August 07, 2007
Watch Out for Paul at the Ames Straw Poll
Congressman Ron Paul has been the topic of several political blogs over the past few months.
Paul has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars via the Web, and is the number one politician on YouTube. In addition to YouTube, Paul is the most popular Republican politician on FaceBook and MySpace. These are the new metrics in measuring the success of a presidential candidate, but in just two days these new metrics will collide head on with an older, more traditional gauge.
This week the GOP will descend upon Ames, Iowa for the state's largest pre-caucus political event. Most pundits are predicting a landslide for Mitt Romney, but they may be over looking Congressman Ron Paul.
Will Ron Paul's internet driven campaign find success in the old school world of straw polls? The establishment press asserts that money is a necessary factor to organize a straw poll victory, but the Internet may be the ultimate equalizer. A surprise finish in the Ames Straw Poll will be another piece of evidence that the presidential campaign model is rapidly changing. Watch out for this internet savvy campaign in Ames, Iowa this week.
Posted by Buzz Webster at August 7, 2007 04:05 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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