Just hours ago, the results of the Aimes, Iowa straw poll were released. The first place finisher received 4823, Ron Paul received 4671 votes. Third place got only 2293 and since the total vote count was 16,892, the tally drops off rather markedly after.
What did the mainstream media make of it ? Exactly the opposite of what I just practiced here: Ron Paul was not mentioned by name, but everyone else was.
In addition, the first place finisher was born in Iowa and therefore had some hometown advantage and he was heavily favored by same mainstream media going into the poll. The Wall Street Journal for instance, wrote a lengthy "puff" piece about him just days ago.
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