The fact of the matter is that Ron Paul has not gotten the media focus he deserves, but maybe that will start to change now. I still think there is some wariness on the part of the media to focus on him because he is the only anti-war Republican. I still believe the media has an aversion to “rocking the boat” when it comes to what it perceives as public opinion. It’s possible the bulk of news media is still afraid to show anti-war opinions for fear of alienating viewers, however incorrect an assumption that may be.
Bear in mind also, that Ron Paul is much closer in ideology to the archetypical Republican of 20 or 30 years ago. He is the only one in the running with those positions! The mainstream of the Republican party has moved in recent years into more religious and war-making political positions. I believe many conservative voters are really pulling for Ron Paul and that’s why his contributions are starting to spike. I see “Google Ron Paul” signs everywhere now. His run is turning into a netroots campaign.
Also note that you see a similar candidate media “blindness” when it comes to the Democrats. Everyone focuses on Clinton/Obama while even relatively high polling candidates like Edwards get virtually no TV news coverage.
