Why does Ron Paul continue to gain support, despite the mainstream media's best attempts to block him?

In case you don't know, Ron Paul is running for President in 2008.

Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) is the leading advocate for freedom in our nation鈥檚 capital. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Paul tirelessly works for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. He is known among his congressional colleagues and his constituents for his consistent voting record. Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution. In the words of former Treasury Secretary William Simon, Dr. Paul is the "one exception to the Gang of 535" on Capitol Hill."

Brief Overview of Congressman Paul鈥檚 Record
He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.

He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.

Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.

Isn't it refreshing to know something about a candidate's views and oinions, instead of which celebrity endorses them?

Real talent and popularity can not be suppressed by subterfuge of the Press.

He went from .5% support in the Republican Party to 1%.

He isn't getting major coverage, because he isn't a major candidate.

Ron does have many good qualities, but he needs some major PR to start his campaign.

When his supporters put their money where their mouths are, he will gain credibility.

Until then, he's just another fringe candidate.

In politics as in life, money talks, bullshit walks.

I have in the last month or two become a big fan of Ron Paul. I read somewhere on the internet about this guy and began to look further into him and his views. Everything you said is absolutely correct about him. This man seems to be clearly a different sort of people in Washington D.C. I now subscibe to his weekly letter to his constituents even though I am not in his district. For this and many other reasons he is gaining support. It's unfortunate that a man like this has been shunned by media. I have personally sent a letter to Lou Dobbs with CNN to give this man some airtime in his primetime show. It is the media's responisbility to be fair to all candidates in a race. Only time will tell if America will ever wake up.

There are a few people left who still actually look at the issues and get past the main media WWF politics.

As usual, you are spot on in molecular detail, Jeremy. Dr. Ron needs more buzz though. These days, the usual pattern for a politician to climb to the upper echelons of power, there must be a flaw in him that can be exploited by the Zionist Illuminati masters of Washington DC. In this world, most people consider such a person who has led a clean life to be unbearably boring. They want the jet set pizazz. Sad but true.

Sadly there all too many willing to provide that pizazz. The media provides the public with so much glitter glam and gore that they lose sight of the truth.

I heard someone praising Dr. Ron the other day but adding regretfully that he could "put a meth addict to sleep".

I do have a few links on him for here, though.

http://www.ronpaulexplore.com/
Hope for America

http://www.rys2sense.com/anti-neocons/
Great Site on Anti Neocons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmPS0Xme...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmPS0Xme...
Texas Republican slams Bush "demented philosophy of conquest"

http://www.illuminati-news.com/ron-paul....
Congressman Ron Paul On Guns, Money, and the New World Order

http://jeremiasx.wordpress.com/2007/02/2...
DYNAMITE site. Some excellent vids on Dr. Ron.

http://www.flixya.com/cnn-lou-dobbs-ron-...
CNN / Lou Dobbs - Ron Paul Interview 2-26-2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo6KIusCB...
RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT | REAL TIME W BILL MAHER 3-30-07

Ron Paul is the most straightforward talking candidate for President. However, I saw him on an interview taped on myspace, and he went a little wacky on one issue which I can't recall. One thing was clear. He barely mentioned the Invasion by Mexico and what he would do about the 30 million illegal aliens lving here and what to do about the 10,000 to 15,000 breaking into out country from Mexico every day. He has not unless I've missed it described hi position on legalizing illicit drugs and marijuana, something that turns conservative voters off to Libertarians.

Popularity can run faster than the Press.

I don't think he is gaining support. Personally, he is too much of a libertarian for me. AKA the interests of the rich versus the rights of the rest of us.

Give it up loyalist-- he's going nowhere.

What do you consider "continuing to gain support?" One new voter per day?

The mainstream media is not "attempting to block him," he is far below the political radar.