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Ron Paul says that corporations are not people. What role could this have in the corporate media blackout of his success in the Iowa straw poll?

Asked by SquirrelEStuff (10009points) August 15th, 2011

Ron Paul was asked about corporations being people. He is most likely the only candidate running for President who feels that they are not.
http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/08/ron-paul-rebukes-romney-corporations-are-not-people/

During the Fox Iowa Debate, he came out on top of all polls, which were quickly taken down.
He came in second in the Iowa straw poll, losing to Michelle Bachmann by less than 1%, yet got very little attention for it. In fact, many headlines read, “Bachmann 1st. Pawlenty 3rd.”
Despite his anti-war stance, he is leading all candidates, including Obama, in contributions from soldiers in the military.

Since the main-stream media is owned by corporations who benefit from war and being considered people, could his denouncing corporate personhood and anti-war stance seriously hurt his chances to beat the 3 establishment candidates that the media has declared as the front-runners?

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