http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/18340/daily_digest_and_the_winners_are_the_voters Comments for "Daily Digest: And the Winners Are... The Voters " en http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/18340/daily_digest_and_the_winners_are_the_voters#comment-1626 <p>Two nights ago, I wasted considerable time watching CNN, MSNBC, and FOX to monitor Ron Paul's progress. I say "wasted" because in every single pie chart they had percentages for Mitt Romney, Michael Huckabee, and Fred Thomson, and then this gray, foggy section that was "Others." Who was in that section? Well, there was Rudolph Giuliani with roughly 4%, Duncan Hunter with <1%, and Ronald Paul with over 10%. So basically that foggy area in the pie chart represented the "dark horse" candidate, only 3% behind the so-called front-runners Fred Thomson and John McCain, and 6% ahead of the so-called Republican Rudolph Giuliani. Despicable. The mainstream press (I know I sound paranoid and annoyed, and I am) are trying to ignore Paul's message and his support by lumping him into the "Other" category. No, he didn’t win, or even place, but getting 10% with limited news coverage and little position-recognition, in a state known for its pro-war stance, in a predominantly pro-war party is not just noticeable, it's a miracle. He nearly beat two big-name candidates, but is he given credit? No. FOX News is also planning to cut Paul out of a New Hampshire debate tomorrow, prompting the NHGOP to withdraw its support from the debate. I am sorry Rupert Murdoch, but the Revolution won’t be called off because of a little fog.</p> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:49:13 -0500 littlebier8 comment 1626 at http://www.techpresident.com http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/18340/daily_digest_and_the_winners_are_the_voters <p>Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee win the Iowa caucuses on a night of record turnouts, especially by youth voters; could Eventful demands be accurate predictors of primary results?; Elaine Young considers what effect social media may have had on last night's results; Ron Paul gets dissed, again, by the media; Chris Dodd and Joe Biden drop out, but Mike Gravel absolutely DID NOT; a new poll confirms that more Americans are getting their election news online; and what if the top GOP web consultants were trekkies? </p> <p><a href="http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/18340/daily_digest_and_the_winners_are_the_voters">read more</a></p> http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/18340/daily_digest_and_the_winners_are_the_voters#comment Barack Obama Chris Dodd Eventful Joe Biden Mike Gravel Mike Huckabee Ron Paul Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:22:20 -0500 Joshua Levy 18340 at http://www.techpresident.com