I Was Robbed! (Well I think so anyway). Washington Post Reports on Ron Paul Internet Popularity

If you haven't done so already please read "An Also-Ran in the GOP Polls, Ron Paul Is Huge on the Web". 

A few weeks ago I ran the post "Ron Paul Continues to Win Technorati Poll of Republican Candidates"

Which I based on weeks of looking at Ron Paul's name near or at the top of the Technorati top search list.

So you can see why I'd think so.  (Okay, if you think I'm making a serious claim here please see * below.)

(I also thought it was typical blogger fare.  Something only the owner could love, but hey it was my own.)

I guess Washington Post reporter Jose Antonio Vargas visits Technorati a lot too.

(And I wasn't so nuts to think this is might be a wee bit important.)

Mr. V also added some insights that I thought were too obvious to mention.  Then again how many times do we disparage journalists for leaving so much important analysis between the lines? Looks like I was guilty of it this time.  And he does just get more news out of the small fact of Ron Pauls consistently high position on the Technorati search.

I'd also like to point out that the building 'broo ha' on the web about Paul seems to be more evidence of the right losing control of their grassroots.  Though the last few paragraphs of Vargas' report shows how it can actually work out by pushing the other candidates to the right. 

I'm not supporting him because I think he could get the nomination. I'm supporting him because I think he can influence the national conversation about what the role of government is, how much power should government have over our lives, how much liberty should we give up for security. These are important issues, and frankly, no one's thinking about them as seriously and sincerely as Ron Paul."

Neocon money will take care of public opinion shaping and Congressional manipulation when they want something.  Well maybe,  I guess we'll see if the neocons can force the amnesty and temporary (shhh don't call it "guest") worker bill through Congress in spite of the fact that most of the right wing grassroots is against it.

* BTW, I'm being tongue in cheek about being robbed as if Vargas stole my story.  There are 300 million of us in this nation and about half of us must be a journalist or blogger (well yeah, mostly bloggers). I suppose a few of us are going to notice the same thing, though some other bloggers think that mainstream rips us little guys off big time. (Return to * above )

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