His supporters are very good at this kind of thing The key question about Paul's campaign is one that the straw poll was never going to help answer: Can he build on his sizable but ultimately limited base of core supporters and develop mass appeal within the Republican Party?
Ralph Nader, who is about as far as you can get from Paul politically, has the same problem whenever he runs for president. And, no, media attention is not based solely on polls. The most recent polls, taken before Ames, showed Bachmann with Ron Paul's success doesn't fit the typical media narrative, writes Slate's David Weigel :. Pretend that political coverage is coverage of 10 high school football teams.
Three teams have a chance to win it all; maybe one has a chance to get a perfect record for the year. There's another team that's pioneered a lot of the techniques that the other teams are using to win. In the analogy, maybe decrying the Federal Reserve is the equivilent of the halfback option play. Subscriber Account active since. Take, for example, the straw poll taken at the Republican Leadership Council.
The gathering is a who's-who of Republicans: top donors, party activists, and political candidates gather and make their case. When it was all over, Ron Paul had won votes — nearly double what the next candidate earned. And yet Ron Paul is treated like a second-class candidate by the media, who happen to control the debates. Jon Huntsman, who is allegedly a Republican but worked for the Obama Administration, came in second.
Michele Bachmann came in third, just one spot ahead of Herman Cain. Fifth place went to Mitt Romney, and yet, the media declares Romney the front-runner.
Romney was also declared the winner of the CNN debate last week, despite saying absolutely nothing of substance. He has been declared the front-runner despite not actually winning any sort of poll, debate, or wrestling match against any of the other candidates.
He is coasting on the name recognition that comes from being a second-generation, wealthy white male who also looks a bit like Captain America had a love child with Peter Griffin. Ron Paul, meanwhile, remains the favorite of actual Republicans, Tea Party folks, and obviously Libertarians.
Some of the latter may defect to former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, who has been a strong voice for liberty for 20 years, but this talk of them turning to Bachmann, Sarah Palin what?
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