Ron Paul Revolution Knowledge Base
What happened to the Ron Paul revolution? I expected Ron Paul to be on his way to the White House by now, at least that's what his supporters wanted us to believe. We were all told of this impending revolution and a Tea Party where Americans would rise up like a tsunami and wash away our government as Ron Paul and his supporters march en masse into the White House. What happened? Did his supporters misjudge the kind of change America is looking for?
What does the backwards Love in the Ron Paul rEVOLution signs mean? Is he pro love? Anti-love? An agent of love? And what does love have to do with his politics? Or anyone's politics for that matter. Does Ron Paul sanction the backwards love? Did he create it? If not, who did? What were they thinking? Is love backwards like an upside down cross? Does it have something to do with Ron Paul being a doctor?
Is the Ron Paul Revolution really dead or is it beginning? BJ Lawson of North Carolina for the 4th District of US Congress won his primary by a vote of 25,000-10,000(rounded results). There are also thirty RP supporters running for US Congress and many more other than Lawson have won their primaries. What people don't understand is that Ron Paul is not only about his campaign for President but to inspire people to change the country with his message and that is already happening.
What is the Ron Paul Revolution? Can you please explain this to me. I see signs with this all the time. What does it mean. I know who Ron Paul is, but don't know about his "Revolution". Can you help? Is it anything like the Revolution in the 60's with John Lennon?
Who is with the Ron Paul revolution? For those who do not know: Ron Paul is still running. He wants to abolish the Federal Reserve (the independent organization that prints U.S. currency with no regulation by the U.S. government) Wants to abolish the Patriot Act and the UN resolution (both aiming at policing the world, costing American's our lives and dollars) Never once flip flopped on an issue (something McCain, Obama, and Clinton can not vouche for) And has been in Congress for over 20 years. Help restore America. Vote for Ron Paul! And as for my question, who do you think is a better candidate than Ron Paul and why?
Ron paul revolution or civil unrest? Is the Ron paul revolution/movement a sign of something much bigger to come? Growing anger towards the US government that is manifesting itself with the Ron Paul revolution will it grow into a complete and all out rebellion against the establishment?
Will you be attending the Ron Paul Revolution March in Washington DC this summer? REVOLUTIONMARCH.com An event so HUGE, even the mainstream media can't ignore it. A march for FREEDOM, PROSPERITY AND PEACE. A demand for a REAL REVOLUTION in Washington a couple of changes isnt going to do it we need a Revolutionary canidate like Ron Paul to change Washington. Let's Restore America and make our founders proud. The Revolution lives on...
Is America ready for the Ron Paul Revolution? "A revolution is coming -- a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough -- but a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability," so stated JFK our Thirty-fifth President in 1962. http://www.ronpaul2008.com http://www.ronpaulforpresident2008.com/ "It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams (1722-1803) "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. What I can do, I should do. And what I should do, by the grace of God, I will do." - Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) "The only thing needed for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke (1729-1797) The Ron Paul Revolution is not just about Ron Paul but more about his ideas and the efforts of his supporters. It is a revolution of ideas.
Ron Paul Revolution? Could it happen? Could college voters revolt against the US Government if Ron Paul is not elected? College voters are up ONE MILLION this election year, Ron Paul is speaking on what we all want and need. Coincidence? I don't think so. Ron Paul has spoken for us all, if he is not elected, do we take a stand? Will we? I think we should. "I look forward to my tire iron meeting their faces on the battlefield." - You must be really proud of that saying because you say it every time you post on here to Ron Paul supporters. Let's get a little more creative. Also, I said nothing about a violent revolution. A revolution: the meaning of a state and society turning upside down. I never mentioned violence, you did.
The Ron Paul Revolution logo? Seeing as how well the revolution is going, should the Ron Paul Revolution use the Hindenburg or the Titanic as their new logo? Just wondering what people think would be best. Politically Incorrect: FUNNY! Tha_Original, I'm not scared of his message. I simply know the gold standard is bad, the President cannot single handidly do away with the IRS, isolationist policies are suicide, and marijuana laws, while dumb, will not be undone anytime soon. His message is pleasing for some to hear. But not realistic in anyway.
