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Kasz216 on 26 December 2011
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richardhutnik said:
scat398 said:
Coca-Cola said:
MrBubbles said:
the media stops completely ignoring ron paul...his numbers shoot up. who would have suspected?!


The media is now paying attention and his numbers will go down.

CNN is pushing the guy off their show - well, he walked out.    not good.   I thought CNN would like this guy more than other Republican candidates.

It will all depend on how independents respond to him (people that voted for Obama and now realize he isn't really that different than the other candidates).  If those people decide Paul is their guy now media won't be able to drive his numbers down (they just won't grow).  My biggest concern is how quickly the Neo-Cons are rallying to Romney, they maybe able to destroy any chance RP has of having a good New Hampshire showing (I think it's fair to Say Paul is going to win big in Iowa).  Pesonally I would enjoy a Romney vs Paul race for republicans because it will really show the differnce between a status quo Neo-Con and those of us in the Republican party who want our party to focus more on states rights and independent responsibility.

I want Ron Paul to get traction, because I want to see what Fox News talking head types, and the Newscorp talking head commentators (like Rush) do, if Ron Paul ends up as the Republican nominee.  Will then end up telling everyone to vote for Obama to back their neocon foreign policy views?  Hey, I got it, Fox News gets behind Trump, who decides to do a third party run for president.

Well, that and also I happened to work on Ron Paul grass roots stuff in 2008 locally where I was, paying for a Meetup group, getting a venue, and so on...  I did actually get to be in the same room as Ron Paul back in 2008 down in NYC at a fundraiser.

My money would be on "Negative stories about Ron Paul" and little mention of Obama.

The POTUS greatly effects the parties establishment if he wants.  So a Ron Paul win could be a MAJOR blow to regular republicnism.

Though after he won, I imgaine Newscorp would just quietly start dropping neoconservative broadcasters.

I mean, Rupert Murdoch actually doesn't care much about politics so much as the money it can make him.  One needs to only look at Australia and the UK where his media outlets often were conservative based, then went to the leftwing party. (Then back again when the tide turned.)

Or heck, even in the US.  Barak "Hussein" Obama got more money from Newscorp in his initial campaign then any other poltician had.

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/172321-report-obama-top-recipient-of-news-corp-donations