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Submitted by Darren D., Dec 19, 2007 02:15

Who is being polled?

Likely Republican voters who participated in the last primaries. We had an incumbent President running against noone. The voters who participated in the primaries last time were only the hard core Bush fans. The estimate of 6% of registered Republicans is on the high side to me. That Dr. Paul is registering with 5% of that crowd is amazing seeing that he has been so critical of the War. Let's see what happens when the other 94% of Republicans vote.

Use some common sense here. Dr. Paul has raised $18.4 million this quarter. The so called front runner Mike Huckabee has raised $4.5 million this quarter. Fred Thompson's campaign tried to do a money bomb and they raised what...$60 thousand. Does it make any sense that Dr. Paul is raising 4 times more than the front runner and is not winning?

When you attend an event of each campaign you will see supporters. At Ron Paul events the crowds average about 1200 people. The other candidates are lucky to draw a 100 to 200 supporters and usually 25 to 50 of those are Dr. Paul supporters. He seems to have more supporters.

When you drive anywhere in the country, whose signs do you see more than all the other candidates combined? In Washington state, I see 100's of Ron Paul signs and I have only seen 1 Romney sign and nothing else.

Ron Paul wins almost every "non-scientific" poll. You know the polls where everyone can participate equally and one time only. He does struggle in the "scientific" polls that target an extremely small target group of 6% of George Bush supporters.

Ron Paul has won 25 of 48 straw polls. Another "unscientific" poll of supporters who had to get off their couch, get in their car, drive to the poll, pay money, and vote.

I feel if we go to a system where we call people on land line phones to decide the Presidency, Ron Paul does not stand a chance.

If we use a system where you have to get off your couch, get in your car, drive to the voting place, and vote one time only, Dr. Paul will win.

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Our monetary system is fundamentally flawed because it relies on a debt based fiat currency. This causes massive inflation which... [MORE]	Pete	Dec 22, 2007 14:27
His supporters are never lukewarm and are very well informed about their candidate and the history of politics,government. and economics. [MORE]	Scott Kossack	Dec 21, 2007 15:11
Some how we have become Paleo-conservatives, we may not have participated for a time but we are still here and... [MORE]	SC Hunter	Dec 21, 2007 13:50
"But Dr. Paul is running for office as our military is trying to stand up a democratic Iraqi government and... [MORE]	Oscar DeGrouch	Dec 20, 2007 19:59
That's really all I have to say. Who does this journalist think he is hashing up old nonsense? At least... [MORE]	Michael Griffith	Dec 20, 2007 16:37
You Ron Paul supporters don't even know why you support him. Because he's an isolationist? Because of his simpleton, kindergarten type answers... [MORE]	PJ	Dec 20, 2007 09:39
You sound like a man (or woman) without a candidate. Why not go spread the love for the candidate of... [MORE]	Louise	Dec 20, 2007 13:16
...like myself who will be voting for him in NY's primary. The fact that VA's GOP wanted to demand a... [MORE]	rdc	Dec 20, 2007 08:46
Republicans have produced some pretty remarkable candidates for President: Nixon and Regan won landslide elections for their party- though they... [MORE]	Larry Ward	Dec 20, 2007 18:16
The remarkable thing is how many of Paul's supporters seem to sincerely think he has a ghost of a chance,... [MORE]	Mac The Blogger	Dec 20, 2007 08:10
The editoral states: "But Dr. Paul is running for office as our military is trying to stand up a democratic Iraqi... [MORE]	Rusty Shackleford	Dec 20, 2007 02:11
Ron Paul is not looking for a political party. It is the neo-cons, empire building big government big spending statists... [MORE]	Jacob Steelman	Dec 20, 2007 01:41
Paul voted to invade Afghanistan, Al Qaeda's sanctuary, overthrow the Taliban and support a democratically elected government. He correctly choose... [MORE]	Vincent	Dec 19, 2007 22:04
Ron Paul is the only candidate talking about the constitution, as in restoring it, as well as habeus corpus. He... [MORE]	seeker135	Dec 19, 2007 20:07
Something you may want to look at is why the Republican party is so small and is shrinking. The American... [MORE]	Conservative Christian	Dec 19, 2007 18:45
foreign policy is the key to our destruction. the gains of the few verse the gains of the multitude reminds... [MORE]	MTGRAY	Dec 19, 2007 17:45
The point is Iraq is a mess we caused. We are "winning" arguments don't hold water when Turkey attacks in... [MORE]	Rex Chapman	Dec 19, 2007 16:39
Firstly, I want to commend the author of this article for their eloquence and knowledge of the subject. Good job.... [MORE]	Josiah	Dec 19, 2007 16:24
A quick search with Youtube would easily debunk the points in your article. [MORE]	Koh Choon Lin	Dec 19, 2007 16:09
I am an independant turned democrat by George Bush. If Ron Paul gets nominated, this may be the first general... [MORE]	Ron John	Dec 19, 2007 15:35
These polls consistantly get elections right - usually to the percentage point... [MORE]	G. Ardell	Dec 19, 2007 14:38
And Paul has now eclipsed all of the Democratic and republican candidates. In the third quarter: Hillary had 38,000 doners... [MORE]	rhys	Dec 19, 2007 14:37
These people who keep claiming that the polls are skewed remind me of the Number 2 anchorman played by Vince... [MORE]	Eric	Dec 19, 2007 14:20
Okay, could you please not put words into Dr. Pauls mouth? Thank you! Oh and another thing, what polls are... [MORE]	Teresa	Dec 19, 2007 13:50
Whether or not you've prepared is irrelevant. Even though I don't think Ron Paul will win the election, I am... [MORE]	X	Dec 19, 2007 15:17
On Sunday while the money machine was up and running huge numbers of people turned out for rallies all over... [MORE]	lucas	Dec 19, 2007 13:25
This election will be different for me. I for one, am sick and tired of having to vote AGAINST the... [MORE]	MaineMan	Dec 19, 2007 12:51
Out here in the heavily Democartic Bay Area, Ron Paul is the avant garde candidate of the moment. Left wing... [MORE]	Tony Waller	Dec 19, 2007 12:18
There's something about Paul that just strikes at the heart of the traditional conservative. Noble as his views are, Americans,... [MORE]	Grapevine Daily	Dec 19, 2007 12:08
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I'm voting for Ron Paul. [MORE]	Henry	Dec 19, 2007 11:53
I grant the New York Sun that Ron Paul has not shown any traction among the voters polled by the... [MORE]	Cyd Malone	Dec 19, 2007 11:41
Who reads this fringe media stuff anyway? No serious intellectual should take this sort of scribbling as anything other than... [MORE]	Archiphage	Dec 19, 2007 11:41
Understanding your enemy is the first assessment that you must take before going to war. Have you assessed your enemy? [MORE]	Phil	Dec 19, 2007 11:35
The ONLY metric by which Dr Paul can be seen to be lacking support is the land-line based phone polls.... [MORE]	Chris Watson	Dec 19, 2007 10:55
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...is that it exposed the nakedness of the "mainstream media" and their "scientific" polls. Let me try to understand it.... [MORE]	BoMar	Dec 19, 2007 10:29
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I thought you points were well taken. I wish he would just forget about pushing his agenda. [MORE]	Timothy Wright	Dec 19, 2007 10:24
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