Ron Paul supporters: Revolution R[LOVE]ution signs? Ron Paul supporters, I like Ron Paul a bit, he's saying some good things, but I don't think I'm sold enough to vote for him. Regardless, I've seen lots of signs Revolution with the "evol" backwards as Love. What's the deal? I get the word play but Ron doesn't strike me as a hippie type guy. That seems more of a John Lennon thing frankly. What's up with the sign? Just curious.
Is the next step of the Ron Paul Revolution to get him on the ballot in all 50 states independant of the GOP? Are/will they get his name on the presidential ballot in all 50 states independant of the GOP? Most meetup groups are talking about writing in Ron Paul in November regardless. Will it be better for them to have their own ballot spot reserved for Ron Paul instead of having to write him in, or hope the libertarian party lends him a spot? State ballot access laws can be found on this wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballot_access#Ballot_access_in_the_United_States_of_America Its not to hard in some states, in others, its a little harder
Why does Ron Paul use the word "revolution" in his materials, if he advocates defending the Constitution? . Aristotle described two types of political revolution: 1. Complete change from one constitution to another 2. Modification of an existing constitution Why is the phrase "Ron Paul Revolution" propagated? twenty years, and a rebellion. "God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion... We have had thirteen States independent for eleven years. There has been one rebellion. That comes to one rebellion in a century and a half, for each State. What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion?" --Thomas Jefferson to William S. Smith, 1787. ME 6:372 FUNDAMENTAL: 1 a: serving as an original or generating source : primary b: serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic 2 a: of or relating to essential structure, function, or facts : radical [as in fundamental change] 3 dealing with general principles rather than practical application 4: of central importance : principal 5: belonging to one's innate or ingrained characteristics : deep-rooted ----from Mirriam Webster ______________________ fundamental political change entails Aristotle's definitions of revolution. The Constitution is fundamental. If you want to uphold the Constitution, you don't speak of revolution or fundamental change. words matter Merriam ----how embarassing LOL embarrassing 47: words matter. Ron Paul is subject to criticism like everyone else. try a little less vinegar. How does what I wrote here "slanderous" of Ron Paul. Would he not approve of my question? zen, I didn't thumb you down
Will you join me in the Ron Paul revolution? "Ron Paul is a loon, got fewer than 20,000 votes in the general election, and will be 78 years old by the next election The Libertarian Party did not want him either." He got 20k votes despite not being on the write-in list on most states and after he told most of his supporters to NOT vote for him Also the Libertarian party sought out Ron Paul to run for them, but he turned them down.
Can someone tell me where I can view the Ron Paul Revolution March? It was yesterday and I couldnt attend, I cant find any info on it happening. The media probably didnt cover it. wow, thanks alot, I looked for them yesterday but all the videos I saw were pre-march vid's. They pulled a lot of them off? I can't believe that, wait, yeah I can,haha, I will check 'em out thanks
Ron Paul REVOLUTION??? watcha think about it? If u don't like ron Paul then explain cuz really he is pretty much perfect groovy- u call ron Paul racist. Hmm lemme cues u are an Obama lover! Email me about ur answer I'd like to hear ur response daneil a- u say ron paula a clown how? U can't have a good answer but let's hear it email me airhead is a true airhead:)
Will you vote for Ron Paul for President? Are you a first time voter? What are you're thoughts on the Ron Paul Revolution? Do you think we can really change our government system? What about scandals, will Ron get the votes and lose because of an ego-based candidates' fight for personal prosperity?
Ron Paul Revolution!!!? The Question is, Would you guys join me? Call the mainstream media and RECORD your calls if you can. They are hanging up on people the second you mention Ron Paul's name. Here are the numbers: CNN: 404 827 1700 FOX NEWS: 1-888-369-4762 ABC NEWS: 212-456-5100 NBC NEWS: 212-644-4444 TIME TO PHONE BOMB!!!!!! ******PASS THIS ON*********
Who is planning to get onboard the Ron Paul Revolution? Regarding politics, Ive long been of the mindset that 'yeah it sucks, but the system has been set up so far beyond the peoples reach that we are now just long for the ride and can truly do nothing but take it and try to enjoy our own private lives'. Thinking as such, Ive never voted in an election. However, the current buzz about Ron Paul got me interested and after listening to him speak in over 20 hours of videos and researching his voting record, I firmly believe that change is possible and Dr. Paul is our last hope. Yet because the media actively diverts attention away from him, I feel that in order to make his candidacy possible it's going to require all the people like me sitting at our computers who would normally sit back and watch it all happen in disgust to GET UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. A large % of America has never heard of him, but with his giant grassroots support, that can change. Dont just assume others will do it for you. Take a stand, and fight any way you can
How can anyone say that the Ron Paul Revolution is over? Esp when we have 30 Ron Paul Republicans running for Congress and six out of eight who had primaries have won their primaries. A Ron Paul Republican named BJ LAwson won his 4th district primary with 25,000 votes- 10,000 votes over Augustus Cho who is a neocon and this is for US Congress. IN YOUR FACE RON PAUL HATERS!!!! Bigsky, what is different is that Ron Paul has demonstrated that Republicans can win while running for office and things in this country have never been so bad. Koal, I guess that the spammers in the 4th district of North Carolina are who got Lawson the victory? You cannot be serious!
