The simplest explanation is most likely to be the correct one: the Obama campaign and the news media are closer than congenital twins. They work concertedly toward common goals because in many cases, they are precisely the same kind of people, nurtured in the same places, schools and clubs and quite frequently: they’ve known each other for years.
The rats and the media are two divisions of the same enterprise, each vying for control of the policy committee. The GOPe, a subsidiary of the rats, was acquired in a non-hostile acquisition over time for an undisclosed amount.