Media elite” aren’t too bruised by GOP attacks
“It’s just part of politics,” says New York Times political editor Dick Stevenson. “I don’t think anybody here takes it personally. …There may have been a few moments when we looked around nervously and wondered whether the Republicans would storm out of the arena and into the workspace and come after us, but by and large we know we’re just a prop in the process.” || Jack Shafer: Beating up on the press always attracts votes, but rarely enough to turn an election.