Is the "Ron Paul Revolution" just the beginning? Do you think that a significant amount of today's college-aged people will embrace libertarianism? Will they admire self-reliance and defiance of the government? Or will the human race become "domesticated". About abortion, I'm personally opposed. State sponsered abortion is not acceptable. Telling someone you can't kill your children is hardly invading your privacy. Nick F- don't be fooled by the mainstream media. First off all, the Democrats are just as bad. Seccond of all, Ron Paul is a "one man band" in congress. trust me.
Serious question for Ron Paul Revolution...? Given the reality that Dr. Paul will not be elected President this time around, should we look longer-term? McCain would be an atrocious warmonger who will never secure the borders...Hillary would be more benign but obviously still bad. Obama I could tolerate, and I think that if he delivers on his message of change, then it will soften the ground for Dr. Paul in an upcoming race. He has proven he can raise as much money as he needs, he will be taken seriously when the time comes and raise even more money. So...for the purposes of one day having a President Paul, not to mention surviving the next 4-8 years, should we agree to vote Obama this time around?
Ron Paul Revolution!? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG2PUZoukfA WATCH THIS VIDEO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK IM ALL FOR HIM! Ron paul is for what I thought all politicians should be for. Its just common sense. I think he would make a great impact on the united states!
Ron Paul Revolution!? Are you on board!!! He's gonna win the Rep nomination and win the '08 election... he's with masses and you can't fan the flames!!!! I am a liberal socialist...and Canadian. But if I were American, I'd be votin RP next election... he is easily the candidate that best represents current American opinion, and a return to the virtues your country was founded on. he's 2nd in the rep polls after the two gop's after mitt romney. buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!! forget me... bush co. has been telling you what to think for the past seven years... RP is for individual liberty and the constitution.
What is the "Ron Paul Revolution"? Hint: He is running for 2008 presidential elections. Mainstream media doesn't want to cover him, because he speaks the truth. He is also the only politician with a backbone. He is the only politician who promises to get rid of the IRS and the bloated tax system. http://www.ronpaul2008.com The media may spew propaganda and ignore Ron Paul, but there he is. If you want to learn, the truth is out there. "An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it. " -Mahatma Gandhi "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - John F. Kennedy, In a speech at the White House, 1962
Have YOU joined the Ron Paul Revolution?!?!? And What are you doing to help?!?!?! I'm rallying everyone I know on campus, and it's catching on Get the word out. The media will block us, but we'll make some noise... JUST WAIT!!! What do you mean, that's still going on?!?! He raised more money in one day, yesterday, than any other Republican EVER!!! Quit being ignorant, and give him a chance. I don't know how Hillary fans actually act like they are picking a reasonable candidate.
The Ron Paul Express? we all are aware of the Ron Paul revolution that is taking place currently and we all know if he ever becames a president things will get better but lets be realistic here, does anyone honestly think that The Republic Party will nominate someone who is so Anti iraq war basically so Anti Republican ( in their minds obviously) therefore my question is why is Ron Paul running as a republican candidate ? why cant he run as an independant candidate ? whats the whole point of representating a party that surely doesnt agree with you on anything sadly we will get disappointed because Ron Paul will not get nominated your thoughts Thanx
Will Ron Paul finally do the inevitable and drop out? So much for the "Ron Paul Revolution," uninformed voters. Although, give Paul credit for his impressive 2nd place finish tonight in Montana. He must have really convinced both of those voters. I'm sure Ron Paul appreciates all of the money, he'll use it well in his Texas Congressional bid for re-election this year. "Der, der, Dr. Paul!" He sucks and so do his supporters. Sure, Ron Paul for Congress '08. He'll easily win that race. Not over, no. Over for Paul, yes. Ron Paul supporters can easily vote thumbs down on an internet website. What can they obviously not do? Vote.
