Rock

Mike Gravel does not have very much attention. Three weeks ago, he released two "metaphoric" videos that were meant to "have a message to give about [his] campaign." Rock, the first video, starred Gravel tossing a rock into a pond. The camera focuses on a monk-like Gravel, silently staring down the camera, before he tosses a rock into a pond. Gravel hopes the video represents him as "an ordinary citizen who's trying to make a difference by doing something and [this] causes ripples in society." Because this is the senator's primary focus in his campaign, the attention he is receiving from MSNBC and Jon Stewart is exactly what the campaigner is looking for.

The YouTube videos are largely a response to the Democratic Pary, as well as mainstream media's, marginalization of the Alaskan senator. Gravel's exclusion from the debates results in the senator resorting to YouTube videos to reach his voters. As a response to this, Gravel's campaign focues has recentered on voters under 30.

Mike Gravel Update

After being excluded once again from the democratic debate in Las Vegas, Mike Gravel used streamline TV to comment and answer the questions posed to the other candidates. Gravel blamed his exclusion on "corporate censorship," and claimed that he was at an equal level in the polls with Richardson, Dodd, Biden and the other "lower tier" candidates. Furthermore, Gravel remained optimistic about his position in the election, claiming " maybe the American people are fed up with being led around by the nose by the American media that is controlled by five major corporations...maybe they'll vote for me in protest."
Despite his odds, Gravel is not giving up any time soon!