Poll: Half of U.S. says press pro-Obama - Alexander Burns -

Poll: Half of U.S. says press pro-Obama - Alexander Burns - - Half of Americans think the press is trying to help Sen. Barack Obama win the presidential election, according to a new poll by Rasmussen Reports.In an automated survey of 1000 likely voters, Rasmussen found that 49 percent of respondents believed reporters would favor Obama in their coverage this fall, compared with just 14 percent who expected them to boost Sen. John McCain. The number of Americans who see pro-Obama bias in the press has increased by five percent in the last month.According to Rasmussen s numbers, less than a quarter of voters 24 percent now trust the press to report on the election without bias.... [read full story]