Why Ron Paul is misnamed in Iowans (ICA) ?? take a look :? the misnamed Iowans for Tax Relief and the Iowa Christian Alliance (ICA) have chosen to exclude Ron Paul from their candidates’ forum on June 30. There is more to report. I’ve received emails from people telling me that the folks at the ICA insist that they had nothing to do with excluding Dr. Paul, and that the blame rests with Ed Failor of Iowans for Tax Relief. (Ed’s not too popular with a lot of people these days, apparently.) Now I have no doubt that there may be some decent people at the ICA, and that they may really believe what they are saying. But that organization cannot possibly be believed when it innocently claims it has nothing against Ron Paul. The ICA has a page on its site that lists all the announced candidates for president. Here is the link. Until yesterday, when I pointed it out on the LRC blog and embarrassed them a bit, there was no Ron Paul. Now look at the list again. Ever heard of Hugh Cort? John Cox? Mark Klein? The people at the ICA evidently have, since there they are on the list. But they apparently hadn't heard of Ron Paul until just yesterday. Actually, though, they did know who Ron Paul was. They even used to have him on their list, as this Google cache shows. But then he disappeared. They also used to have a link to Paul’s YouTube site, along with those of the other candidates, at the bottom of the page, but that’s also been suppressed. So if they thought they could claim that deleting the link to Ron Paul’s campaign site was some kind of innocent mistake, that isn’t going to work. Heck, they even include a list of "potential" candidates. That list includes Al Sharpton. So Al Sharpton merits inclusion, but Ron Paul does not. There is the faith of the apostles, according to the Iowa Christian Alliance. Now let’s return to my other favorite Iowa organization, the Iowans (Allegedly) for Tax Relief. Its executive vice president, Ed Failor, wasn’t happy about my LRC article on Wednesday. Not happy at all. In fact, he called me on Wednesday and insisted that I correct something I’d said – that by replacing Jim Gilmore with Duncan Hunter at the last minute (a fact I discovered by comparing press releases from earlier this month), Iowans for Tax Relief implicitly revealed that the reason they were excluding Ron Paul – that the event had supposedly been organized months ago and was now cast in stone – was bogus, and a lie. Here is the earth-shattering change Failor wanted me to make. Hunter, he said, had been one of the original invitees – man, these guys are just great at picking out the credible candidates, aren’t they? – but failed to respond by the deadline. So when Gilmore dropped out, they went back to Hunter, who accepted. But if they really wanted "credible" candidates, why would they do such a thing? By now even the zombie population can see that Ron Paul is far more credible than Hunter by any measure. The comparison is almost laughable. And since Hunter had his chance to participate but elected not to respond, why not give Paul a chance, since his initial exclusion – on the ludicrous grounds that he was not a "credible" candidate – has subsequently been shown to be a gross misjudgment? Paul seems particularly "credible" given that he came in second behind Fred Thompson in a straw poll that Iowans for Tax Relief itself co-sponsored! Meanwhile, with Failor’s technicality off his chest, he had absolutely nothing to say about 99 percent of what I wrote: he never denied his support for the execrable George Pataki (what non-hack ever supported Pataki for anything, much less for president?), his support for Pataki’s spending increases, or his donations to the McCain campaign, for which Failor is a senior advisor. The humorless Failor appeared on Jan Mickelson’s radio program later that day in order to justify his organization’s exclusion of Dr. Paul; Ron Paul campaign manager Kent Snyder also appeared. You can listen to it here. My favorite part is Failor’s claim that other non-credible candidates weren’t invited, either, so Ron Paul hasn’t been treated unfairly. And which candidates would those be? Why, Hugh Cort, John Cox, and Mark Klein, of course! You cannot make this stuff up. The "Rudy McRomney" moniker is meant to suggest that the establishment’s favorite Republican candidates are indistinguishable from each other, and that they collectively represent the same inoffensive commitment to nothing that characterizes the entire political mainstream. As surely as the sun will rise tomorrow, electing one of these men means absolutely nothing will change. Of that you can be certain. And that’s just the way Ed Failor, Rudy McRomney supporter, evidently likes it. No Ron Paul revolution for him. Who needs a revolution when you can vote for John McCain and get a slightly more maniacal status quo? This is the man who sits in judgment of Ron Paul? And no, Ed, I don’t buy your phony explanation. Neither does anyone with an IQ over 75. June 22, 2007 Thomas E. Woods, Jr
Why would Ron Paul double-speak about healthcare? I am sorry to inform you of this major hole in the Ron Paul revolution and slightly embarrassed because I fell for all the Ron Paul revolution too. I think it is important to hold each candidate to their promises but I found a major flaw in his story. He says his healthcare plan is all about taking deductions and credits on income taxes to counter the high cost of healthcare but didn't he say that he also wants to do away with the IRS. Either he is lying about the IRS thing or he is lying about his plan for healthcare. Which is it and what else is he lying about?
