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- XBunnyRacer, on 11/07/2007, -17/+75I started out as an Obama fan.. but I'm beginning to like what Paul has to say..
And what are these opinion polls they speak of? I have NEVER been called or approached to give my opinion for a poll.. Nor has anyone I know.. Who are they asking?? - inactive, on 11/07/2007, -8/+55At this rate, if RP don't win the presidency; I think we might have ourselves a revolution here.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -8/+53RP is the only candidate that’s created an involuntary sense of patriotism in me. I think that’s how many supporters feel too. Now, I find myself doing all the stuff I hated seeing other people do before hand, mostly campaign advertising.
If ABC, probably the number one media source to minimalize Paul, is having to produce a positive article abotu him, then this is testiment to the perpetual spread of RP's real support. I hope he wins today's straw poll... - JonForTheWin, on 11/07/2007, -10/+45Cute how they refer to the ***** frontrunner as the "underdog". FIRST place on almost every televised debate, wins straw polls in a landslide with 70%+, hell yes.
- omgitsfletch, on 11/07/2007, -4/+37These "nationwide opinion polls" usually consist of phone calling to poll people on who they support, etc etc. The problems with this method are for one: they canvas land line telephones. This must be skewing results, as in this day and age more and more people don't even use/publish/or even have a land line phone, opting for cell phones. Secondly, they typically only poll people who have voted in a past election, again skewing results by discounting the large groups of young people who haven't voted/been eligible to vote before, and people who haven't been involved in politics before hearing Ron Paul's message. (I fit both of those descriptors, by the way) By no means does he have the 40-80% support seen in some online polls, but I don't think the number is as low as 2% among Republican voters.
- matador3, on 10/10/2007, -6/+39Ron Paul: The only anti-war candidate that will let you keep your money.
- NoTiG, on 10/10/2007, -3/+26The entreaty to search the Internet for news of the obstetrician-gynecologist representative from rural Texas is one of the more visible signs of enthusiasm from a do-it-yourself base of Web fans whose support doesn't show up in public opinion polls"
Just curious... are straw polls not public opinion polls?
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The supporters have an entrepreneurial drive and get their political news from Internet sources outside the mainstream media, especially blogs and news aggregators that rely on popular vote to determine news value."
Interesting.. sounds democratic doesn't it...
"obscure, unusual candidates like Ron Paul"
how can someone be obscure and unusual? If you didn't know much about them... wouldn't they be more like the typical candidate? The fact that he expresses his views directly.. is perhaps what makes him unusual.. in the sense that others don't. But obscure?
""He's a clever politician because these netroots types can call him a 'true conservative,' a 'constitutionalist' or whatever they call themselves, and he's sensitive to that.""
I don't really understand this comment. What do they mean exactly by "he's sensitive to that" . Furthermore... how is he clever? Wouldn't a more apt definition be honest since he has a 30 year senate history of voting which backs up what he says ? Is it really just an image he is projecting as they are implying or something perhaps more real?
"This weekend, Paul will be the major Republican candidate to attend a Texas GOP straw poll in Fort Worth. Straw polls typically are won by the candidate who does the best job turning out dedicated supporters."
How can you be a mainstream candidate but not even care about your supporters? That is what confuses me. - dallascorbin504, on 11/07/2007, -13/+36WOW...msm attention. It looks like they are waking up to the idea that Ron Paul might just have a somewhat of a strong following.
- reed311, on 11/07/2007, -5/+26Digg's region is the United States. If you don't like it go to a British social site. I don't visit the BBC and whine about the lack of the stories about the US, don't come to an American website and whine about the lack of stories from the UK.
- CanIGetAWitness, on 10/10/2007, -7/+27"All the top tier candidates in the race and a few lower-rung candidates as well are bypassing the event."
I'm not surprised, no one but Ron has the balls to answer the tough questions Texans are going to have with all the crap going on down there.
You know what I'm sick of, people who are sick of RP news, but yet click the link to leave a comment. Just bypass the link, it takes a whole 1/4" travel of your mouse wheel. My mouse wheel gets plenty of action rolling through the front page.
As far as a UK regional digg, build it and they will come. - JonForTheWin, on 11/07/2007, -4/+23Or a stronger following than they anticipated forcing them to acknowledge a winning candidate who isn't a bought-and-paid-for CFR piece of trash.
- hierophantus, on 11/07/2007, -7/+23You should really be angry at whomever is holding that gun to your head, forcing you to click on the stories, instead of digg.
- Corrosionx, on 11/07/2007, -5/+19You should worry more about what the government will do if he loses.
- omgitsfletch, on 11/07/2007, -5/+19Never mind that Ron Paul winning the presidency might reflect well over there in the UK. An American leader who isn't a total piece of ***** representing us for the rest of the world.
