That would suggest the MSM will ignore McCain and focus on Bush.
McCain will be treated like Bush I’s re-election campaign, lots of articles about the lack of a Bush campaign or the weakness of the campaign while ignoring stump speeches and pressers.
Or like Dole, for that matter, articles were abundant talking about his “lack of traction”.
It worked in the primaries when the media shut out the conservative candidates. “I’m sorry, you don’t have enough ‘traction’ to get face time at a debate...”