Is Ron Paul Really starting a revolution? A friend who's name I will not disclose, informed me that Ron Paul has 30% of voters in Alaskan polls, and will probably win the state. HE also said that he will win more states than many other Rupublicans candiates. But my question for him was If Ron Paul only wins one state what kind of rervolution has he started, and in the end who really cares?
ron paul is leading the polls at 33%, what do you think about that? http://www.nolanchart.com/article615.html Ron Paul is leading in the national polls! 33% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The result of months of polling actual voters certainly destroys the phone polls the media pundits want you to believe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- by Robert Werden (Libertarian) The pollsters insist that polls conducted over the phone are the most scientific way of accurately assessing a candidate’s viability. This statement couldn’t be further from the truth. What it all boils down to in the end is votes. On Caucus and Primary day you cannot phone in your vote and for all the Ron Paul supporters you cannot click your vote either. You must show up in person and cast your ballot live. The Ron Paul brigade has proven they can vote. Ron Paul wins every single internet poll as well as almost all cell phone text message polls after network debates. The question media pundits are constantly asking regarding the huge internet voting and fund raising success of Ron Paul is can he translate his tremendous support into Caucus and Primary votes? Well let’s take a look at what that means. To the media, polls are success. Polls determine who gets the most media coverage. Polls determine who gets endorsed by big names in both politics and from Hollywood. The Ron Paul supporters have proven online votes and text message votes, but have they proven votes in person, where you actually have to leave your computer or couch and travel somewhere, listen to a bunch of stump speeches then wait in long lines to vote? The only test of that are straw polls. Straw polls are actually a rehearsal for Caucus and Primary day. They are held in almost every state and require a person to travel (sometimes hours away), sit through speeches and stand in lines to vote. Furthermore straw polls are also GOP fund raisers, so in order to vote you often have to pay about $35 to $55. So now you’re getting to the question the media pundits are asking. The translation to actual votes! There have already been close to 50 official straw polls throughout the country. There is a website that keeps track of these events and tallies the scores just like the Media and pollsters do. Now remember straw polls are the closest you can get to actual voting. There is no spammers clicking on 50 internet polls per day, there is no phone polling to the miniscule reminant of the decimated Republican Party. These are real people taking the day off to go and support their candidate. So without further ado here are the results. Source www.usastrawpolls.com As you can see the candidate with the most number of Straw poll wins is Ron Paul. Also notice that the current break through front runner in the phone polls Mike Huckabee has won only 2 straw polls. Candidate# Wins Ron Paul 25 Fred Thompson 24 Mitt Romney 22 Rudy Giuliani 7 John McCain 5 Mike Huckabee 2 Duncan Hunter 2 Alan Keyes 0 Now here is the really shocking statistic of these real life votes. If you look at the total straw polls and average Ron Paul’s polling percentage the same way phone polls are averaged, the percentages of votes for Ron Paul is 33.02%. Source http://www.ronpaul2008.com/straw-poll-results/ 33.02% is the media pundits answer to their question of translation to actual votes. So if you were hesitant to throw your endorsement towards Ron Paul because of the Medias assessment of viability, your likely in a genuine position to justify Ron Paul as your candidate. I say, welcome to the Ron Paul Revolution. DASHLOC4: by the looks of your answer you didnt take the 2 minutes to even read the article or look at the facts , but that happens allot here so dont sweat the truth or facts sailorti... : actually its talking about people going to straw polls compaired with phone polls , straw polls are not jut held near colleges , they are put on by republican partys or republican voters groups, none are really backing ron paul but his supporters come out and vote , just like they will in the primaries Golden : 2 things just because its not your poll doesnt make it a wrong poll. 2 just becuase people dont vote for your canidate ,doesnt mean they stole anything, they just believe in a different canidate than you and the only wasted vote is the vote not cast. (or the status quo)
Congratulations: Ron Paul won silver medal in the Silver State!? This was a great progress for the Ron Paul revolution. I guess how shall his performance be in Florida, and most important of all; Feb. 5th and March 4th. I believe that this will be a great chance for Ron Paul to increase his voters. If Ron Paul doesn't win the Republican nomination, then he'll do very very well if he ran as an Independent, because by then he'd have won the hearts of tens of millions of voters and the fame he deserves to achieve. Do you think that Ron Paul should take a famous vice-president like Obama or Hillary (if either one of the two lost the Democratic nomination)? Now this would be a very great opportunity for both to win the elections as Independents. What do you think? Please expalin...
