Why does Ron Paul do so well in Internet polls and so poorly in the real polls?

Could he be Hitlary's version of Ross Perot? Secretly supported by Democrats and used only to split the GOP and put another Clinton in office?

Public Comments

1. I don't believe in the conspiracy theory on Ross Perot. The persons polled were ones that voted in the last republican presidential primary. Mainly, Bush supporters and generally of the older generation. People without landlines are excluded, leaving many out of the poll. Time will tell, primaries are approaching quickly and the polls accuracy will show..
2. Anything is better than another Bush. (No matter what his/her last name is.)
3. Perhaps he doesn't seem that genuine in person? Ever thought of that?
4. The polls are done to people with land-lines. Most of the Ron Paul supporters only use cell phones. So my teacher tells me.
5. The split idea only works if he runs as an independent. If he runs as a republican then we should assume he is serious. I cannot say for certain why he would do significantly better on an internet poll then a phone or meet/greet style poll. All may be "real" in so far as real people are asked for a real opinion. Is there a possibility that the major media companies could have a interest in concentrating their polling efforts on the major candidates who fund advertising? I wouldn't make the statement that they are doing this but I do consider it possible. The results of a poll can be manipulated by the methods used and the questions asked. It can also be manipulated by the people asked. Just as simple a thing as how they chose who to ask can influence a poll. If you stand outside the New York Stock Exchange and ask people entering or leaving about their politics, do you think that you would receive more conservative or more liberal responses? What if you conducted your poll at Berkley University as opposed to Texas A&M? If you call people at 2PM on a Monday at home will you exclude more or less professionals with a college education? Due to all of these factors and many more, polling data must be viewed with a degree of skepticism.
6. "Ron Paul has got his wires twisted. His only active cable is plugged to the internet. So every time he tries to go out to the real world, he gets shortcircuited. Maybe he was born with a chip in his mouth."
7. Real polls are taken of likely caucus and primary voters. However, "likely" is the operative term. Polling has proven to not be very successful in determining the party nominees. Polling did not give Bill Clinton the Democratic nomination. Polling did not give John Kerry the Democratic nomination. Polling only works in general elections. Internet polling is meaningless. Ron Paul has a lot more support than polling can tell.
8. Cause he's an old insecure geek and birds of a feather gather together. Can you imagine that twat as commander in chief? I doubt that even his nurses followed his orders. McCain gave him a good verbal thrashing in the debate.
9. Ron Paul is running as a republican, not an independent.. he's not a spoiler for Hillary
10. You said it. . . "internet. . . .and REAL."
11. Most Paul supporters are Yuppies - they have cell phones, and not always land lines. The older generation dont know who Ron Paul is so the polls are skewed because the pollsters ask the older people who dont know about Paul, and they do not call the cell phones of the yuppies who do. And of course the older generation just dont surf the internet and answer poll questions like we youngsters do.