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Google News results for Ron Paul’s victory in the straw poll at CPAC make for an interesting study of spin in action.
Example formula from the ‘left’ media: ‘The GOP still has a small but loud contingent of hardcore conservatives.’
Spin analysis: (a) This statement aims to minimize the voice of the Ron Paul voters in question. The implication is that the ‘loudness’ is the strength — rather than the number of people — which is directly contrary to the very results being reported. Straw poll results of course are one-vote-per-person, so winners rely solely on strength in numbers, and none at all on loudness.
(b) Statement attempts to paint those voting for Ron Paul as members of that abstract group of ‘hardcore conservatives’ which
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