If that causes skeptics to scoff, perhaps they would find it more satisfying to hear that the reason ideological bias matters so little is that other biases matter so much more…

McCain’s decision to limit media access and align himself with the GOP conservative base was an entirely routine strategic move for a presidential candidate. But much of the coverage has portrayed this as though it were an unconscionable sell-out.

Since then the media oftens presume bad faith on McCain’s part. The best evidence of this has been the intense focus on the negative nature of his ads, when it is clear Obama has been similarly negative in spots he airs on radio and in swing states.