- gcnaddict, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13Wire stories can be truncated as the purchaser of the rights to the story deems fit. If they wanted to, they would've truncated it anyway. I think what's up there isn't too bad.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+14They definately skewed it as best they could. Overall it wasn't a complete set of lies.
- CanIGetAWitness, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13Dugg your comment. I didn't find it a "fair" treatment due to the dismissive type writing, but at least they didn't say to his face you won't be president. This article comes off like someone was holding a gun to their head which probably relates to bearcliner's comment at the top.
- Bilabrin, on 11/07/2007, -8/+20Yeah, except now we're 'spamming' the media!
In 2008, I personally plan to 'spam' the hell out of the ballot box! - BelXul, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12Then more people should try to vote in the Republican primaries to improve his chances of getting on the final ballot.
- Perk, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12You might be surprised... the Democratic majority has pretty much pissed away the good will of the American People. Much of the electorate voted Democratic in the 2006 elections in direct opposition to Bush's ongoing adventures in Iraq The repeated lack of congressional spine on war funding etal has infuriated those people as evidenced by current Congressional approval ratings.
There is a growing distrust of establishment politicians of both stripes especially among informed voters. This has led directly to the increasing support for candidates like Obama, Kucinich, and especially Ron Paul. Whether this groundswell can overcome the two parties' machines come primary season and actually translate into large scale vote getting among the largely uninformed mainstream media watching populace is another matter.
Dr. Paul is actually playing quite cagily. By declaring as a Republican, he gets to make use - even if it's fringe use - of the RNC's machine. He's able to appear in nationally televised debates. He's then proceeded to summarily win those debates and call out the Neo-conservatives. This has garnered support with the real honest old school pre-Regan conservative base of the Republican Party. He's slowly but surely emerging as the most electable of the Republican candidates simply because he's NOT a Neo-con or a hawk.
With old line conservative support as well as the real grass-roots libertarian support evidenced here (you're all registering as Republican for your state's primary right? =)... he's got a real shot at strong primary showings. If he can come in second or even third in Iowa or New Hampshire, his message will then carry a lot more credence with the media, and will start reaching more and more voters. If the media stops portraying him as un-electable... well the message will out. - Corrosionx, on 10/10/2007, -3/+14Tell that to George Washington and his band of insurgents.
- epsilona01, on 11/07/2007, -1/+11The problem that exists right now is that the federal government is overstretched. It's big, bloated, and wasteful. Every social plan, or just about anything really, that goes through Congress is influenced heavily by corporate lobbiests. Billions of dollars are thrown away, to greedy contractors, congressmen's pet projects (earmarks), or just the overall waste of the buerocracy.
These people can't even do what they promise, much less what they're supposed to. It's time that we trim back the federal government.
Oh, and the Federal Reserve? Personally, I can't believe the absolute BS that is the Fed. If you don't know much about the Fed, or how our money works in this country, Please, Please read up on it. It only takes a few minutes, and you'll learn how our monetary system actually puts us into debt before we've even spent anything, and how they drive our economy into the ground. - LuluBean, on 10/10/2007, -10/+20It is definitely true Ron Paul excites political passion
I am doing everything in my power to elect him our President
and I am praying he wins
I believe it is the way to save our country
Love, Lulu - p0tent1al, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11I love it how people say that most Ron Paul fans were sucked onto the bandwagon. Are you kidding me? Ron Paul stands against pretty much anything today that is normal. I don't think it's possible for most people to have done as much research as I have on ALL CANDIDATES.
Obama has like 100 days of experience in office, all he is, is a guy with a great smile, who is a very smooth talker. He has went on record saying that he approves the job that Bush has done in the white House. He usually says whatever the current speaker wants to hear, and in debates he sidesteps around questions without answering them. Paul is on the opposite spectrum of this guy, before Ron Paul I have never seen a candidate answer straight up every single question that was thrown his way.
If you want to try to label Ron Paul fans as jumping on the bandwagon, be my guest, but if you ever want to do real research, you will find what I have founded. Furthermore, I wish someway I was able to contact you, I would have absolutely no qualms going head to head with you, with a debate, representing our respective candidates, there is no way you would even get close to winning that.
And just so you know, Obama was the first candidate that was widely supported here on digg. He was an awesome candidate at the time. Nothing special, but wayy better than the old rich men and whatnot that we have been seeing for the past decades. Then Mike Gravel came along, most people on digg supported Gravel. (note each and every time, these candidates were brushed off as non contenders). Then finally Ron Paul came along, and blew both of them out of the spot for favorite digg candidate. That's how it stands now, and I thought I might give you a little history. Maybe you weren't here when all that happened, but me and the rest of the digg crew were, so don't talk about stuff you know nothing about. - utahmort, on 10/10/2007, -4/+14I personally would have done the same thing if I could, I like RP and I like his ideas, you people are ***** messed up if you don't like RP. He is BETTER, than most of the candidates running for president. So LAY OFF RP and mind your own ***** business.
