Ron Paul is Magneto!
Posted on 01/08/2008 12:26:45 PM PST by tmp02
Well, one poll shows he could do just that and finish in a 3-way tie with Huckabee and Giuliani for the 3rd spot. That would be huge.
The reason? Independents love him in New Hampshire. Maybe even more than they loved him in Iowa.
From Zogby:
McCain opens up his lead, though Romney had a good day. But the 3-day average favors McCain. He leads big among Independents, though Paul is beginning to draw some of the Indies’ support and is now polling double digits again in the North – taking votes away from McCain. Paul does very well among 18-29 year olds.
Firebrand Republican Congressman Ron Paul, the only GOP presidential candidate opposing the war in Iraq, also made big gains in the closing day of the campaign before the primary election. In both the Republican and Democratic races, five percent of likely voters said they remained undecided about whom they would support.
Here’s more from CNN:
He wound up with about 10 percent in Iowa. Will he do the same tonight? He may be a Republican candidate but he clearly appeals to independents — and some Democrats as well. Will he take votes from other candidates who appeal to independents, especially John McCain and Barack Obama? We shall soon find out.
This country has gone freakin' insane.
He’s really a libertarian who is just using the Republican Party.
I rather have Paul finish third in NH than McAmnesty finish first.
Wonder how many Indy voters Paul will take from McAmnesty?
This is setting up to be a bad day for McAmnesty. Much to the dismay of the MSM
Based on what we’ve learned about Ron Paul throughout the last several months, I’d take great offense to that if I were a libertarian ;)
I think Paul will not take many independent voters from McQueeg because of the war issue—they’re polar opposites on it. A pro-war independent is not going to vote for the anti-war Paul, and an anti-war independent is not going to vote for the pro-war Washington insider McQueeg. I can’t see their respective voter pools having much of an intersection.
}:-)4
Can’t have it both ways, although CNN would have you believe otherwise.
If its ‘record turn out’ and if ‘democrats have run out of ballots’ that bodes well for Obama, and probably Romney.
Obama is the ‘current favorite flavor’ like McCain was in 2000, with Independent voters. We’ve all seen the polling data on this, we’ve all seen the first wave of reports from New Hampshire.
If this is all true, then Independents are breaking for Obama in a BIG way. That means Hillary loses, by a large amount, as many expected after Iowa.
But conversely, those Independents breaking for Obama were the ‘base’ for John McCain in 2000. Without them, Bush would have won that primary in 2000.
CNN seems to be trying to have its cake and eat it too here. It can’t be both Obama is kicking ass with Independents AND John McCain is winning.
Hopefully, the revelations of Paul’s anti-semetic and rascist rantings will remove him from public discourse.
Of course, the anti-war left probably likes the anti-Israel, anti-Jew stuff.
LOL! The Spambots got to the voting booths!!!!
Any antiwar independent can vote for Paul if they like.
If he were running third in a state with a closed primary, one could argue that the country has gone insane.
In reality, every nut in NH is voting for him, padding his numbers.
Maybe. But remember, this is New Hamshire. Do not think that Iowa and New Hampshire reflect how this country feels.
Paul should enjoy himself now, if he indeed ends up third. It is probably the last good news he gets this election cycle.
Remember that prediction thread, I’m going to be pretty close, I predicted Paul being high on the chart because of all the nutz in NH.
No I think the GOP has simply forgotten what they stood for and who supports them. Ron Paul is just a symptom.
Thank you. Their antiwar flip is costing them and putting a yoke around our neck. So, he’s attracting left, right and center voters now, huh.
ping - prepare yourself for the typical insults and simple minded namecalling
and republicans havent used conservatives ?
Yeah, there’s supposed to be article about all that on THR today. From the OP article:
“Well, one poll shows he could do just that and finish in a 3-way tie with Huckabee and Giuliani for the 3rd spot. That would be huge.”
That’s a 3-way tie for FIFTH place, and it’s only mathematically possible that all three would end up with the exact same number of votes.
Manna to them I'm sure. A bit ironic my comment is, but there it is. Our dear country has gone off the tracks when having antisemitism comments can garner a politician with a chance at the presidency. Oy Vey.
(i think that's how it's spelled)
The Fact that Ron Paul is surging in NH says all you need to know about the Moonbat primary.
Paul has become the “anything you want him to be” candidate for those who feel they need one.
With the information from the exiting polls of Iowa, RP didn’t get one single liberal vote.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21228177/
Did get some conservative votes, moderate, etc. Someone else posted these results on another FR thread.
Thanks for the ping.
Fox is doing a bio on McCain right now. Graduated 5th from the bottom of his class, but got special treatment because his father and grandfather were admirals.
Sure looks like it.
Exactly.
I like Ron Paul’s newsletter about how “THE JEWS” bought and sold Jesse Helms. Pffft.
http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc289/LSUfanFR/?action=view¤t=Helms.jpg
I think I beat a guy like this up at Ft. Rucker.
Isn’t he anti-gay?
I think Paul will not take many independent voters from McQueeg because of the war issue—they’re polar opposites on it. A pro-war independent is not going to vote for the anti-war Paul, and an anti-war independent is not going to vote for the pro-war Washington insider McQueeg. I can’t see their respective voter pools having much of an intersection.
}:-)4
I think they are actually both weak on the WOT. Paul wants to be friends with all the terrorist states, while McAmnesty wnats to open the border and give them Z visas
But I do understand your point....no crossover from McAmnesty to Paul
Looks like he’s playing his part well. Unbelievable.
Why would anyone listen to a D pretending to be an R?
I do. But I'd still vote for Paul over Rudy McRomney. Hunter and Thompson are my first two choices with the Huckster being a DISTANT third (hold my nose) type candidate. Paul comes in forth on that scale because I think his foreign policy violates the Constitution and libertarian ethics.
If Ron ever learns that "non-initiation of force" does not mean "no force ever", then maybe he'd be more palatable. I see our actions in the ME right now as a defensive/retaliatory use of force.
I thought I read somewhere where gays are against him. I guess he’ll not do well in San Fran then.
It would be a three-way tie for 3,4, 5.
Not gonna happen.
You can't make this stuff up!!!...lol
I’ve been expecting Paul at 15%, and surprised the polls haven’t shown that. Could still happen.
The Jooooooos. Why is it always the Jews? I’m so sick of hearing that. Well, the Jews and the US. We’re both blamed for all the ills of the world.
I thought a huge part of his turn out was going to be the independents.
Ron Paul is Magneto!
This can only be good for Romney. If McCain, Obama, and Ron Paul fight over independence than that leaves Romney. It might be the lowest first place win in history but it will still be a win. lol.
I thing that it is interesting that this piece on racist is just coming out when RP is capturing 3th in NH.
I think a lot of the loonies that are “for” Ron Paul are confusing him with Pat Paulson (those who remember him running for President, too), and their silliness is about equal.
He “uses” Republicans the way a pedophile “uses” children. Truly sad. You ought to see some of the Paulistas on the so-called “conservative” intellectual boards, like H-CONSERV. The anti-semitism can be cut with a knife.
Maybe you oughta drop these guys a line to let them in on Ron Paul’s anti-semitism.
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