Where has the News Gone?

The republican primary is in full swing with about 8 candidates running to be the republican nominee for president.  My man, Dr. Ron Paul, is in the mix and is doing very well, no thanks to the media.
It's quite amazing but the more I look at it I realize that the nominees are whoever the media says they are.  The media from the get-go said who the frontrunners were, and surprise, they are front-runners (Michele Bachman and Mitt Romney).  Texas governor Rick Perry jumps in the race late and the media instantly calls him a front-runner.

The Debate, and Iowa straw poll happened just recently and Bachman won.  Who came in second?  Ron Paul, with only .9% less votes.  The media are showering her with adulation and saying that this win puts her right up there in the front and shows she's a real candidate.  Not a word of Ron Paul....and he had 0.9% less votes.  Thats it.....less than 1% fewer votes.

They are calling for a Romney-Bachman-Perry stand-off in the primary.  I expect the debates to be a lot of fun to watch as the 3 of them speak with empty words, platitudes, and Ron Paul will kill them with substance. 

In the end I doubt it will matter because if the media say Rick Perry "is a front runner and a political legend in Texas", then the average voter, who doesn't bother to do any homework on the candidates and lets the media choose for them, will choose him, or Romney etc.

Ron Paul will make a splash regardless if he wins or not.  I just hope that there is someone who can take his place after he retires which I suspect will happen if he doesnt win.