And yet we're discussing him. Funny, isn't it?
>> And yet we’re discussing him. Funny, isn’t it?
The fact that a person or subject gets discussed on FR does not necessarily mean that he, she or it is not entirely irrelevant politically. This is a site trafficked primarily by political-junkies and activists who generally pride themselves on knowing the minutae of American and International Politics.
However, what may be relevant, interesting or amusing (it is my contention that Ron Paul is the latter) on this site, may, in fact, be an irrelevancy to the population at large. Political relevancy is not determined by policy wonks, news junkies or activists ... it is determined by everyday American voters - to many of whom Ron Paul is either completely irrelevant, or entirely unknown.
1% in national polling does not bode well for the relevancy of Ron Paul - nor does the fact that his supporters are about to throw a ticker-tape parade because he broke 5% in New Hampshire.
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Bunch of threads on OJ Simpson right now. Does that make him politically relevant?