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Ron Paul is for real in Iowa. Seriously.
The Washington Post ^ | November 17, 2011 | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 11/17/2011 2:26:31 PM PST by Kurt Evans

Texas Rep. Ron Paul, long dismissed by the GOP establishment as a fringe candidate, has broadened his electoral appeal and emerged as a major player in the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, according to several recent polls and conversations with a handful of longtime Hawkeye political operatives...

In a Bloomberg News survey — conducted by renowned Iowa-based pollster Ann Selzer — Paul was in a four-way statistical tie for first along with businessman Herman Cain, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich...

And, in a new Iowa State/Gazette/KCRG survey, Paul took 20 percent — behind only Cain at 25 percent...

Paul is using the relatively uncluttered airwaves to tell a story of himself as a consistent champion of fiscal responsibility in a field of candidates that have not always hewed so closely to that mantra.

One ad attacks the inconsistencies of Cain, Romney and Perry on fiscal matters — TARP, economic stimulus — before cutting to Paul; “I’ve been talking about these problems for a long long time...now we’re bankrupt and we have to decide which way we’re going to go,” he says.

And, it’s not just Paul’s television ads that have blanketed the state. Sixty seven percent of those tested in the Bloomberg poll said they had been contacted by the Paul campaign via email, direct mail, telephone or someone coming directly to their door over the last year — the highest percentage for any candidate...

“We have a strong ground game in the state that is reaching out at a faster pace than any other campaign,” argued Trygve Olson, a Paul adviser...

“We are picking up support among social conservatives in Iowa -- particularly ones who believe our country’s fiscal situation is in serious peril,” noted Olson...

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
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To: Luther1917
Thanks for outing yourself for the Occupy kook you are. Zot you later.

You Paulites keep trying though. It is fun to watch.

61 posted on 11/17/2011 3:55:33 PM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Ditter
Then all of a sudden LF shifts gears and he is talking about the mother ship! Wow!

Speaking of mother ships, these kooks live and operate in my hometown. I think Wrong Paul would fit right in.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/3459

62 posted on 11/17/2011 3:59:00 PM PST by South40 (NO RINOS IN 2012!)
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To: Allegra; Jim Robinson
That'll be easy. That fresh roasted troll smell in here is ol' Luther. :-)

Oh, goody!

Fresh roasted troll with grilled onions and horseradish on a Kaiser roll.

My favorite!

63 posted on 11/17/2011 3:59:39 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: Kurt Evans

Ron Paul lives on the far side of lunacy and those who support him are way out there beyond the fringe.


64 posted on 11/17/2011 4:00:14 PM PST by Jukeman
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To: GlockThe Vote
>Bachmann - I like her alot

So do I, even though I disagree with her foreign policy. I'm mystified by her collapse in the polls. It's like everyone left her for Perry and then forgot she was there.

>Santorum - irritating and annoying

He's a little too closed-minded, but at least he's sincere.

>Newt - I could live w Newt but he has his moments

I think Gingrich is at least as liberal as Romney, just far more skilled at sugarcoating it for conservative consumption.
65 posted on 11/17/2011 4:03:23 PM PST by Kurt Evans (This message not approved by any candidate or candidate's committee.)
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To: bcsco

"Oh Luther? You won't see him no more."

66 posted on 11/17/2011 4:04:10 PM PST by dfwgator (I stand with Herman Cain.)
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To: GlockThe Vote

Same here. Paul will have my vote in the primary, and if the Republicans decide to stick with their Democrat Lite approach they can stop wasting time reaching out to me, because I’ll be going with the Constitution Party or whomever else is left standing for freedom. Paul is really the only acceptable Republican candidate for anyone with a worldview consistent with the Founders.


67 posted on 11/17/2011 4:08:01 PM PST by Liberty1970 (Skepticism and Close-mindedness are two very different things.)
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To: 50mm
Damn...Beat me to it..

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Viking Kitty/ZOT ping list!. . . don't be shy.

68 posted on 11/17/2011 4:19:48 PM PST by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: darkwing104
Damn...Beat me to it..

Activity is picking up. There will be plenty of opportunities for both of us. LOL

69 posted on 11/17/2011 4:22:17 PM PST by 50mm (Trust nobody and you'll never be disappointed.)
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To: Luther1917; South40; 50mm; Jim Thompson; darkwing104; stephenjohnbanker; SunkenCiv; humblegunner; ..


So long, Luther1917 (Posting History)

Hat Tip to South40, 50mm, and Jim Thompson

"Retread spam monkey" and 911 troofer gets skewered, sautéed, and fricasseed by The Man Himself





Retreading is a hanging offense around these parts


Thank you JoeProBono

FReepmail TheOldLady to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.

70 posted on 11/17/2011 4:24:11 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: Kurt Evans

It was being reported that Ron Paul fans had gone to other states to register for primaries to make him look good.
I remember reading about that and to me that is a few trying to look a lot bigger.
Plus, IMO the man is mostly daft with a few good smaller government points at times, often he is off the deep end though.


71 posted on 11/17/2011 4:29:15 PM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: South40

We used to live in Ron Paul’s district and before politics he was a well respected obstetrician. I doubt if Ron Paul is waiting for the mother ship but I have heard Farrakahn speak of it more than once. I wish it would come for him (Farrakahn) soon before he infects anymore people with his nonsense.


72 posted on 11/17/2011 4:34:46 PM PST by Ditter
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To: Jim Robinson




retread spam monkey zot




spam monkey - LOL!
73 posted on 11/17/2011 4:35:29 PM PST by glock rocks (Jesus take the wheel, take it from my hands)
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To: South40

LOL - I love “Stuned Kitteh!”


74 posted on 11/17/2011 4:38:01 PM PST by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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To: okie01

I’ll have the smoked spam spam spam spam kaiser roll and spam.


75 posted on 11/17/2011 4:41:49 PM PST by glock rocks (Jesus take the wheel, take it from my hands)
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To: Liberty1970
The founders would never surrender to our enemies or play nice with the Muslims.

Saying Paul is anything like the fathers of this great nation is bordering on blasphemous...

76 posted on 11/17/2011 4:44:16 PM PST by ejonesie22 (8/30/10, the day Truth won.)
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To: Kurt Evans

The situation is not bad enough yet for Ron Paul to be a serious candidate.

In 1938, Churchill was a joke. In 1940, with panzers bursting out of the Ardennes, everything looked different.

It’s too soon for Congressman Paul.


77 posted on 11/17/2011 4:47:08 PM PST by Jim Noble (To live peacefully with credit-based consumption and fiat money, men would have to be angels.)
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To: TheOldLady
Extra crispy troll


78 posted on 11/17/2011 4:52:33 PM PST by Godzilla (3/7/77)
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To: Luther1917; darkwing104; TheOldLady; 50mm

Oboyoboy, we get to play with our food!

79 posted on 11/17/2011 4:54:34 PM PST by Old Sarge (RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
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