Rick Noriega just can’t catch a break, even from the MSM.
The Associated Press ran a piece about Noriega’s less than stellar results thus far on the campaign trail.
There he was, trying to attract Texans’ attention by holding a Webcast town hall meeting to answer voter questions about his U.S. Senate race.
Two minutes later, Democrat Rick Noriega’s show turned to static. Lots of static. Then the camera tilted upside down. Then more static. The screen went to black. A few voters’ questions could be heard, but Noriega’s answers were often interrupted by audio and video glitches.
Technical troubles aren’t the only difficulties lately for Noriega’s long shot bid to oust Republican Sen. John Cornyn.
Even college professors see it:
“You have to have a perfect storm exist for Noriega to win,” said Jerry Polinard, a political science professor at the University of Texas-Pan American. He said the waters right now appear calm and favorable for Cornyn. “At this point the race is almost just completely off the radar screen.”
And in the Blogosphere, Senator Cornyn seems to understand “new media” far better than his non-twittering opponent.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s campaign has embraced Twitter as a way to get out the Republican’s message.
Democratic challenger Rick Noriega, not so much.
(For those like me who were late to the party, Twitter’s a step simpler than a blog. It allows you to post 140-character instant messages to keep in touch for work or fun. Here’s a Washington Post column on it.)
Cornyn’s Twitter account seems to be updated fairly regularly — including with a pitch yesterday urging people to listen to him on KTRH.
As of this morning, Noriega’s account hadn’t been updated since five months ago, when he noted he had a “Great event in Brownsville.”
Is there another Noriega account I’m missing, or has he given up on this avenue of communication?
You can follow me on twitter, too. My username: lauraelizabethm.
My whole name wouldn’t fit. 
