> I'm not convinced. What if the upvoting really is representative of a large number of the users? My bet is that up voting is definitely representative of a l

> I'm not convinced. What if the upvoting really is representative of a large number of the users? My bet is that up voting is definitely representative of a large number of the users, but that many are voting out of support for Ron Paul instead of because they read and liked the linked article. You could argue this not necessarily a problem. I guess it becomes one if it hijacks the focus of the site for the remainder (or majority?) of users.