People who compare Dean to Paul?

Question

You know i cant stand hearing how Paul is like dean with internet support. Pauls support is massive enough to raise millions and for him to win strawpolls and debates left and right. All dean did was something funny that we could laugh and watch alot on youtube.

time_wounds_all_heelz - You Paul smeares gotta me up your minds. You need to get your storys together some say he is 1% in the polls other 3% others 5% so which is it you believe. You know we believe its inaccurate because most paul supporters dont use land lines anymore (thats the majority of Americans btw)

Answer 1

I agree. I've noticed that some on the right are trying to ruin and make a mockery of Paul, much like they did to Dean, though. Doesn't seem to be working.

Answer 2

I hope Ron Paul does well.
The big problem is the liberal mainstream media still has a monopoly on influencing public opinion on someone, so they can either ignore Ron, or when they can't do that they will just smear him like the liberal media does so well.
The internet is new to campaigns and they are trying to figure out how to use it best. But it still doesn't influence most people who watch TV, read newspapers or listen to the radio.
Consider the average person who is basically ignorant about politics, and finally hears about Ron Paul because some liberal journalist says Ron is an anti-government kook. So the average person thinks they will be "informed" by repeating about how Ron Paul is a kook. Now their mind is forever made up about Ron Paul, even though they don't have the faintest idea of what he stands for, and they are too lazy and ignorant to even bother researching about Ron Paul and his ideas.
Too sad, but the liberal media sure has an advantage when so many people are miseducated and ignorant.

Answer 3

They're nothing alike. Dr. Paul is a composed, mild tempered man. His CONSISTANT congressional record speaks for itself and his years as a doctor also speak volumes about the kind of person he is:
He never filed a medicare or medicaid claim as a doctor so as not to burden the taxpayer
He's voted down all congressional perks votes and returns the unused portion of his budget every year
He was one of the only people to be against the war from the begining
He believes in a responsible balanced budget
He's been married to the same woman for decades and believes in putting Americans first before meddling into centuries old conflicts with our children's lives on the line.
He's a true conservative in the true meaning of the word, not a made up republican like Bush, Cheney, Foley, DeLay and company.
What's there not to like?

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To Time heals: Just because someone is not up in the poles, doesn't mean they'll stay there. I believe THIS election it will be all about the underdog who speaks the truth. Pople are finally seeing beyond the fancy expensive campaigns and going for what's real. If we're still a nation who looks to the polls or propeganda machines to force feed us our leaders, then we deserve what we get. We deserve better. We deserve honest, hard working people who want to serve us, not themselves and their corporate paypals.

To freedom (down a few answers): It's not just the "liberal" media, have you seen the way he's treated on Fox? The truth of the matter is that people with the most money get the attention of the people and the press is just pandering to that "majority". It kills me when people who like a candidate wont vote for him because he doesn't have a chance... well his chance is being taken away by his "supporters" by their surrender. This time, I'd rather vote for who I believe to be a decent and honest man who may or may not win, than to compromise my ideals and vote for the same old same old just because I feel that it's inevitable.

Answer 4

For the poster above. No one needs to make a mockery of Paul, he's doing it on his own with his 1% ratings.
Unless you think he's going to be the first elected with the lowest ratings, I'd concentrate on someone else. After the primaries, Paul will be long gone

EDIT: For the seven days ending October 14, 2007 show that Rudy Giuliani earns 29% of the vote while Fred Thompson attracts 19%. Mitt Romney has slipped a point and is supported by 14%. John McCain is now the favorite for just 10% and Mike Huckabee is at 7%. Sam Brownback is at 2%, Ron Paul at 1%, and two other candidates each round up to 1%. Sixteen percent (16%) are undecided (review history of weekly results).

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/2008_republican_presidential_primary
Come on 1% or 5%. Ever see a president elected on 5%. LOL

Answer 5

Ron Paul is something new in American politics.

Honest
Consistent
A believer in the Constitution.

Answer 6

I love alot of what Paul says, but he has no chance! He can not compete financially with the "top tier."