---
title: "Press Sees Coverage as Having Hurt Bush Election Chances"
description: "Report Summary A substantial majority (55%) of the American journalists who followed the 1992 presidential campaign believe that George Bush’s candidacy was damaged by the way the press covered him. Only 11% feel that Gov. Bill Clinton’s campaign was harmed by the way the press covered his drive to the presidency. Moreover, one out of […]"
date: "1992-12-20"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/1992/12/20/press-sees-coverage-as-having-hurt-bush-election-chances/"
categories:
  - "Bill Clinton"
  - "Election News"
  - "Election News"
  - "Media Industry"
---

# Press Sees Coverage as Having Hurt Bush Election Chances

## Report Summary

A substantial majority (55%) of the American journalists who followed the 1992 presidential campaign believe that George Bush's candidacy was damaged by the way the press covered him. Only 11% feel that Gov. Bill Clinton's campaign was harmed by the way the press covered his drive to the presidency. Moreover, one out of three journalists (36%) think that media coverage helped the Arkansan win the presidency while a mere 3% believed that the press coverage helped the Bush effort.