C-SPAN went to great lengths to not show wide shots of the people in attendance. C-SPAN is part of the problem. They were just doing their duty as socialists, as they showed only what they had to, and not what they should have.
There is NO question the State-Run-Media will down-play the indicators of Americans' un-rest and disgruntlement with the establishment political system and politicians, regardless of which hat (D or R) they're wearing at the time. Special interest politics, favored group appeasment at the expense of others, etc., etc., have boosted the uprising that we're seeing get started.
There certainly will be State-Run-Media hype, more handouts and taxes, and more of the control increases from Washington between now and November. Lots of questionable voting ballot irregularities will occur, too, as they will pull out ALL the stops to try and maintain their power.