Evaluating John McCain through the media. Please help!?

can anyone provide me a thorough explanation for the following questions please! -how is John McCain portrayed in the media? -how often is he talked about? Is he being treated as a legitimate candidate or a candidate that is just there to take up space? -What kind of stories can you find about McCain? -What do polls say about John McCain? Are there any trends?

Public Comments

1. A national Pew Poll from yesterday gives McCain lead so he is indeed a serious candidate still. The trend going into the Iowa poll was up for McCain. However, he came in fourth in Iowa, so some pundits think his polls may drop down nationally. His chances probably depend on how he does in New Hampshire in four days. A Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll, put McCain at #1 in NH as of Friday with Romney trailing by 4% points. Romney lost in Iowa last nights, and that may hurt him in NH thus widening McCain's lead there. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jKCDXxrkOwwkKzYIFXsnX2SjW0vg http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080104/pl_nm/usa_politics_poll_dc_1