Ron Paul: Online Natural, But Doomed Candidate
Cross-posted on techPresident.
By many accounts, Republican candidate Ron Paul has become an online political phenomenon: despite polling in the low single digits nationally, as of today he has more Facebook supporters than McCain, more MySpace friends than Romney, more YouTube views than Hillary Clinton and more Meetups planned than any other candidate.
Though many observers have been fascinated by his apparent rise, it really shouldn’t come as a surprise: his positions and his background make him a perfect Web candidate. But, they’ll also ultimately doom his candidacy. Here’s why he’s an online natural:
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