Very Interesting Blog on Press Pushback
Thanks Jules for sharing this find with me!  Check out PressThink.

We like an independent press, until it impacts our message.  Similarly, everyone says they dislike negative ads and voters say they wish candidates would stick to problem solving rather than personal attacks until we vote and demonstrate that going negative works.  I feel like the Obama campaign is a test case to see how wide the gap can be between facts and electoral success.