Ron Paul and the Cell-Phone Primary
October 17, 2007
Ron Paul, the dark horse GOP candidate, is at the center of another interesting clash between technology and politics. It appears that cell-phones might actually be skewing Ron Paul’s primary numbers. From Slate.com:
“According to a Gallup poll from early June, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, is the preferred candidate of 1 percent of GOP voters. Paul’s supporters, though, insist that the libertarian congressman’s poor numbers are a result of pollsters undercounting voters who use cell phones rather than land lines. Are cell-phone users really screwing up the polls?”
Read the entire article after the jump.
