Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first ever American Idol, is seeing a surge in record sales after endorsing presidential hopeful Texas Rep. Ron Paul.Read it all here."I love Ron Paul," Clarkson wrote last Thursday on the social networking site WhoSay. "I liked him a lot during the last Republican nomination and no one gave him a chance. If he wins the nomination for the Republican party in 2012 he's got my vote. Too bad he probably won't."
Clarkson’s recent album, Stronger, rose 442 percent in Amazon sales to the number two spot within 24 hours of endorsing Paul. The artist’s digital sales rose to the sixth spot on the iTunes Charts.
Ron Paul’s supporters took to Amazon.com to thank the artist and pledge to purchase her records.
"Thank you for your brave and intelligent support of Ron Paul for 2012!" one commenter said on Amazon. "I'm going to buy your album now, and every album hereafter!"
Other comments left on Amazon decried the media, arguing Ron Paul’s popularity is surging but the media has failed to take notice.
The Texas congressman has been nicknamed the "intellectual godfather" of the Tea Party movement. Paul favors cutting $1 trillion from the federal government, slashing the corporate tax rate and removing taxes on capital gains and dividens. He also supports the elimination of five federal cabinet agencies and strongly opposes federal health care, making him popular with groups that favor limited government.
Paul has recently come under scrutiny for allegedly writing vitriolic comments in old newsletters. [...]
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