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Maybe I'm mistaken, but don't most of the "polls" that are touted regularly on tv take place by phone calls placed on landlines?
I saw where someone was saying that RP's numbers in those polls don't do as well as they do in all the other polls because he has a younger support base, and younger people tend to not hang out at home by landlines. They are more mobile in life, and are much more likely to not even have a landline.
Why is it the most straight talking and interesting candidates on both sides are the ones that are out of the spotlight?
Because those are the ones that are most in tune with main street America. The same reason that nearly ever sector of the American population wants better border control and immigration enforcement and yet government ignores them.
As to the whole issue of polls, I suspect Ron Paul will do much better than any polling sites are showing but as to if it would be great enough to get him nominated to anything is anyones guess. Most importantly is that this election cycle will bring to light how the media influences peoples opinions when selecting a candidate. If national polls show Ron Paul at 2% and it turns out 10-15% or greater percent at the primaries, then you can pretty much toss the credibility of those scientific polls.
As stated, a great many and growing number of people use cell phone service as their primary home phone now and most polls don't include cell numbers. Also, a growing number of people of all ages are turning to the internet to get their news and information as all one has to do is look at the declining readership of print media today.
Ron Paul (R) is far and away the most popular candidate on the Internet. And that's where so much of the younger vote is. He's the #1 most searched for term, he has more hits than Hillary or Osama. His videos are the most-watched on YouTube. And Digg.Com is full of articles and comments about him. He's actually a front-runner when you collectively add in his Internet popularity.
Ron Paul (R) is far and away the most popular candidate on the Internet. And that's where so much of the younger vote is. He's the #1 most searched for term, he has more hits than Hillary or Osama. His videos are the most-watched on YouTube. And Digg.Com is full of articles and comments about him. He's actually a front-runner when you collectively add in his Internet popularity.
I wonder how/if that will translate into real votes for him.
I wonder how/if that will translate into real votes for him.
We'll see ~ hopefully, our younger generation will go out and actually see and USE a voting machine He could take away quite a few votes from HillBill...
Why is it the most straight talking and interesting candidates on both sides are the ones that are out of the spotlight?
I know this sounds cynical, but I think it's because most Americans want easy answers and comfy soundbites. And that's what the so-called mainstream candidates serve up. Terrorist attack? Let's go bomb something. Illegal immigrants? Build a big fence. Forget about getting to the root of these problems, the way Paul and Kucinich and others like them would have us do. They get people out of their comfort zones by forcing them to really confront the issues and do something constructive about them. That's too upsetting or too scary for a lot of people. Others are just too lazy and don't want to have to make an effort to help improve things. It's easier to vote for some empty suit who spouts feel-good platitudes and promises to ban something or create a new program or tax something to make everything better. Or, better yet, just scream "terrorism" and paralyze everbody with fear, until you have them willingly handing over their civil rights and Constitutional liberties in exchange for some vague promise of security and (ironically) protecting freedom.
My $0.02.
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He could take away quite a few votes from HillBill...
