You read it right: media is tougher on the Democrat.

liberal-bias bias? We're sure you repugs wont believe something..Sciency. So we will refer to one of your own. Two in fact. We think Ann Coulter said it best: “We Have The Media Now” But try Bill O'Lufah:
“One major casualty in the war on terror is the liberal press in the USA. Don’t believe the right-wing ideologues when they tell you the left still controls the media agenda. It does not any longer. It’s a fact.”