Why is the mainstream press talking non-stop about a Delaware senate candidate they hadn’t heard of two weeks ago? Why do the media see Republican women as a threat? What are the key narratives the networks and newspaper are trying to craft in the minds of voters? How blatant is the media activism in this campaign? And does media bias make a big difference in the outcome of elections? We ask Richard Benedetto, former White House Correspondent for USA TODAY and current professor of politics and journalism at American University and Georgetown University.