Rise in Cell Phone Use Good News for Ron Paul?

Do you recall this post from Andrew Sullivan about Ron Paul?:

His support skews young, and the young have many fewer landlines than the old. We now have actual evidence of the distortion in polling this can create. Josh Claybourne worries here. But, of course, the young have historically not turned up at the polls in large numbers either. I think that's changing, though. One more thought: I wonder if libertarians are more likely to have cell-phones than others?

Now, take a look at this AP report:

With Americans cutting the cord to their land lines, 2007 is likely to be the first calendar year in which U.S. households spend more on cell phone services, industry and government officials say.

The most recent government data show that households spent $524, on average, on cell phone bills in 2006, compared with $542 for residential and pay-phone services. By now, though, consumers almost certainly spend more on their cell phone bills, several telecom industry analysts and officials said.

"What we're finding is there's a huge move of people giving up their land line service altogether and using cell phones exclusively," said Allyn Hall, consumer research director for market research firm In-Stat.

As recently as 2001, U.S. households spent three times as much on residential phone services as they did on cell phones. But the expansion of wireless networks has made cell phones more convenient, and a wider menu of services, including text messaging, video and music, has made it easier for consumers to spend money via their cell phone.

Is this good news for Ron Paul and his supporters? What kind of impact do you think this will have on his campaign? Will this affect the "mainstream" poll numbers the closer we get to election time?

Discuss. The lines are now open.