Since Herman Cain announced the end of his presidential bid last weekend, the media has announced that the Republican primary is now between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.
Newt Gingrich, being number one in the polls for the past few weeks, since the Herman Cain scandals started makes sense. Yet no one has made any mention of Ron Paul.
To be fair, he is believed to be un-electable because of his extreme libertarianism, but I would argue he's just as electable as say, Bachman, Santorum, or even Huntsman. And what you haven't heard in the news is that since Herman Cain's announcement, Ron Paul is now number two in the polls.
Personally, I believe the media hates independents. Ron Paul has made a presidential bid in the past as an independent, and it's fair to say if he doesn't win the primary he might do it again.
I don't quite remember the 2000 presidential election, and how the media treated Nader, but I'm guessing they probably did the same and just ignored him. I do however remember the 2004 election when Nader announced he was running again, and the media treated him with outright hostility.
Personally, I think this election cycle is a bit different. Between the Tea Party and the Occupy Movement, it's obvious that people aren't quite satisfied with the two parties that we have to choose from, and unlike previous election cycles, the atmosphere seems to be ripe for a third party candidate.
So I think the media is wrong in ignoring Ron Paul, who without any publicity managed to achieve second place in the polls.
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