there too, and looking at his wife (and letting her give speeches – oy!), pastor, and terrorist associate, I’m not impressed by Obama’s.

That reads differently to different people. To me Obama has been arrogant from the git-go–running for president with almost no experience or accomplishments except a facility for winning elections.

And sure, he could get elected this time too.

With BHO stating that he will not allow himself to be a subject of criticism, satire, etc. belies a shallow personality that covers itself in a cloak of arrogance. His reactions remind of a certain 14 year old who resides in my house. Lots of hubris, without much substance.

Just what we need: an adolescent in the White House.

What I do is use another blog that DOES have the preview capability, to test what I have. For example, in Neo’s blogroll, Acute Politics at the top of her list has preview capability. ( Just make sure you do not post on the preview blog!)

I hear they’re bitter, clinging bigots anyway.