Too Little, Too Late  By Robert Parry November 3, 2004  George
W. Bushs electoral victory is chilling proof that the
conservatives have achieved dominance over the flow of
information to the American people and that even a well-run
Democratic campaign stands virtually no chance for national
success without major changes in how the news media operates.
It is not an exaggeration to say today that the most powerful
nation on earth is in the grip of an ideological administration
 backed by a vast network of right-wing think tanks, media
outlets and attack groups  that can neutralize any political
enemy with smears, such as the Swift boat ads against John
Kerrys war record, or convince large numbers of people that
clearly false notions are true, like Saddam Husseins link to
the Sept. 11 attacks.  The outcome of Election 2004 also
highlights perhaps the greatest failure of the
Democratic/liberal side in American politics: a refusal to
invest in the development of a comparable system for
distributing informati