What’s your take on those ‘mistakes’ ? Main compilation starts from 8 minutes
I don’t need to watch a 26 minute video to know why Ron Paul didn’t win the 2012 presidency. Instead of avoiding radioactive policies, he eats them like candy. Abolishing Social Security? Absolutely! Medicare and Medicaid? Unconstitutional! If he had managed to win the primary, he would have gotten absolutely crushed in the general. Blaming this on the media seriously overlooks how unpopular Ron Paul’s policies are.
It’s not about what you/i think of Ron Paul. If News & media pull those tricks as shown on us, then who are we kidding…
i’d like you to check out the video starting from 15:00. And tell me what you think of itThere’s years worth of footage produced every presidential election. This video is a mere 26 minutes out of all that. There is no media conspiracy. They (mostly) ignored him because he espoused policies that are unpopular and often just poorly thought out.
ahum… they didn’t just ignore him… They did all kind of tricks. (from 15:00 the media tricks are covered)
This compilation is making a mountain range out of a molehill. How dare a segment sort ascending?! How dare they cover a second place winner in a meaningless poll (never mind the other articles that cover Ron Paul)?! Only Ron Paul and his (actually small) legion of loyal followers matter! He was never cheated out of anything because he was never going to win.
Actually, poll outcomes are very influential…
This compilation is making a mountain range out of a molehill.
Depends what you are willing to tolerate from ‘nonbiased media’ i guess
Straw polls, not polls as a whole. Straw polls only reach the most highly motivated people since they are taken early and at conferences. The type of people who would travel to a conference two years before the actual election are the activist types. They tend to get spurts of activity early in the race, but quickly get drowned out when more mainstream voters tune in. Polls in general that early are rarely worth all that much. That year, several different candidates took their time at the top of the polls before fading out.
Still, for me, those sort of tricks aren’t a mistake. There’s too much involved with politics.
Thanks for the extra insight though. Cheers