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Fox News and Iowa GOP accused of censoring Ron Paul Marty Eels
Published 11/08/2007 - 9:38 a.m. EDT
The same day that Ron Paul made presidential fund raising history, the Iowa GOP announced that its December 4th Republican Debate in Des Moines Iowa to be aired by Fox News, would only include candidates polling at least 5% in presidential polls.
The move by the Iowa GOP and Fox News to exclude candidates based on polls at this early stage of the presidential race has outraged Ron Paul supporters and may provoke a large demonstration at the site of the debate. Paul supporters feel the move is a deliberate attempt to censor Ron Paul from the debate.
Messages of outrage have been posted on websites and are spreading by email about the debate.
At the current pace of fund raising it is possible that Ron Paul may end up with more cash on hand at the end of the quarter than any of the other candidates running in the Republican primary.
The accuracy and legitimacy of presidential polls has become increasingly scrutinized, especially after Ron Paulâs recent display of fund raising strength raising a record 4.2 million from 36,000 donors in a day. Ron Paul also consistently draws large crowds at his events yet does not register high in polls.
Ironically, according to Google Trends, Ron Paulâs name is actually searched more than Fox News is now. There is a growing concern among Paul supporters that corporate media outlets are attempting to manipulate the presidential election.
CNN noted that from August 2006 to August 2007 Ron Paulâs name was mentioned on Cable and TV news shows only 4,695 times while John McCain was referenced 95,005 times. Paulâs enormous success despite such scant coverage is startling.
Despite a lot of free media coverage, McCainâs campaign has very little money to be competitive at this time, yet polls show him with more support than his fund raising efforts would indicate.
John McCain said he looked forward to smaller debates to Larry King back in August.
FCC laws exclude broadcast networks from equal time requirements for breaking news and debates. Many felt that the changes in the laws were designed to keep Buchanan and Nader out of the general election debates in the 2000 election.
The 5% rule would also exclude Hunter, and Tancredo
Fox News and Iowa GOP accused of censoring Ron Paul Marty Eels
Published 11/08/2007 - 9:38 a.m. EDT
The same day that Ron Paul made presidential fund raising history, the Iowa GOP announced that its December 4th Republican Debate in Des Moines Iowa to be aired by Fox News, would only include candidates polling at least 5% in presidential polls.
The move by the Iowa GOP and Fox News to exclude candidates based on polls at this early stage of the presidential race has outraged Ron Paul supporters and may provoke a large demonstration at the site of the debate. Paul supporters feel the move is a deliberate attempt to censor Ron Paul from the debate.
Messages of outrage have been posted on websites and are spreading by email about the debate.
At the current pace of fund raising it is possible that Ron Paul may end up with more cash on hand at the end of the quarter than any of the other candidates running in the Republican primary.
The accuracy and legitimacy of presidential polls has become increasingly scrutinized, especially after Ron Paulâs recent display of fund raising strength raising a record 4.2 million from 36,000 donors in a day. Ron Paul also consistently draws large crowds at his events yet does not register high in polls.
Ironically, according to Google Trends, Ron Paulâs name is actually searched more than Fox News is now. There is a growing concern among Paul supporters that corporate media outlets are attempting to manipulate the presidential election.
CNN noted that from August 2006 to August 2007 Ron Paulâs name was mentioned on Cable and TV news shows only 4,695 times while John McCain was referenced 95,005 times. Paulâs enormous success despite such scant coverage is startling.
Despite a lot of free media coverage, McCainâs campaign has very little money to be competitive at this time, yet polls show him with more support than his fund raising efforts would indicate.
John McCain said he looked forward to smaller debates to Larry King back in August.
FCC laws exclude broadcast networks from equal time requirements for breaking news and debates. Many felt that the changes in the laws were designed to keep Buchanan and Nader out of the general election debates in the 2000 election.
The 5% rule would also exclude Hunter, and Tancredo
