Poll: 54% say media coverage of Palin is fair or too soft

A combined 54 percent of U.S. adults said the press had been too easy or had been fair toward Palin, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. Thirty-two percent said the press has been fair, and 22 percent say the press has been too easy on Palin, the potential GOP presidential candidate…

Republicans and Republican-leaning Americans are more likely to perceive the coverage of Palin as too tough. Fifty-two percent of Republicans said the media are too tough, and 29 percent said the press is fair toward Palin.