Rather’s mistake was getting caught. The major networks have been in the tank for Dems for going on fifty years.
The nets used to work mostly for the Kennedys; today if a candidate has a D next to his name they love him.
I think the Internet was a game changer. He's been pulling this kind of crap for decades. When CBS [made the mistake of] posting the "evidence" on line, their sheer fraudulence was apparent to all.