Didn't help in 2008, did it?
Wanting to "do something" about others speaking their mind is a roll for liberals and statists, who's views can't stand scrutiny, not for people that respect liberty.
Straw man. "Doing something" does not mean, "prohibiting" it can mean many things, such as the establishment of new networks, using the internet more effectively, working talk radio, or finding a way to counter the media talking points.
Straw man, you say. And all the media help in the world couldn't help the dems in 94 (with no internet at all), or 04. Where was their all powerful influence then? And have you noticed the bloom is off the media's Obama rose? Do you really think their cheer leading will work on 2012? Do you think he may have squeaked by in 08 in that environment without it?
Maybe the media doesn't drive everything. Maybe public opinion is fickle, and swings back and forth, pretty much ignoring the media trying to push it left; especially since the left's monopoly on media is over. Imagine what 94 would have looked like if Rush wasn't the only rightward media force behind it. I'm guessing it would have looked pretty much the same.