Posted on 05/28/2011 5:01:03 PM PDT by onyx
I’ve commented a few times on how the media has, for the most part ignored Herman Cain and his early success.
Yesterday Dave Weigel wrote quite a few excellent posts but the most interesting was concerning a Gallup poll and Herman Cain:
Cain has come out of the gate making knowledge blunders (not knowing what the “right of return” is, for example), getting generally dismissive coverage. There is no team of reporters covering his every move on the trail, as there is for Huntsman. There’s no massive scrum outside his appearances, as there is for Pawlenty. And yet he’s outpolling Pawlenty.
That’s accurate, but while Stacy is ecstatic that his pal Dave is giving Herman some richly deserved props, I think he is missing the big picture here.
It is axiomatic that the old Journolist crowd hates Sarah Palin and will whenever possible knock her for a loop. I’ve already stated the MSM and the Democratic party (talk about redundancy) actually fear a Palin candidacy and will do their best to derail one.
Does Weigel do this, Why yes! While Praising Herman Cain he damns Sarah Palin in the guise of critiquing Byron York for missing the primary story:
But we’re talking about the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee who has been the subject of multiple books (including two of her own), two documentaries, and in some months as much as 50 percent of all media coverage of the GOP field. Fifteen percent? That’s actually about half of what she got in the very first survey of this primary, a February 2009 CNN poll.
Dave somehow doesn’t take into consideration in his critique relentless attacks from a media that never mentions her successes while always attempting to belittle her.
The simple fact is the left needs to stop Sarah Palin and the best equation to stop her has already been written:
(Social Conservatives+Tea Party) / (Sarah Palin+Michelle Bachmann + Herman Cain) = Romney wins in early primaries
As long as the left was reasonably sure Sarah Palin was not running, Herman Cain needed to be ignored by the MSM. They couldn’t take the chance of him becoming a threat to Mitt Romney and/or Jon Hunstman, who are the most likely GOP candidates to lose to Obama. That means any attention Dave gave Herman online wasn’t picked up by the MSM.
And while his obligatory Palin Bus post was fun:
I sort of like the idea of Palin doing this on Memorial Day weekend, a time when plenty of reporters (like, er, me) are headed out of D.C. Brings back memories of her giving reporters a July 3, 2009 assignment to cover her resignation announcement.
It seemed interesting to me the very day polls indicate that Palin might be running, Weigel’s first post is: “Gosh that Herman Cain looks pretty impressive doesn’t he?”
Well of course that’s just Dave. It doesn’t mean the old Journolist crew is back in business deciding to suddenly notice Herman Cain . I mean you’d need something like a pollster from Daily Kos writing for the NYT saying the same thing for that to be true wouldn’t you?
But what I found more newsworthy is the strong performance of Herman Cain, the entrepreneur and talk-show host who was included in Gallup’s poll for the first time. He polls at 8 percent, ahead of candidates like Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann and Jon Hunstman, who have received far more attention.
Well what do you know Nate Silver in the NYT is impressed by Herman Cain too! What an amazing coincidence!
Now I’ve already said I like Herman Cain, but mark my words, the “Journo-listic” MSM will suddenly find him a lot more interesting and worthy of coverage for as long as they think he will take votes away from Palin.
Will Herman take advantage of it? He’s not running to lose so of course he will, but I suspect that if the media’s attempt to use him to neutralize Palin succeeds then they will no longer consider him newsworthy or electable.
EXTRA UPDATE…CBS follows suit.
Update: Exhibit B: the DNC attacks
Update 2: On Morning Joe the entire thesis of the opening team is Sarah Palin is NOT running (One thing they didn’t mention her age, she would only be 60 in 2024 so she has a ton of time). They spent their time saying she will not, Politico also says she was not running, calling it an “attention grab”. (They don’t deign to mention this Byron York Piece)
And surprise surprise, who do they not mention by name? Herman Cain!
Remember the thesis, If Palin is running they boost Cain, if not they ignore him. As long as they believe Palin is out, Cain (who they also fear) must be kept down.
Update 3: Same theme on Today. They maintain Palin is not running so not only to they fail to mention Cain they don’t even show the Herman Cain Graphic in the Gallup poll. Can’t show a Black Republican in 3rd 5th place if Palin isn’t running.
As has mine. Thanks for your thoughts.
onyx, sorry I wasn't around when you posted this. Datechguy has nailed it. Part of me worries that conservatives will once again fall for the obvious MSM ploy to divide. After all, it's worked many times before, except for when they had to deal with a guy named Reagan.
Then I think about what they're up against this time and I say bring it on. The more the merrier. The Guv welcomes it, so should I. I have to laugh, though, at the MSM fawning the last couple of days over conservative candidates they despise. Too funny.
That is a good information source. Bookmarked.
I hope Palin runs. She’s my first choice. Cain is my second.
If I can’t vote for Sarah Palin I’ll be proud as a peacock to vote for Herman Cain. The others don’t impress me a bit.
OKay! Will do!
I think I have your cell# stashed in FR mail somewhere.
I have one choice: Sarah. I await her decision.
On the slight chance that she doesn’t run, then I’ll make my second choice. :)
“I have one choice: Sarah. I await her decision.
On the slight chance that she doesn’t run, then I’ll make my second choice.”
That is where I am. There are two or three others I could support, but there is only one I really -want- to.
The lamestream want the horse race. The thoroughbred is out of the barn, touring the various racetracks.
:)
Yes, yes, yes and yes. It's her secret weapon!
the only chance the Tea party has at a candidate that not only mouths what the Tea party believes but lives it is PAlin.
The quicker the Tea party rallies around Palin the faster they become a player not only at the POTUS race but also in Congress.
If Palin is the leader or close second in the POTUS race Congress will be more likely to not upset her supporters and will tend to craft bills during this year that the Tea party supports.
the days of the Tea Party not having a leader are over. If the tea party wants to be a player in DC they need to rally around a leader. Just look at NY26 and what the dems will do with a leaderless TEA party. They will run fake 3rd party candidates the GOP will do the same thing and the TEa party will quickly be forgotten.
the next phase
not sure if u got it but u can add me to ping list.
Haven’t checked that “ontheissues” site, but if the real source is ADN.......
Snort
Lets just say (since I don’t want to get banned) that ADN is slightly more ANTI-Palin than any of the other Soros-paid political hatchet job artists posing as journalists we’ve had running around the past couple of years.
You want to quote that bunch as a source, you might as well quote a bucket of horsecrap.
Precisely!
Sarah Palin all the way.
You’re on her list and getting pinged, right?
WELCOME!!!!
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