One of these things is not like the other...

Let's compare and contrast headlines..

From the AP:

AP Poll: Bush, Kerry in Dead Heat

In the AP-Ipsos Public Affairs poll, the Democratic ticket of Kerry and Sen. John Edwards got support from 49 percent of those who said they were likely to vote, and the Republican team of Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney got 46 percent, within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

From Reuters:

Reuters Poll: Bush Grabs One-Point Lead on Kerry

President Bush opened a slight one-point lead on Democratic rival John Kerry in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.

Someone explain to me how a three-point lead in Kerry's favor is a "dead heat," while a one-point Bush lead is a "slight lead." This is what I mean when I talk about a bias in the media. There is no objective standard in these stories, they just spin it however they feel might be more compelling. Perhaps they are trying to make Kerry out to be the underdog so when he wins they will have every opportunity to make Red Sox analogies.

Because after all, frivolous analogies are the only thing that sustain them anymore.