You gotta understand LA, this is a highly polarized election, and "journalists" are largely left wingers, they can't help it, they see things from a particular prism and they are naturally going to write pieces that are going to show everything conservatives do in a negative light and liberals more positively.
For instance, I was checking out CNN's coverage yesterday, everything Dana Bash was reporting she was trying to find a conflict. She couldn't do any fluff pieces, nothing to celebrate their "moment", just conflict.
Same goes with Politico. Look at the articles that are written, 75% of the articles somehow have a negative tilt to it. I guarantee you that when the Dem's have their convention, that it won't be the same sort of coverage.
I'm sure you've heard how Mitt Romney has this "gender" problem. Right?
Here is what I find to be hilarious, and it's amazing how no one has busted them on this. If Romney has a gender problem, and considering that there are only two genders, and the polls are tied. Then guess what? Obama has a gender problem too?
If I was a Romney surrogate and I was asked that question, I would repeat the point I just brought up, and ask them if they are going to bring up this gender issue the next time they speak to an Obama surrogate.