The Ron Paul Phenomemon
This is from a post at The Democratic Daily.
I paid some attention to the efforts by Lyndon Larouche to run for President. I also did my research on Ross Perot, and didn’t care much for the thought of him being in the White House, but certainly appreciated the difference he made in 1992. In a sense I see the Ron Paul candidacy as being more akin to a third party run because his stand on issues is as different from those of the established parties as were the other two gentlemen.
Having concluded, basically, that I see Rep. Paul as having no chance to represent the Republican Party in 2008, I would still love to see it happen. Quite simply, in a field of very weak candidates I see him as being probably the easiest one to beat for the eventual Democratic winner. And this in spite of all of his recent success, like that reported by Politico.com a couple of days ago:
Comments
Comment from Catherine Morgan
Time: December 3, 2007, 12:50 pm
Ron Paul or otherwise…It really infuriates me, how much control the MSM has over the voting public’s perceptions of candidates, and in-turn the outcome of elections.
Comment from rich
Time: December 3, 2007, 12:32 pm
You dont think it would be easier to beat one of the war-mongering republicans than the one with the brains and the balls. its true, if paul ran the media would certainly not support him.