If Paul’s support is so broad based that it can raise this sort of money without tapping Soros type fat cats, how it that this supposed “wide spread” support is not being reflected in any of the polling data?
From what I have heard, his campaign staffers are a bunch of bumbling idiots. Here was a story about that by our resident token “Republican” columnist in the Democratic People’s Republic of NJ who endorsed Ron Paul..
http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2007/11/no_news_is_bad_news.html
Members of the public, whether right-wing or left-wing, tend to believe that the members of the press are conspiring to suppress their views. In some instances this may be true, but this case provides a textbook study in how politicians, through their own incompetence, can bungle media coverage.
I found that out when I attended the rally to look for possible material for future columns. The bungling began when I showed up for what I had been told by Paul’s staff was a press conference set for 12:15 at a hotel near the rally site. There was a nice room with a podium and even coffee on the side. One thing was missing, though: The press. I expected to see 20 or 30 reporters, but there were only two.
Maybe the others were on their way, I figured. Nope. At about 12:20, Paul’s campaign chairman, Kent Snyder, abruptly informed us that there would be no press conference and that we should clear out so the candidate could meet with some contributors. When the journalists tried to ask the candidate a few questions, Snyder rudely interrupted them.
Paul is nothing less then a traitor and some would say a buffoon
Is there any possibliity that he and his campaign could be lying about finances as a way of drumming up emotional support? I’m asking this because I have no idea how these things work in the US.
You got me Johnnie. George Soros sent me a check just last week. The reason the numbers are there are for several reasons I believe. A very small (300-600) number are polled. Most of them were registered Republican in the last big Republican push (2004). And very few of those people are supporting Dr. Paul. He is getting his support from people that either didn't vote in '04 or voted for another party.
But let's get to the heart of the matter shall we? What's really disturbing you is that Dr. Paul's funds aren't coming from the corners that Republicans usually get funds (big business, fat cats, etc.). What's really disturbing you is that there are more than a few old school conservatives out there who have sat on the sidelines while Tweedledee and Tweedledumber have fought over the government. What's really disturbing you is that support for Shrub has never really been there in the grassroots. The old conservatives who remember Goldwater, Reagan, etc.
What's really disturbing to you is that if Dr. Paul isn't the nominee most of them will sit at home again while Tweedledee and Tweedledumber argue over semantics of how they're going to grow the government. And as much as you scream, type in caps, call names, you can't change that. And that upsets you because perhaps your choice between the two equally irrelevant parties won't win. And no one cares anymore...