Ron Paul????????????? If you want a Christian president, you would pick one that would stop the killing in Iraq. Let's open our eyes. If you want a president that has dignity, you would pick one that would stop abortion. If you want a president that has brains, let's pick the one that knows how our whole society works and is willing to stop it. We are all going around and around money, it's all there is, clearly. Doctors just keep charging, and charging, and charging, until they drive someone crazy, and that someone commits suicide. Let's pick the one that will SURELY stop it, RON PAUL REVOLUTION '08
Yet another news publisher trying to smear the support for Ron Paul? Are they afraid he will win? http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1678661,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics It is obvious these articles are extremely biased and are trying to make Ron Paul supporters appear as "nerds"? They even call the college students nerds for wearing t-shirts with Ron Paul's name on them. Ron Paul's supporters leave standing room only because they want him as their President in 2008. Do you think this kind of slander against people who support Ron Paul deserves a public apology? Times report says: "Only now the audience is packed with hundreds of kids in RON PAUL REVOLUTION T-shirts who go nuts — giving standing ovations when he drones on about getting rid of the Federal Reserve and returning to the gold standard." Ron Paul does Not drone on! They also are not calling him a Republican which he clearly is! He is one of the most conservative Republicans running for President! Who owns stock in Time Magazine and paid for this poor excuse for a story? Would Ron Paul supporters get by with calling Clinton and Obama supporters nerds? Does anyone deserve to be called a nerd because of who they support?
Does any Republican have a chance of winning the general elections other than Ron Paul? Believe me, if Ron Paul doesn't win the Republican Party nomination, I'm 2000% sure that the Republican nominee won't stand a chance against his Democratic rival. I really can't understand how on earth do people expect candidates like Romney, Huckabee, McCain or Giuliani to be America's next leader. I genuinely believe that in order for the Republicans to stay in power, they must rally under Ron Paul's banner, for not only will he get the Republicans' votes along with many Democrats too, but I believe he'll have a monopoly of the votes of the Independents. Also, the establishment must be wise enough to understand that the war in Iraq, the "terrible" economic problems we're facing, along with the issue of the illegal immigrants need a basic change in the form of the Ron Paul revolution. To all Republicans that reject Ron Paul, do you honestly believe that your candidate will ever have a chance to be America's next president? Truly?
