Forgetting Ron Paul

The Daily Show pointed out an interesting point: Ron Paul is being systematically overlooked by the media as a serious contender for the presidential race. While I am not one to religiously follow the politics surrounding the presidential race, even I found this puzzling. Why exactly does no one seem to care about Ron Paul? The easy answer is that the media is collectively trying to discredit him as a serious candidate, but I believe the real answer is more complicated. Ron Paul is a candidate who I believe could do very well in the primary, who sees himself as more accountable to the community and to the voters than to his political party, and therefore is a serious threat to other Republican candidates. However, instead of drawing more attention to Ron Paul in an attempt to discredit and make fun of him (as was done with Sarah Palin), some of the talking heads have decided simply ignoring Ron Paul will make him go away. This is not, however, a secret, organized effort by the collective media to remove Ron Paul from the spotlight as a contender to the race. I believe the ignoring of Ron Paul is almost a sort of unspoken rule among political reporters. Out of sight, out of mind. Therefore, Ron Paul is systematically ignored, not by conscience effort, but by coincidence due to like mindsets among media figures. Perhaps if this coincidence continues for much longer, eventually more figures than just The Daily Show will take notice and the elephant in the room will eventually be collectively discussed among the media and other contenders. My hope is that the grassroots movement surrounding Ron Paul's candidacy will continue to grow and he will earn more supporters and eventually more votes in the the race to become the next president.