Media Spotlight II

Ron Paul's big chance for a modest splash (National)

I have been searching for news about the GOP Candidate, Texas Congressman Ron Paul, and I finally found this small article that made the Los Angeles Times Blog on their web-site. Andrew Malcolm, press secretary to Laura Bush in 1999-2000, writes about Paul's campaign raising $20 million in donations in the last three months of 2007. According to Malcolm this makes Paul “the most successful GOP fundraiser then and the only one to increase his donations every quarter last year.”

Malcolm is the only one to point out that not only are Paul's supporters loyal and dedicated, but they are generous too. He even cites facts from Paul's website, www.ronpaul2008.com, that say supporters have given an additional $5 million-plus since Jan. 1.

It is very hard for supporters of Paul's campaign to find any news regarding their candidate without the use of the internet. Most mainstream media outlets act like he is not even there. Even Malcolm admits, “Paul typically gets the least speaking time during GOP debates, if he isn't barred from participating altogether.“

Malcolm does his best to give supporters some hope for “priceless free publicity” if he could take Maine during a “slow news weekend” because he has been the only Republican candidate to actually visit there.

The grass root supporters would see any publicity at all as a step in the right direction. Malcolm also recognizes that Paul has been “largely dissed and dismissed by party politicians and the media.” Despite the incredible support and donations his campaign has been bringing in consistently.

One of the fund-raising days supporters called a “money bomb” earned Paul over $6 million in 24 hours, and most donations were $150 or less.

It is hard to see how something that significant can go by with barely a mention from any news outlet, and then see all Hillary has to do is cry to receive a weeks worth of media attention on every channel.