Wednesday, February 13, 2008
McCain was losing until the media gave him their support
Like other journalists, I have sat in editorial meetings where we discussed what positions our paper would take on an issue or slant we would give to the news.
Editors at these publications followed a similar approach in crowning McCain. They looked at all the other candidates, their electability, their positions, and decided they liked candidate McCain's positions (left of center) and felt he could be electable. Romney was a Mormon and so he could be elected; Huckabee appealed only to a narrow religious right; Giuliani carried too much baggage; and Ron Paul had too many unconventional ideas.
McCain fit the bill because he supports globalism, a strong military industrial complex, and liberal domestic policies.
Romney did America a disservice by suspending his campaign. If he had stayed in the convention would be deciding the Republican candidate.
Huckabee has surprised everyone by showing he has a broader appeal than the religious right. However, that is likely because some conservatives felt without Romney that they had no other choice by Huckabee.
The independents, not the Republicans, have been voting for McCain. (Republicans booed McCain when he appeared before the conservative caucus. The public didn't see that because conservative Republicans were in a back room, while only patsies and McCain supporters listened to his speech.)
Ron Paul is the only true conservative , but he continues to be ignored by the media. As long as he is ignored by the media, the public (including conservative Republicans) won't hear or understand his message. By isolating Paul the media give the impression that there is something wrong with his campaign and ideas. They give the impression that he is not to be taken seriously. However, he gets 6% of the vote in primaries, without media support and Ron Paul has done very well in states with caucuses.
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