They are deceived, believing the media is stronger than they actually are. Spineless Republicans are famous for doing the left’s bidding, lest the press insult them.

Reality shows how ineffectual the press is. Its been non-stop Russia Collusion, and the number of voters concerned with it is an asterisk, not even a percent.

But in the Beltway, news junkies…they dread being singled out by the media for any negative coverage and would sell out their own mother to avoid it.