Opinion Polling and Lies?? Go ahead Mr.P. Ron Paul? Ron Paul and Opinion Polling by Lasse Pitkaniemi by Lasse Pitkaniemi DIGG THIS Many supporters have been wondering or even worrying about the weak 1–3% opinion polling support Ron Paul has had. There are several reasons why opinion polling produces these results that most people do not know about. 1) Opinion polls are mostly conducted by using telephone landlines. The reason is that landline numbers are easy to obtain, and they produce a fairly accurate and random result for most questionnaires. As known from marketing, each product has a life cycle, and those who hang on to landline numbers tend to be late adopters of new technology. These late adopters do not use the internet, so they have (most likely) not even heard of Ron Paul. For them the choice is still between Rudy McRomney which is thus reflected on the polling result. Due to this sampling error the real support for Ron Paul is most likely stronger than the opinion polls show. 2) Many opinion polls count answers selectively. They reason that by counting only certain given opinions, uncertainty and randomness will be reduced in the opinion polling results. For example, the opinion polls ask questions such as: are you a registered supporter of the Republican party, have you voted in primaries before, what is your yearly income, when where you born etc. These questions are then used to eliminate groups such as non-registered republicans or young people. Even if this elimination is mostly statistically justified, it reduces the showing support for surprise candidates such as Ron Paul, especially when an important part of Ron Paul's campaign is to mobilize voters who do not usually vote in primaries. 3) In order to reduce the inaccuracy between two polls conducted by the same pollster, vote multipliers are added, which can be based on earlier polls, prior elections, "scientific" analyzes or just simply guesses. Here is how they work. Let's say that a vote multiplier for Rudy Giuliani is 1.2, for John McCain 1.5 and for Ron Paul –3.0. If the pure poll gives Giuliani 25%, McCain 10% and Ron Paul 10% of the vote, the opinion polls are counted to show 30% for Giuliani, 15% for McCain and only 3% for Ron Paul. The chances are that opinion polls for Ron Paul have negative multipliers, since no-one conducting the polls believes that he can win. The same phenomenon has happened in various European countries during the last five years when so-called far right parties (with anti-immigration, anti-EU and fiscal conservative views) have taken many land-slide victories, even if their results in opinion polls have been often either poor or mediocre. 4) Opinion polls are not value free or interest neutral. Even if the opinion polling company would want to conduct a poll on honest scientific standards, they still know that their poll has been ordered by USA Today, NBC, FOX News, the Washington Post or the New York Times. So a polling company's self-interest is to produce a result that the mainstream media likes. These news agencies are not interested in polls that predict a great result for Ron Paul, if they would get one, they would not publish it. This can be seen by just looking back at the polling results from as late as late April. During late April most polls did not even include Ron Paul as a potential running candidate! He only starts to show up regularly after mid-May, where as undeclared 'candidate' Fred Thompson has been included since the very beginning. Opinion polls often lie, just like statistics do. The opinion polling for the Republican primary clearly underestimates Ron Paul's real popularity, which may already be around 10%. For example, sportsbook.com (a betting site – not a pro–Ron Paul site) currently places his odds 5th in the Republican candidate nomination race and 9th in the 2008 Presidential Elections. But let's suppose that I am wrong and the opinion polls do show the real support for Ron Paul. Still, his chances for winning are very good, for the following reasons. 1) As Justin Ptak correctly pointed out, "the national polls are entirely a reflection of name identification, not voters' views of the candidates." For example Carter was only polling 1% in 1975 and he won the presidency. Back in 1991 Clinton's support was at 2% and he became the president. Joe Lieberman was leading the Democratic presidential nomination in 2003, yet he failed to win a single primary. 2) The opinion polls also fail to grasp that the Ron Paul revolution is not only a revolution of ideas; it is also revolutionizing campaign methods. Campaign methods seldom change, but in the US presidential elections they have done so twice in the past. Back in 1825 when John Quincy Adams won the presidency he revolutionized campaigning by distributing buttons and other campaign gimmicks. A second campaigning revolution took place in the 1961 elections when the televised mass media made JFK the president. The Ron Paul revolution of 2008 could be the third campaigning revolution. Earlier it was easier for politicians to lie and get away with it. Today prior speeches and voting records are easily obtainable and thus politicians become increasingly accountable of what they have ever said or done. Furthermore the mass media can no longer determine the election winners. In such an environment the few sincere honest politicians like Ron Paul will win. 3) All conducted opinion polls measure the general opinion on candidates. In elections where half the nation votes, such as the presidential election, the opinion poll results are crucial. In elections where only a minority of activists vote the opinion polling results are unimportant. The primaries are activist elections and despite all attempts to reduce uncertainty and randomness by the opinion polling companies (e.g. by methods mentioned above), the randomness and uncertainty still remain. This is due to the fact, that it is almost impossible to separate the activists from the rest in an opinion poll. For example, in the presidential primaries of 2004 only 7.2% of the Americans voted! The Democratic turnout was 11.4%, the Republican turnout only 6.6%! In these cases straw polling matters more than general opinion polls, since straw polls are conducted in places where only the best-informed and most active voters gather. In straw polls Ron Paul has done extremely well, always placing first or second, once he even made a land sliding victory gaining 65% of the popular support! 