The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Fame

Herman Cain’s Florida straw poll victory has many political junkies re-assessing his chances. [The Fix]

“Big Brother” is….Facebooking you? Just how much data-mining is going on at the world’s most popular social media site? [Forbes]

A Libertarian-In-Chief? Texas Congressman Ron Paul beats President Obama in a recent poll. [Yahoo Finance]

A famous reality T.V. star from Alaska laments that politics has begun to resemble her world. [The Atlantic]

As scorn for voting grows, protests are surging around the world. [The New York Times]