08-30-2011, 10:40 AM
Is Ron Paul being ignored?
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Over the weekend, the Washington Post’s ombudsman — essentially the voice of readers within the walls of the organization — questioned whether Texas Rep. Ron Paul was getting coverage commensurate with his standing in the 2012 presidential race.
His conclusion? “I think The Post could have done much better on Ron Paul.”
But perhaps the strongest case that Paul backers make is that the issue positions he has staked out — deep suspicion of U.S. monetary policy, a desire to end foreign wars and return troops back to our country — have gone from outliers in 2008 to topics of serious discussion in 2012.
As for Paul as a messenger, the political future seems more dim. It’s hard to imagine the GOP would choose a 76-year old Texan who ran for president as a libertarian in 1988 as its nominee against President Obama in 2012.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-..._blog.html
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I think Paul is an interesting candidate. I hope he doesn't fizzle out early like he did 2008. I'm not sold on either Perry or Romney (still have a lot to learn about their policies and real opinions). It appears Paul has new campaign staffers who worked on his son's 2010 successful Kentucky Senate bid. Maybe he can gain some momentum? He definitely needs to find a way to get more media coverage, imo.
What is interesting, but not surprising, is that Bachmann gets a ton of media coverage. Yet, Paul still managed to climb ahead of Bachmann and take the 3rd spot in in last week's polls (though he trailed Bachmann in July's polls). Wonder why?
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Over the weekend, the Washington Post’s ombudsman — essentially the voice of readers within the walls of the organization — questioned whether Texas Rep. Ron Paul was getting coverage commensurate with his standing in the 2012 presidential race.
His conclusion? “I think The Post could have done much better on Ron Paul.”
But perhaps the strongest case that Paul backers make is that the issue positions he has staked out — deep suspicion of U.S. monetary policy, a desire to end foreign wars and return troops back to our country — have gone from outliers in 2008 to topics of serious discussion in 2012.
As for Paul as a messenger, the political future seems more dim. It’s hard to imagine the GOP would choose a 76-year old Texan who ran for president as a libertarian in 1988 as its nominee against President Obama in 2012.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-..._blog.html
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I think Paul is an interesting candidate. I hope he doesn't fizzle out early like he did 2008. I'm not sold on either Perry or Romney (still have a lot to learn about their policies and real opinions). It appears Paul has new campaign staffers who worked on his son's 2010 successful Kentucky Senate bid. Maybe he can gain some momentum? He definitely needs to find a way to get more media coverage, imo.
What is interesting, but not surprising, is that Bachmann gets a ton of media coverage. Yet, Paul still managed to climb ahead of Bachmann and take the 3rd spot in in last week's polls (though he trailed Bachmann in July's polls). Wonder why?