wow, ron paul raises over 6 mill on Tea Party Day - Page 2

Burning Giraffe · 12-17-2007, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Migi e!

I don't believe that I've ever heard Ron Paul attack any one personally in particular, just the whole system, or almost the whole system, as it is today.

That's because Paul doesn't plan on winning. He needs to. He could.

Migi e! · 12-17-2007, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Giraffe

That's because Paul doesn't plan on winning. He needs to. He could.

I don't think he needs to personally attack, but I do agree, I don't believe that he thinks he can win.

michaelr · 12-17-2007, 11:01 AM

Of course he thinks that he can win. Hell he is up in the polls and he may win the NH primary.

Blueneck · 12-17-2007, 11:07 AM

I'm curious as to what Paul's contigency plan is if he doesn't do well in Iowa and New Hamspshire.

Will he run as an Independent?

I don't see the Republican Party embracing him, and I think voters in general are leery of his radical "new ideas". But he could have a lot of influence over the Republican Party platform if he ran on a third-party ticket. Or at least threatened to.

I think most Americans see this country as being so threatened at this point they are afraid to vote for anyone who might push it over the edge.

It's like if you were in debt up to your eyeballs, would you spend your last $500 at the racetrack or on lottery tickets or put it in an IRA.

What's sad about this is that it's almost as if politicians were being rewarded for screwing everything up by the lowered expectations of the public. We don't even care if they fix anything anymore, as long as they can just stop making it worse.

michaelr · 12-17-2007, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueneck

I'm curious as to what Paul's contigency plan is if he doesn't do well in Iowa and New Hamspshire.

Will he run as an Independent?

I don't see the Republican Party embracing him, and I think voters in general are leery of his radical "new ideas". But he could have a lot of influence over the Republican Party platform if he ran on a third-party ticket. Or at least threatened to.

I think most Americans see this country as being so threatened at this point they are afraid to vote for anyone who might push it over the edge.

It's like if you were in debt up to your eyeballs, would you spend your last $500 at the racetrack or on lottery tickets or put it in an IRA.

What's sad about this is that it's almost as if politicians were being rewarded for screwing everything up by the lowered expectations of the public. We don't even care if they fix anything anymore, as long as they can just stop making it worse.

I think he will win in New Hamspshire, he is swamping them with ads that are catching on.

He said that he will not run as an independent.

freckles · 12-17-2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by michaelr

I think he will win in New Hamspshire, he is swamping them with ads that are catching on.

He said that he will not run as an independent.

Uh, Romney is at 32% while he is at 7% on average. He should have pushed in SC. He is much closer there.

The_Bear · 12-17-2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by freckles

Uh, Romney is at 32% while he is at 7% on average. He should have pushed in SC. He is much closer there.

I'm sorry but I don't think that polls mean a whole lot.

michaelr · 12-17-2007, 12:43 PM

Uh, Paul is excluded from most polls.

freckles · 12-17-2007, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by michaelr

Uh, Paul is excluded from most polls.

Obviously not these I am looking at since he has a % under his name. He would have a - if he wasn't included.

michaelr · 12-17-2007, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by freckles

Obviously not these I am looking at since he has a % under his name. He would have a - if he wasn't included.

You are looking at national or state totals. The actual poll for most states do not have him listed so you can't vote for him. Some states do have him, he does fairly well. When you average all the polls he will have a very low number. Then they will gladly show you those numbers.

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Despite trailing in Polls’ seems to be the media’s description of Ron Paul in the and now is itself a talking point used when referencing Paul by almost every major media outlet.

His chances at becoming nominated, let alone , seem to range from barely a blip on the radar at 8%, all the way down to an ‘also ran’ at 1% in national polls Article here......

Listen to this poll.....

Here is a CBS news poll......it's a pdf

I could sit here and do this all day but I wont.