General Public Kept in the Dark Over Ron Paul Wins

It seems that the mainstream media is being tight-lipped about the Straw Poll wins Ron Paul has accumulated over his time running for the GOP nomination. The media is picking and choosing which Straw Polls to report on based solely upon the performance of the so-called front runners in the National Polls. Perhaps it is time that Ron Paul supporters step up the rhetoric and hold these media outlet's feet to the fire.

To date, there have been a total of thirty four Straw Polls which Ron Paul has participated in. According to the Straw Poll data, Ron Paul has placed first in fifteen of those Polls. According to the data there were only two Polls in which he did not place in the top five. There is no other single GOP candidate which can claim that same record and it is my opinion that if it were Giuliani, or even Romney which performed this well in the Straw Polls, that is all we would hear about in the media.

In many online polls, hosted by the major news networks, Ron Paul almost always places in the lead by incredible margins. This happens, much to the chagrin of these media outlets, and they soon attribute it to only online supporters of the Texas Congressman. Nevertheless, it begs the question, why is it that no other candidate can get their supporters to mobilize and vote in these online and call-in polls? Something smells a little fishy about the excuse the media uses to belittle Ron Paul support.

So why does Ron Paul seem to get all of this support from the general public anyway? It is quite simple; people on both sides of the aisle are disenchanted, and in some cases disenfranchised by their own parties. Republicans are witnessing the greatest increase in governmental growth and power, than at any other time in this nation's history. The ideal of small government has always been a fundamental issue with Conservatives.