The US public are not fooled by the media circus over Palin.
Newsbusters has details.
“Over half of U.S. voters (51%) think reporters are trying to hurt Sarah Palin with their news coverage, and 24% say those stories make them more likely to vote for Republican presidential candidate John McCain in November,” Rasmussen Reports announced Thursday in posting survey results which determined “just five percent (5%) think reporters are trying to help her with their coverage, while 35 percent believe reporters are providing unbiased coverage.” In Thursday’s “Grapevine” segment, FNC’s Brit Hume highlighted the findings from the poll of 1,000 “likely voters.”
Something should go here, maybe later. 
What I can’t understand is how even the NZ media are pushing Obama the whole time. It’s not as if many people over here will be voting in the US elections. It does help to highlight the media bias towards the left however, which we need to bear in mind constantly in the run-up to our own elections.
You’re absolutely right.