It’s going to be a long year, people. It’s clear that it’s going to require a lot of fortitude to avoid falling into despair over the next few months if they continue to cover this election as they have been. What I see happening is that while they are appropriately covering Trump’s ascent into full Hitlerian fascism (for now, anyway) they are also succumbing to their usual need to “balance” the coverage by hyping Biden’s unpopularity. I’m not suggesting that he’s popular. He isn’t. But just look at the NY Times coverage of their polling. I’m sure you remember this one from last month: Ok. Here’s their latest poll which shows that Biden is leading Trump nationally among likely voters: Here’s the website: I’m not kidding when I say he’s leading nationally which ought to account for a mention in at least one headline fergawdsakes! Here’s how they address it way down in the main article: Overall, registered voters say they favor Mr. Trump over Mr. Biden in next year’s presidential election by two percentage points, 46 percent to 44 percent. The president’s job approval rating has slid to 37 percent, down two points from July. But there is considerable uncertainty over whether disaffected voters will even vote. While it is still early, the race is flipped among the likely electorate, with Mr. Biden leading by two percentage points. That’s it. No biggie. The emphasis in every piece in the NY Times about its own article is negativity about Biden. How…