While Bachmann is young and attractive her supporters are not. Ron Paul's supporters on the other hand are not old and folksy. What's going on here? The Republican establishment doesn't understand Marshall Mcluhan, actually not many do; myself included. Today we are witnessing the premise of the "Media is the Message" with the Arab Spring that started with one lone dissenter in an obscure Tunisian village who became a cause among the young in social media. I postulate that Twitter and Facebook are the natural media of the young and that the young in general who take up this media are libertarian and not authoritarian at heart.
The Republican's are not going to achieve their goal of making Obama a one term President with a great fundraising yet essentailly authoritarian candidate such as Rick Perry. Ron Paul with his consistent libertarian message is doing well. He does not understand it, but he has Marshall Mcluhan on his side and an old media blockbuster will not.
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