Kerry

NPR : Bush, Kerry Debate Foreign Policy Goals

I've been thinking about this for a while. When Kerry first won the Democratic nomination I was quite lukewarm on him. But eventually I went to a rally he held in Portland and I was quite impressed. This seems to echo a lot of experiences. Many people say that they don't like Kerry based on media snippets, but when they see him in person or in an extended thing like in the debate, they like him better. Conversely, when I see Bush in an extended format such as his last press conference or tonight's debate I like him way less than I like the media's characterization of him.

What does that have to say about the way he is characterized in the media at large?