Re: Paul Wins NV Straw Poll in Absentia, Beats Romney Who Spoke in Per
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Neither. The MSM does not decide who the front running candidates are, they report on who the front running candidates are. This is based on who raises the most money and who has the most poll (real polls: ) support. Paul is polling at about 2-3%, which is not good. However, he has done reasonably well in fundraising and several MSM articles about that were posted here.
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Yeah, I think there's always an assumption, esp. by RP supporters that there is a clear media bias against him, "damn those corporate hacks" etc etc. The fact is, they are reporting based on campaign fundraising, due in part to the possibility of them receiving a cut. RP was underreported because MSM is lagging behind his grass roots success, which up to his 5M will start to catch up. The only reason Ames straw poll was reported, and not others, is because its a massive fundraiser.
As far as McCain having a better shot than Paul, you need to include in your projections that Ron is on the upward trend, has more cash than him, and is under-polled (compared to straw poll results). He projects better than McCain imo, but not the other front runners. Not yet.
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