Austin American-Statesman
Ron Paul, the Friendliest GOP Candidate?
Although he is considered a long shot for the 2008 presidential nomination, Rep. Ron Paul has the early edge over his Republican rivals on the social networking site MySpace.
The nine-term congressman from southeastern Texas has more than 2,100 MySpace friends, outpacing his nearest rival, John McCain, who has fewer than 1,300, according to Techpresident.com, a new Web site covering online aspects of the presidential campaign.
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Paul, known for his libertarian views, formed an exploratory committee last month and is largely counting on grassroots support to compete with better-financed candidates.
But the tally on TechPresident, which officially launched today, also underscores the overwhelming advantage Democrats have in tapping into “netroots” supporters.
Paul’s social circle in cyberspace pales in comparison to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who currently leads with more than 36,000 MySpace friends.
Interesting.
Are you sure the John McCain isn't a pipefitter in New Jersey? The John McCain I know has no friends.
As to the Obama buddies, the number sounds about correct. That's roughly the number of liberal 'journalists' at this time. However, it nice to know that the liberal media outlets are continuing to lay off employees as their circulation continues to slump.
