Is it too late for ron paul?

Question

Well gang, its coming down to the end. Is it too late for ron paul? does anyone think ron paul will gain a big boost from the debate on the 12th just like huckabee did from the youtube debate?

Answer 1

ow is the time when we are winning. Just because he doesn't have "traditional" support doesn't mean a damn thing. Remember, most of us Ron Paul supporters don't get polled or whatever. Who has more signs up? More people putting personal time and money into their campaign? More Meetup groups. Face it, we have more actual person support, and that has to count for something.

Answer 2

I don't think it is too late for Ron Paul. He is still bringing in large amounts of money from supporters and he has more supporters among the younger college students. I haven't been polled like lots of the other people that have responded and I am voting for Ron Paul. I think his Constitutional message of liberty will gain him a lot more votes then people are expecting. There's a real risk he might win! :)

Answer 3

Probably not. Huckabee's big boost wasn't from the youtube debate but from the gathering of social conservatives a couple months back. Huckabee has finally convinced the evangelical voters in the Republican Party that he can be their candidate against Rudy Giuliani.

As for Ron Paul, his problem is that his philosophy does not resonate with the vast majority of the Republican Party. He will perform adequately in open primary states like New Hampshire. In closed primary states like South Carolina, there aren't enough who agree with the Ron Paul position for him to contend.

p.s. For those touting their meet-up statistics and number of volunteers, those same claims were made in 2004 by the followers of Wesley Clark and Howard Dean. In the end, while campaigns need activists, elections are decided by those who limit their political involvement to voting in every election.

pps. For those talking about viability at the caucuses, that is a democratic caucus concept. The Democrats use proportional representation with a 15% minimum requirement and then have the individual candidate caucuses elect the delegates. The Republicans only have a non-bind straw vote and then the caucus as a whole elect the delegates -- essentially winner take all, but in a structure that allows well-organized second and third place finishers to steal the delegates from the winner.

Answer 4

When a member of Congress raises their hand and swears to uphold the Constitution, they are making a verbal contract with We The People.

When they sign that little card that confirms they took the oath, they turn the verbal contract into a written contract.

Anytime a member of Congress sponsors, co-sponsors and/or votes in favor of legislation that violates the constitution, they have broken that contract and commited perjury.

Would you trust a person who keeps breaking contracts?

Ron Paul is the only candidate who has not broken that contract, because he votes in accorance with the Constitution.

Answer 5

Cameron got it right. The primary frontrunner almost never wins the nomination. It doesn't mean Paul will win, but he's got as much of a chance as anybody. In 2004 John Kerrey was polling 4% in Iowa, but when they counted up the votes, he won. Clinton was polling at 2% nationally in December of 91, but that didn't matter. The best indication of support is the number of lawn signs and bumper stickers that you see. 2nd best indicator is cash contributions.

Answer 6

the dissimilar opinion polls decision truly significantly. finally, what's mandatory for a candidate to proceed working is finance and company corporation. Assuming that Romney wins great in New Hampshire, it relies upon on what occurs in South Carolina. actually, human beings are no longer arranged to financially help a marketing campaign for extraordinarily long if their candidate isn't winning or appearing precise. Gingrich is faltering, yet his vicious assaults against Romney would reason the race to open up. finally, i think of of it is Romney's race to lose, yet he won't be widespread enthusiastically by utilising many indoors the Republican celebration.

Answer 7

Don't say that! Even if he doesn't get the Republican Nomination, we can still spread the word and have them write him in! I wrote to my Congressmen to vote NO for HR 1955 (s 1959) and I'm writing my personal testimony about Ron Paul and sending them out around town (I live in a town of only about 730 people). I've had signs in my yard for over a month now and have been to numerous Christmas Parades in every surrounding town and county and rode the RP float (40 feet of Freedom, BTW) so people will know who he is soon enough! Besides, he got a lot of news coverage today about the blimp and there's nothing even written on it yet!

Answer 8

It's never too late for Ron Paul. He is going to sweep the competition. GO RON

Answer 9

Boy I hope it is too late.

I cannot wait for the Iowa Caucus. When his group fails viability and has to be dissolved, that's going to be a whole lot of fun. I REALLY can't wait for the first clown to come up to me and ask me, "Can I talk to you about Ron Paul?" That's going to make my WEEK.

I honestly don't think many Ron Paul supporters have really sat down with an ice cold beer and thought about some of his big issues. Like the metal standard. I don't think a single one of his supporters have honestly sat down and thought about it otherwise they would realize that it would wreck the economy in land speed record time. Inflation rates would make the Carter administration look like financial geniuses.

No one wants to talk about his 1988 Presidential campaign. "I didn't know he was a Republican candidate in 1988." He wasn't. He was the Libertarian Party's candidate for president and received about half a million votes in the general election. Yet I see things about honestly, loyalty, integrity, stuff like that, yet he clearly demonstrated that he will grab power by any means he can, even if he has to join another party to do it.

You are going to need 15% to be a viable group at the Iowa Caucus. And right now, the polls are running Ron Paul between 5% and 8%. When his group gets dissolved, and they start pissing and moaning, that's going to make me laugh, especially when they get desparate and start begging for people to join their group.

I have already told my boss at work that if I am not in to work on the Friday the 4th, just figure I am in county after getting into a fist fight with a Ron Paul drone who had diarrhea of the mouth at me one too many times.

Answer 10

i dont think its too late. how many front runners have won in the past? and how many have come up from a few levels down? not many and plenty. Ron Paul has a huge constituancy even if its not advertised or counted in the polls. i havent voted in any polls, and im voting for him