Rand Paul wins CPAC 2015!

[luctor-et-emergo]

All of these headlines... What they mean is, the Establishment needs new diapers. That's kind of obvious.

 

[anaconda]

All of these headlines... What they mean is, the Establishment needs new diapers. That's kind of obvious.

A great way of putting it.

 

[randomname]

This was actually a positive headline:

Senator Rand Paul wins straw poll in boost to 2016 presidential prospects

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/01/us-randpaul-idUSKBN0LW0YY20150301

the initial piece (including headline) was short and spinless (for about 20 minutes). Then an editor stepped in and slanted it (but leaving the headline intact). The writer of the initial piece probably got a scolding

 

[CPUd]

The issue that Paul supporters reasonably raised, evidenced by the website screenshots above by jct74 and others, is that most of the media couldn't even bring themselves to straightforwardly report the simple story "RAND PAUL WINS CPAC POLL" when it just happened. If it was Bush who "was expected to win," who then won the poll, would they have been equally restrained about reporting "Bush Wins" with a prominent photo and headline?

Inconceivable. The issue is the "outsiders" have double standards about the coverage, where the establishment frontrunner gets the headline and most of the commentary at every opportunity, while Paul gets no comparable press, at every opportunity. Note that the MSM even short-changed Walker to a large extent today---many of the CPAC poll stories emphasized Jeb, to the exclusion of both Rand and Walker.

And the fact that Bush got only 8% despite trying to pack the event with his people, was also "news" that should have been covered, but wasn't. So our complaint is not that Rand doesn't get pushed everywhere, but that the MSM's favorites do get a favorable media push everywhere, especially in order to minimize talking about Paul.

If JEB won and/or Rand did not come in first, it would be front page everywhere, because these are stories. Rand winning is also a story, but not as big except for here, where we keep up with what Rand does on a daily basis. It is a stretch to claim that the press in general is actively trying to undermine Rand. He does interviews on the big networks 3-5 times a week, and can get op-eds published whenever he wants, even at Huffington Post. He is one of the few in the mix who is still working in govt, and I would much rather he get front page everywhere for something he did on the Senate floor.

 

[anaconda]

I don't think it does Rand any favors for supporters to complain if the press doesn't have him front page everywhere. The truth is Rand was expected to win, the same as the last 2 years. Scott Walker placing 2nd is news- even the RPF member who was there said it was a surprise.

This is one of the major problems that outsiders have with Paul supporters- if he doesn't win with 90%, it is because the media is covering it up, the poll was rigged and the voters are stupid sheeps. Be glad that Rand won and that a lot of the Walker voters had Rand as 2nd choice. This is the quiet before the storm.

Well said. And I plead guilty as charged.

 

[anaconda]

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[randomname]

This was actually a positive headline:

Senator Rand Paul wins straw poll in boost to 2016 presidential prospects

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/01/us-randpaul-idUSKBN0LW0YY20150301

the initial piece (including headline) was short and spinless (for about 20 minutes). Then an editor stepped in and slanted it (but leaving the headline intact). The writer of the initial piece probably got a scolding

 

[anaconda]

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[mrsat_98]

Just in CPAC 2015 Poll Rand wins and Carson sucks less than Bush.

http://www.infowars.com/cpac-2015-straw-poll-rand-paul-wins-again-but-scott-walker-is-surging/

Sen. Rand Paul won The Washington Times/CPAC presidential preference straw poll for the third time in a row while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker surged to second place, as they trounced the rest of a strong but crowded field of potential candidates Saturday.

Sen. Ted Cruz slipped to third place, down a rung from his showing last year, with retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson in fourth and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush fifth.

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[Stratovarious]

Of course they have to talk about how "close" it was, even though Rand won by 5%. They wouldn't talk about the "closeness" of the straw poll if Rand had been in 2nd.

The media spins it all.

Reality:

Rand actually beat Walker by 24% not 5%.
A 26%± vs 21%± Is A 24% increase.
The media is adept at playing stupid.
Let's see if we can help them:

Dunking for apples 101;
Johnny was able to get 26 apples, Suzie got 21 apples what was the percentage increase of Johnny's apple
total in comparison to Suzie's?

A 1%
B .06%
C 4%
D 24%

Answer: D 24%
Of course if you go back to 2012 , it wouldn't have mattered, they would have treated Johnny as they did Ron Paul, they would omit
time and time again that Johnny was even there.


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[presence]

If JEB won and/or Rand did not come in first, it would be front page everywhere, because these are stories.

lol

If that was the case the newz would always report the loser of the super bowl.

Jeb lost and it IS front page everywhere.... he did "VERY VERY" good.

 

[Mr Tansill]

Dude, + some serious rep. Thanks for providing actual evidence of the "shaping" that occurs in our news media.

 

[jct74]

ABC This Week is about the discuss straw poll results at roundtable. Went to commercial with "Rand Paul won the straw poll, but the real winner may have been the guy that came in 2nd."

 

[jct74]

Roundtable discussion was all about Scott Walker and Jeb Bush. No mention of Rand Paul except in announcing that he won which they immediately dismissed / discounted. One person opined that Jon Kasich was the real winner of CPAC (because he didn't show up).

 

[jct74]

Fox News Sunday starts off with covering straw poll. "Big story" is that Scott Walker came in 2nd, they say. Now doing a piece on Scott Walker, interviewing him.

 

[Brett85]

Yeah, just like 2008 and 2012. As I said, Rand is going to have to win Iowa to get any attention in the press at all. Even then they'll probably just talk about how the Iowa caucuses are "now irrelevant since Rand won." In 2012 they were even talking about how Ron winning the caucuses might cause Iowa to lose their opportunity to be the first state in the nation to vote. These people will just do whatever they can to hold Rand down and to defeat the cause of liberty.

 

[willwash]

Am I the only one here who remembers Ames 2012? Of course they're trying to black out the Paul win. It's harder to black out Rand than it was Ron, I think partly because Rand is a Senator, and also because Rand actually won this instead of statistically tying for first but coming a few votes short of the actual victory a la Ron in Ames 2012.

I'm excited for Ames this year. I think Paul will take it and the blackout will be impossible to impose without looking desperate.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Summary of some CNN coverage:

Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll by a slight margin, narrowly garnering more votes than a surging Scott Walker. Ted Cruz dominates Dr Ben Carson, with Jeb Bush right behind finishing in a respectable 5th place.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Ben Carson fans can't be very happy with the coverage either.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Fox News Sunday starts off with covering straw poll. "Big story" is that Scott Walker came in 2nd, they say. Now doing a piece on Scott Walker, interviewing him.

It seems that every time I've flipped to Fox News in the past couple of days it has been a repeat of Jeb Bush talking to Hannity. The casual observer would have to assume that the biggest story from CPAC was Jeb Bush.