Continuing To Ignore Ron Paul
A few weeks ago, Jon Stewart aired a great piece about how Ron Paul is basically being systematically ignored and shunned by the media, and therefore, taken out of the public’s purview of GOP candidates.
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But I just came across a recent Gallup Poll that continues this bizarre obsession to ignore Ron Paul and erase him from the public mindset. The main point of the poll was that Rick Perry’s entrance into the GOP race shot him up to first place, with Romney and Paul trailing behind him. But if you read the subtle way they exclude Ron Paul, they make it seem like the polls are showing Perry in first, then Romney, then Bachmann.
PRINCETON, NJ — Shortly after announcing his official candidacy, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has emerged as rank-and-file Republicans’ current favorite for their party’s 2012 presidential nomination. Twenty-nine percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents nationwide say they are most likely to support Perry, with Mitt Romney next, at 17%.
These results are based on an Aug. 17-21 Gallup poll, the first conducted after several important events in the Republican nomination campaign, including the second candidate debate, the Iowa Straw Poll, and Perry’s official entry into the race after months of speculation.
Romney and Perry essentially tied for the lead in late July, based on re-computed preferences that include the current field of announced candidates. Gallup’s official July report, based on the announced field at the time and thus excluding Perry, showed Romney with a 27% to 18% lead over Michele Bachmann. Romney enjoyed an even wider, 17-percentage-point lead in June over Herman Cain among the field of announced candidates (Gallup did not include Perry among the nominee choices before July).
“thus excluding Perry, showed Romney with a 27% to 18% lead over Michele Bachmann”. Over Bachmann?? She’s in FOURTH!!
Frustrating.
