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9 Responses to “Ron Paul leads ALL ‘08 candidates with one-third of military contributions for Q2”

1. bb Says:
   July 18th, 2007 at 9:15 am

   Paul also received the most money from conspiracy theorists…and yet he still comes up about $30M short of being considered a serious candidate.

   I think the more interesting poll result this week is the most recent Zogby result showing Fred Thompson in the lead for the first time.

   Frednecks rule!

2. hmmm Says:
   July 18th, 2007 at 9:32 am

   Oh yeah, that’s right. How could I forget money over principle. Can’t wait till all the “Frednecks” discover what an empty shell their man is.

3. hoads Says:
   July 18th, 2007 at 9:32 am

   Until Paul shows comparable standing in an independent random solicited poll of likely voters, this stuff means nothing. Paul supporters need to question why it is that he only receives high standing in self-selected internet, TV texting polls and polls such as this one which are open to manipulation (marking one’s contribution as military whether one is or isn’t).

   I realize that Paul supporters are very passionate about him but, I believe his numbers are being artificially inflated by rabid anti-war protesters who are attempting to create propaganda that America does not have the will to fight wars yet they have no intention of voting for Ron Paul. They are using him for their own political activism.

4. Phreadom Says:
   July 18th, 2007 at 1:14 pm

   hoads: Did you stop to consider that many of Ron Paul’s supporters are those more “in touch” with modern media and technology? And hence are less likely to have old style land-line phones and instead have mobile phones and spend much more time on the internet and reading independent news sources that aren’t intentionally trying to marginalize Ron Paul?

   You should do a little research into how many polls are simply excluding Ron Paul and then wondering why the “Other” category is disproportionately large and actually a greater percentage than even the top choice they are trying to offer in lieu of Ron Paul.

   http://phreadom.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-polls-excluding-ron-paul-followed.html

   I realize that it’s obvious you have a bias against Ron Paul, but it’s clear that he does have a large fan base and a wide variety of supporters all across the board, from Republicans to Democrats… if you actually bother to do a little research.

   People see his impeccable voting record based on a greater understanding of the issue and a vote based on principle rather than bowing to lobbyists and personal monetary interests etc. They see a man who defends the Constitution in a time when our government is trying its best to tear it down. They see a man who has stood against the war since the start and not simply flip flopped to try to go with the popular movement at the time. A man who understands the implications of our actions etc.

   All I see in your argument is personal bias against Paul and possibly a bit of bitterness at his successes in spite of many (including you) trying their best to marginalize and exclude him.

5. hoads Says:
   July 18th, 2007 at 1:58 pm

   Phreadom,

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_Republican_Party_(United_States)_presidential_primaries,_2008

   No polls are excluding Paul. His name may be excluded in the final data results but only because he doesn’t register enough support to merit a mention and he is thus lumped with “Other”. Every poll in every state includes Ron Paul and the highest percentage of support I see is 3%.

   Less that 1/3 of Americans rely on the internet for their news. While Paul’s, standing among internet users is laudable, he cannot win an election based upon the internet savvy population.

   His stance against the Iraq War does not garner Republican support in the general population and his stance for small government, less entitlements will not compete with the big name Democrat candidates among the general population.

   He’s a phenomenon who may be before his time, but he is a nonissue for 2008.

6. hoads Says:
   July 18th, 2007 at 2:06 pm

   Link above broken, Try this or paste in browser

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_Republican_Party_(United_States)_presidential_primaries,_2008

7. Eric Langborgh Says:
   July 18th, 2007 at 2:27 pm

   Hoads,

   Try using http://www.tinyurl.com to convert long urls into more usefully short urls. It is a great tool that just takes a couple seconds to use.

8. Bill Says:
   July 19th, 2007 at 4:48 am

   If you excluded party politics all together, because of the anti-war sentiment, combined with the only candidate who stands for domestic security (border security) and defends national sovereignty, elimination of pork, and bringing back that think called due process and right to privacy (the constitution) then Ron Paul would beat anyone head-to-head.

9. Military.com Poll: War Support Waning Says:
   July 24th, 2007 at 6:57 am

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