4) The opinion polls give out the impression that a candidate needs to gather millions of votes in most states in order to get the party's presidential nomination. As noted above, with only 7.2% of the Americans voting in the 2004 primaries, this is not the case. For example, in New Hampshire with a population of 1,200,000 the size of the voting age population is around 1,000,000. If 20% of the shire folk would vote (an extremely high number for a presidential primary) 200,000 votes would be cast. Half would be democratic votes. Thus even if Ron Paul would race himself against all the other republican candidates, he would win with just 51,000 votes. And this is the pessimist scenario. Most likely the voting turnout will be around 10% and no other GOP candidate will gather more than 30% of the state's votes. In this case Ron Paul will win the New Hampshire primary with only 15,000 votes! As the CNHT straw poll shows, Ron Paul already has 200 votes and judging by some videos, there are at least a thousand dedicated Ron Paulians in New Hampshire. How hard can it be for them to gather 14,000 more votes for Dr. Paul? Using the same analogy, in California, the most populous state of the Union with 36,500,000 people, the GOP primary can be won with only 450,000 votes. Ron Paul will be aided further by the fact that five small states of Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Wyoming and Maine hold their primaries before Super-Tuesday and every single primary victory will give him an election boost. The smaller the state is, the easier it is to gather a grassroots movement that can influence the election result. In the primary phase of the presidential elections the ingenuity of the Ron Paul campaign will be clearest. All other GOP candidates adhere to some stripe of neoconservatism, which will only attract the support of the old voters (i.e. of those 6.6% of the Republicans that voted in the 2004 presidential primary). The neoconservative message is old and widely hated. Ron Paul provides a culturally conservative, libertarian option with fresh ideas that appeal not only to many old voters, but to thousands of new voters who have never voted in primaries before. He has already succeeded in turning the whole Constitution party, half of the Libertarian party and many, many anti-war Democrats into registered Ron Paul Republicans. Ron Paul is also about to succeed in waking up the elderly Republican voters with the traditional conservative Republican message of life, liberty and property. The neoconservatives cannot beat him. Their individual candidates are all too power hungry to give up the race and join forces under one name in order to defeat Dr. Paul. With the primaries moved closer to each other they have no longer the option to drop out in the middle of the race, meaning that the neoconservative vote will be shattered between a dozen candidates in every, single, state. The Ron Paul revolution has already succeeded. It has brought a lot of attention to the libertarian ideas of peace and a limited government. It has also put a strain on the mass media, who can no longer deliver any information they want in any manner they please. Just like a real revolution the Ron Paul revolution has become a movement everyone wants to join. The real test for the Ron Paul revolution is not the victory over the GOP nomination, the question is how to win the presidency from a Hillary-Obama ticket, which will undoubtedly be seen as a dream team by the academia, the mass media, the special interest groups, the bureaucrats and the politicians. July 14, 2007 Lasse Pitkaniemi
Thumbs down for the haters, Ron Paul is awesome. What specifically drew such passion in your support for him? The man is not a loon, a nutjob, racist or anything else you smearing little falafil faces want to call him. The man is honest decent, hardworking and one of the most intellegent politician there is. The man voted against and doesn't take part in the LUCRATIVE pension plan Congress voted for themselves. he doesn't lie and cheat and steal. For anything bad you haters say I can find something 1000x worse for your choice in presidency so get off his nutz and get with the Revolution SNitches. ROn Paul for President 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell me everything you know (opinions included) about Ron Paul? I have always been liberal, never supported the Republican party. I am undecided who I will be voting for. Lately I have been noticing the "Ron Paul Revolution" in my town. This morning I viewed this link: http://www.ronpaulishope.com/ Now, my question you you- should I mistrust the man because I have always mistrusted the party? Or should I open my heart and see beyond the boundries of liberal, republican, democrat? I am truly interested in your opinions, so please feel free to say anything and everything. Thanks! de viking- it's uncalled for to take this chance to make a personal attack against someone you do not even know.
Has Ron Paul? Has Ron Paul just created another revolution that will change the face of America just like the enlightment thinkers? PS I can't believe he raised that much money
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