A new Gallup poll, conducted September 21-24 and released on September 27, found that a majority of respondents -- 53 percent -- blamed President Bush for “the fact that Osama bin Laden was not captured,” while only 36 percent blamed former President Bill Clinton. Since Clinton's contentious September 25 interview with Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace, during which Clinton stridently defended his efforts to capture or kill the terrorist leader and criticized the Bush administration for doing “nothing” in the months preceding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the media have extensively covered the interview itself, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's misleading claims made in rebuttal, and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-NY) response to Rice.

In light of this coverage, and the media's unwavering attention to polling, will the media report that the majority of the American people appear to agree with the Clintons' assessment of the situation?