It’s true. You got us. Ron Paul supporters are all over those online, “not scientific” polls. And we’re making Ron Paul win every damn one of ‘em. Why? Isn’t that unfair? Doesn’t it show a skewed, unrealistic polling result?
Well, they are unscientific, after all.
But there is one, simple, good reason for Ron Paul Poll Bombing: the Mainstream Media continues to ignore him when he’s no longer ignorable. It’s maddening. Let’s take today’s debate, for instance. I’ve just read about 10 MSM summaries of the debate. There was only one mention of Ron Paul in any of them, and this was the summary:
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas complained about the cost of inflation for the average American and renewed his call to reform the nation’s currency.
That’s it. One line. Ron Paul complained. Freaking Tancredo got full paragraphs in half of the reports I read! It’s utterly insane.
And if this video can be trusted, Ron Paul’s name is getting left out of some of the “scientific” polls, which is unreal.
So we do what we do for media exposure. Hey, they’re unscientific polls; no one expects them to be accurate anyway. And if clicking “Ron Paul” 7 or 8 extra times when I vote helps him get a litte extra exposure, I’ll go for it. At the moment, the local WHAM1180 unscientific straw poll has Ron Paul at 68.62%. Completely unrealistic. I’ve clicked on Ron Paul multiple times. But, when this whole straw poll is over, and Ron Paul is at the top, he’ll finally get some radio attention here in Rochester.
Of course, the best way to get Ron Paul huge media exposure is to donate on December 16. We need a huge turnout this day. If you’ve been planning to donate to Ron Paul, wait till Sunday.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Sean // Dec 13, 2007 at 3:47 pm
You know, the only problem I have right now with Ronny is his returning the currency to the gold standard. I don’t have time to go into great detail, but I think linking the value of the dollar to the value of gold (as we did during the great depression) is a really bad idea. (Really, really bad, actually)
2 Travis Prinzi // Dec 13, 2007 at 8:02 pm
I’d like to hear more detail on that, if you ever get time for it.
3 Mike F. // Dec 13, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Actually, the United States (as well as most of the Western world) abandoned the gold standard during the Depression.
4 Sean // Dec 13, 2007 at 10:29 pm
I was typing too fast earlier. Mike is correct of course that the gold standard was abandoned in 1933 during the great depression. Still no time to outline a proper argument against a return to the gold standard. Maybe this weekend.
Leave a Comment