Fox News has shifted gears slightly to the middle by "distancing itself from the tea party cheerleading that characterized the first two years of President Barack Obama’s presidency," writes Keach Hagey. This "course correction" is prompted partly by some rating dips (though Fox maintains its clear No. 1 advantage overall) as well as criticism of certain commentators' "violent rhetoric," write Hagey. But conservatives have noticed -- and some are changing the channel.