One way you get noticed is, like Rudy did, you buy a full page ad vs. Moveon.org in the NY Times, or have a big speech on religion at the Bush Library. Hmmm, these take $$$. Money is raised through organizations, which take a LOT of time to form.
A better way to put it then, is that "Fred shut out the MSM for so long they forgot about him."
BTW, it's such a silly notion that Fred isn't taking off because of "the media," if for no other reason than Huckabee, who came out of nowhere, or Ron Paul, who is raising all sorts of money without ANY media attention.
“A better way to put it then, is that “Fred shut out the MSM for so long they forgot about him.””
That’s how it looks. I wonder if the writers strike played a part in this as well. Fred had a pretty good chance of being on Leno again, and IMO that would have really helped him get some traction. You know softened his delivery up in a casual setting. I’ve seen Fred do those late night talk show things and be really good, but none of that comes across in his straight on campaign spots.