I hear many of you talk about him, and I would consider voting for him, but I need to know will he have a chance?
2007-12-31 04:54:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Night flyer, you are a smart cookie, and I understand your frustration, its just we all get conditioned not to "throw" votes away....
2007-12-31 05:59:08 · update #1
It does not help that people think like this. If you want a change, like we all do, you must fight for it. Too many people are being directed by the media. The media refuses to support or even show Ron Paul. Why? Most Americans lives are based on the media. People should find other ways to educate themselves or to think. I "he does not have a chance", "you hear nothing of him who is he". This is how people think. It is time to wake up and want change rather then depend on others to do it. I will be at the Primaries as a Ron Paul supporter and I will also write him in if I have to.
2007-12-31 05:13:32 · answer #1 · answered by Night Flyer 2 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Here is a current Iowa poll:
http://www.theiowacaucus.com/index.php
At this hour in the Republican poll, Ron Paul has a very slight lead over Huckabee, with over 30 thousand people casting votes.
YES, he has a VERY good chance!!!
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2007-12-31 14:13:53 · answer #2 · answered by beesting 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He sure is accumulating a lot of straw in his polls. Go Ronnie Paul!
2007-12-31 13:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
He's doing the same as he has been all along - pretty close to the bottom of the pile. His supporters are very loud and vocal, but not very realistic. He has NO chance at the nomination or the Presidency. Zero, zip, nada. It's not the media's fault either, as they so love to claim. If he had the national support, he'd get more coverage. He doesn't, it's simple as that. It's sort of strange how they expect the media to give top coverage to a candidate who can't get above 8% in any national poll you can find. They covered him when he had his big surge of donations. They didn't ignore the story. He had interviews and it was talked about for days. Yet he still hasn't connected with mainstream America. He's history, and it's not the fault of the media. He blew it in the first debate when he came off sounding like an American apologist. Americans in general really hate that, and he never recovered from it, and only made it worse in the next few debates by putting forth poorly formed ideas that scare the heck out of the average American. Sorry, this guy doesn't have a chance in Hades, and that's just reality talking.
2007-12-31 13:38:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
He is misrepresented in the national media's polls. Look up ANY poll on line and you will find he usually holds 30 percent of the votes!! The media is trying to keep him out because he is against big government, and the government and the media are in bed together.
If you believe in him, VOTE for him, especially in the PRIMARIES!!!
And if you believe in him, volunteer to spread the word! Let others know that the federal government, especially the executive branch, has no right to be in the position of power they are in now. How many trillions of dollars must be owed to other countries before we wake up and realize that, hey, maybe we don't need all these federal "departments."
Vote for him in the primaries!!! It is so important. When the primaries are counted up, the truth will come out as to how many people are supporting him.
Oh... and today is another "money bomb" day!!!
The last one a couple weeks ago raised 6 million in one day!
This will get him more media coverage and the abitlity to promote 20 states at once by buying tv commercials. (20 states are having primaries February 5th)
So donate any amount you can!!
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/
2007-12-31 13:09:28 · answer #5 · answered by sweet_pea_55a 2 · 5⤊ 2⤋
He's moving on up ! Early polls don't mean anything. Actually, polls don't mean anything, period. They're the equivalent of reading tarot cards or astrology.
2007-12-31 13:07:34 · answer #6 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
One vote never changed an election, and you don't get a prize for voting for the candidate that wins. If you believe in what he says, you should vote for him.
2007-12-31 13:01:19 · answer #7 · answered by Dan 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Polls usually count previous primary voters, but almost all the supporters of his that I know, have never voted in one. They are willing to do this, in droves.
What this means is, unless you are in IA or NH, wait and see how well or terrible he does. If he does well, polls are worthless under current methodology. If he doesn't, then it was hype. But 120,000+ supporters donating money to a single candidate, over $19,000,000, doesn't seem too farfetched to realize that there is support.
He will have a chance, if you give him a chance.
EDIT: You must watch out for Elway, 100% for Hillary (don't understand the problem against Ron Paul, since they are from different parties), and Ronnie Pole, who's sole existence on Y!A is to discount Ron Paul. Disclosure, I'm 99% for Ron Paul.
2007-12-31 13:00:54 · answer #8 · answered by ThomasS 5 · 5⤊ 3⤋
He's not
2007-12-31 12:59:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 7⤋
Not well.
However polls are taken on land lines.
approx. 30% of Americans no longer have land lines and Ron Paul supporters are younger, more technically with it folks.
2007-12-31 12:58:33 · answer #10 · answered by Stonewall 2 · 7⤊ 2⤋