It may come as a surprise to some people on this forum, but the influence of the Old Media is still far greater than that of the New Media. The simple fact is most Americans still get their "information" from Old Media. New Media is gaining but lags far behind in audience. If there was anything like parity of influence, socialists like Edwards, Obama, and Clinton wouldn't stand a chance. Most candidates of either party would sound like Reagan.
But slowly, the playing field is staring to “level” in respects to the two medias.