Pajamas Media thinks “first tier” candidate supporters are crippled children

[archerships]

I’m royally pissed.

Here’s a letter I would send, but I’m waiting until tomorrow so I’ve calmed down.

Dear Mr. Reynolds,

Do you think that the supporters of the first-tier candidates are crippled children? How else can your recent decision to exclude the so-called “second tier” candidates be explained? After all, how much effort does it take to vote in the Pajamas Media poll? Maybe 30 seconds and few button clicks once a week. Heck, even crippled children could’ve managed it. The supporters of so-called “first-tier” candidates could’ve easily overwhelmed Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich, if they had bothered to vote. Yet they didn’t.

But, fortunately for the “first tier” candidates, you changed the rules to exclude Paul and Kucinich altogether. Now Giuliani et al don’t have to suffer the indignity of being routinely trounced by the so-called “second tier” candidates. Although, you have to wonder: how “first tier” can they be, if they can’t even beat Paul and Kucinich?

Also, have you considered that Ron Paul draws his supporters disproportionately from the technology community? And that they might make up the employees and management staff of the technology companies who buy ad-space from Pajamas Media? And that they might be royally pissed that you excluded their favorite candidates to ensure that the so-called “first-tier” candidates would win?

It’s your poll to do with what you please, but by excluding Paul, Kucinich, and the other so-called “second-tier” candidates, I think you’ve done a disservice to a large percentage of your readership and advertising base. Therefore, I would encourage you to reverse your decision, and let your readers express their preferences themselves, rather than make that decision for them.

Chris

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Comments

[dark-gardener.livejournal.com]

What is Pajamas Media?
I'm from Cleveland, so Kucinich interests me (plus I like that he has always been anti-war.)
I'm also a libertarian, so Ron Paul obviously interests me.
I wouldn't like them to be excluded from any campaign activities.

I'm curious what this organization has got you all riled up about.

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Pajamas Media is an umbrella organization for a bunch of conservative and libertarian blogs. They hold an ongoing straw poll. Initially the straw poll was limited to those polled at least 1% in the latest Gallup poll. However, they didn't like the fact that Paul and Kucinich supporters routinely outvoted the "first-tier" candidates. So they've changed the rules to exclude Paul and Kucinich altogether, in order to ensure that one of the "first-tier" candidates will win.