Kevmo, is Hunter being dropped from another debate? I know Fox News dropped him from the NH debate.
As I wrote before, this is wrong. It is actually shaping the race rather than reporting on it. Fox News, in other words, took it upon themselves to tell us voters who we should vote for—the five anointed ones.
Now I’m not a Ron Paul supporter, but the man is a Republican candidate with a national following. He deserves a chance to speak. So does Duncan Hunter. Why should they have to pay for press when some get it for free (that’s what a debate is, free press).
I think we have ample evidence of the media’s role in shaping this race. Huckabee, for example, came out of nowhere. Ask yourself how that happened. Huckabee had almost no money, couldn’t pay to run ads, and suddenly he gets all sorts of positive press.
Also ask yourself why Thompson, a solid conservative who came in 3rd (NOT McPain) in Iowa and 2nd in Wyoming is constantly accused, by the media, of running a lackluster campaign. Fred is out there slogging away on a daily basis, yet he gets almost no positive press. SO, how in the world is he supposed to create a powerful campaign? Is he supposed to spend millions and millions for ads while the Huckster and McPain get their positive press for FREE?
Are we at the point in American politics where only candidates with personal fortunes or media darlings have a chance? I’m sorry to say, that’s the way it seems to me.
Unfortunately, I don’t think there’s a thing I can do about it other than to vote my principles regardless of what the media pundits or polls say.
Now I’m not a Ron Paul supporter, but the man is a Republican candidate with a national following. He deserves a chance to speak. So does Duncan Hunter. Why should they have to pay for press when some get it for free (that’s what a debate is, free press).
***Exactly.
Ask yourself how that happened. Huckabee had almost no money, couldn’t pay to run ads, and suddenly he gets all sorts of positive press.
***I think Huckabee has surged because he won a couple of debates and he’s got evangelical support. If a quick rise can happen to the liberal pro-life evangelical Huckster, it can happen to the conservative pro-life evangelical Hunter.
If Huckabee fizzles, his followers will be looking for another prolife evangelical to fill the void. Hunter fits that bill, no one else in the race is evangelical. The GOP doesn’t get it. They need to let this faction find a home. The amount of invective aimed at evangelicals is surprising, but then everyone wants their votes. Prolife evangelicals will be very comfortable in Hunter’s camp, since he’s a prolife evangelical staunch conservative.
Fred is out there slogging away on a daily basis, yet he gets almost no positive press.
***What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. We Hunter supporters were saying for a long time that he was being shut out from the media. Now we have more than solid evidence of it. Once they take down Hunter, Thompson is next. And if you look up the origin of that expression for goose sauce, you’ll see it applies exactly here, with Team Fred practically gloating that their guy isn’t being made into sauce.
Are we at the point in American politics where only candidates with personal fortunes or media darlings have a chance? I’m sorry to say, that’s the way it seems to me. Unfortunately, I don’t think there’s a thing I can do about it other than to vote my principles regardless of what the media pundits or polls say.
***I’m pretty sure there’s plenty that could be done, but the reason why Freepers aren’t up in arms over this is because it hasn’t affected their guy. Yet. When it does happen to their guy, don’t come crying to Team Hunter for help if Team Fred doesn’t help now. I detect a distinct lack of conservatism in Team Fred, and a distinct taste of republicanism.
Better yet, ask yourself why, when only 3 candidates had actual points on the primary scoreboard resulting from the WY primary, (Iowa does not put points on the board) 1 of those 3 was excluded from the two alleged debates last week-end, while 3 others with big fat 0s were included.