- sparf, on 11/07/2007, -0/+10I believe you underestimate the power of our apathy.
- shlos, on 10/10/2007, -7/+17ABC turning out a fair, balanced, and articulate article? Very good, maybe now the big media corps will begin to pay attention to Ron Paul's worth..
- epsilona01, on 11/07/2007, -3/+12Personally, if someone like Guiliani gets elected... I'm ***** moving is what I'm doing. I don't see an actual revolution happening with this country of mostly sheep.
- JonForTheWin, on 10/10/2007, -4/+13Shooting because The Constitution is being disrespected, isn't. Ron Paul's chance to restore it is the only thing stopping a looooot of people right now.
- SlamShut, on 10/10/2007, -4/+13Ron Paul's supporters are honestly starting to frighten me. Not because he might win, but because of what they might do when he loses.
- CanIGetAWitness, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10The flaw in your comment is "the companies" already run the country through the government. Just maybe, if we let the open private sector handle it, it would come under the scrutiny of the people and not the paid politicians who just do the same song and dance.
The federal gov should be the servant of the states and the states the servant of the people. It seems clear now that the federal government is the servant of big business/war profiteers and the states are the servant of the federal government and the people are just servants.
Wrap your noodle around that and don't give me the corporations are the people crap. - fuzzmeister, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11I can understand liking the message of each candidate, but the difference in political idealogy between Obama and Paul is huge. Make sure you actually study what both of them want to do before making up your mind.
- Corrosionx, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9Ever heard the saying "Government is not the solution, it's the problem?"
Involvement of the federal government has ruined schools, hospitals and roads. - BelXul, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9You forgot the "Let the States handle it" part. Besides, with a lack of federal funding for the corporate giants, they'll lose much of their power.
- CanIGetAWitness, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11It's a bad idea unless you know or want what a republican should be.
- utahmort, on 10/10/2007, -4/+12I am part of RP grassroots group in Utah and I am helping to elect him for president. I think he will win and if he doesn't than i think we will all be damned especially if Hillary Clinton wins, which i personally would never vote for her.
- Frnnkdlxx, on 11/07/2007, -2/+10? Why don't you go brush your teeth, learn English, play a game of cricket, and figure out how to get the invading foreigners out of your country before you go bashing our political leaders. Recognize that Britain is already a police state, should Ron Paul win the U.S presidency, you might just have a safe haven to flee to.
Cheers! - dmightx, on 09/21/2008, -0/+8Well I just don't like the Americans that support Darth Bush.
- Bilabrin, on 10/10/2007, -6/+14Well, I'm Sick of poeple who are sick of poeple who are sick of........wait, I'm getting confused!
GO RON PAUL!
We Ron Paul supporters love all americans, not just the ones we agree with. We stand by the freedom you would gain from a Ron Paul presidency too. GO AMERICA! - psykiv, on 11/07/2007, -0/+8If Guiliani gets elected, I am renouncing my citizenship.
- Frnnkdlxx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Fox Viewers and centenarians who can't comprehend time, let alone politics, anymore.
- matador3, on 10/10/2007, -3/+10By getting more votes.
- lOvOl, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7That should be his slogan.
- j0keR, on 11/07/2007, -7/+14Yeah, as I read that I too felt like they were seriously underestimating his support base. In those polls he's registering 2% in, the people polled are typical republican primary voters. We all know the typical republican primary voter is a party hack, so those polls are useless.
- damndj, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8I think Ron Paul needs a new PR agent. You're just not working out.
- ATHEISTinHELL, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Hes for the free market. He hates it when the government and cooperations team up. What do think would happen to Amtrak if it went into the free market? The free market is a wonderful thing. Having cooperations getting our tax dollars to stay afloat, thats having the red white and blue dick being shoved up our asses.
- CanIGetAWitness, on 10/10/2007, -3/+10Then see a doctor.
- epsilona01, on 11/07/2007, -0/+7Actually.. I prefer stories about the US from bbc.co.uk - They're a much more unbiased source of information.
- Nanobe, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Who said he's a friend of corporate interests? He's a friend of the free market, and the big corporations don't like free markets. They like monopolies and government support.
- epsilona01, on 11/07/2007, -0/+6Ron Paul isn't responsible for the deaths of at least a million people, most of whom are innocent.
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