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Ron Paul Wins Big in Alabama(Landslide Republican Victory
Ron Paul (2008) ^ | August 18, 2007

Posted on 08/18/2007 1:36:47 PM PDT by Captain Kirk

Ron Paul received 216 votes for a commanding first-place finish in a straw poll today sponsored by the West Alabama Republican Assembly. Mitt Romney came in second with 14 votes.

The poll was open to Alabama residents.

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.ronpaul2008.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: al2008; asseenonstormfront; howlongolord; iowa; makeitstop; paul; paulestinian; paulestinians; ronpaul; strawpoll
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist; Captain Kirk
Ron Paul won a NH straw poll today as well:

Ron Paul won big earlier today in Alabama. He also won big in New Hampshire this afternoon.

Dr. Paul received 208 votes (73%) for a landslide victory against Mitt Romney today at the Strattford County, New Hampshire straw poll. Romney received 26 votes. Mike Huckabee came in third with 20 votes.

Tancredo (8 votes), McCain (7 votes), Cox (5 votes), Hunter (5 votes), Thompson (5 votes), Giuliani (3 votes) and Brownback (1 vote) finished the field.



141 posted on 08/18/2007 4:52:53 PM PDT by George W. Bush (Rudy: tough on terror, scared of Iowa, wets himself over YouTube)
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To: George W. Bush
Isn't it amazing how a single ping to a RP thread, probably the first in over a week, and suddenly we've got over a hundred posts?

Not only that, but the attacks are getting far more desperate, and the Anti-Paul mouth foamers slap each other on the backs for the lamest of comments.

At first I thought that the comments from some Paul supporters that the attacks were due to the fact that the mouth foamers were afraid of him were weak. Sure, Paul is great I thought, but he has no name recognition and probably won't raise much money. Why would they be afraid? Now he's showing a lot of momentum, between his good results in several straw polls and his excellent fund raising success. And since that's happened the attacks are just getting more and more desperate, to the point where some of them are just...weird (He's a truther! Anti-Semite!). I have to wonder whether some fear actually is starting to set in among these people.

142 posted on 08/18/2007 4:52:56 PM PDT by JTN (‘We achieve much more in peace than…unconstitutional, undeclared wars’ - Dr. Paul)
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To: Allegra
That explains why that computer map I had said it was 143 miles from LA to Dallas...
143 posted on 08/18/2007 4:54:21 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
As I said earlier, who is supporting his numbers...DU?

They seem to have the biggest block of voters for Ron Paul. Please show me a conservative site that really supports him.

144 posted on 08/18/2007 4:58:50 PM PDT by Krodg
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To: Petronski; who knows what evil?
That's not "funny," that's science. Ever study statistics? Do you understand "random sampling" and how it is corrupted by "self-selection?" Good grief.

Which category would an election fall under? "Random sampling" or "self-selection"?

145 posted on 08/18/2007 4:59:11 PM PDT by JTN (‘We achieve much more in peace than…unconstitutional, undeclared wars’ - Dr. Paul)
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To: JTN
Good theory but a couple of select straw polls really don’t add up in front of national polls...

Another thing, this is not the first Paul thread in over a week...

On the fear part, stay with that. It will be cheaper and less addictive than Restoril...

146 posted on 08/18/2007 4:59:51 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: Captain Kirk

Maybe Ron Paul will pick up the same kind of momentum that Tommy Thompson picked up with his huge straw poll landslide a couple of weeks ago.


147 posted on 08/18/2007 5:00:30 PM PDT by Perchant
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To: JTN

Self-selection. But an election is not an attempt to predict an outcome. An election IS the outcome.


148 posted on 08/18/2007 5:05:02 PM PDT by Petronski (Why would Romney lie about Ronald Reagan's record?)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I know a number of dems that have professed support of RP. They are serious about voting for him.

Her/his argument was totally coherent to me.


149 posted on 08/18/2007 5:13:28 PM PDT by listenhillary (millions crippled by the war on poverty....but we won't pull out)
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To: Captain Kirk
So much for the naysaysers who said that the Paul campaign had peaked. What was amazing to me was how little enthusiasm was showed by backers of the other candidates including Mitt and Thompson. It is clear that Paul's campaign has staying power.

I think you are over-interpreting the results. The Republican Assemblies groups are not the official party. They do some good things, but they are just a social club outside the party. This event, like many straw polls, was a fundraiser, and not every campaign is going to make a big effort to participate in every fundraiser. The Iowa straw poll is significant because many campaigns make an effort to win in Iowa, and the straw poll is a good indicator of strength throughout Iowa. How many times has this event been held in the past? How many of the winners of this event have gone on to win the Alabama primary? If you can show that correlation, you have a good case for this one being meaningful. If not, you are a ways from being able to make that argument.

I congratulate you on being able to assemble over 200 of Dr. Paul's supporters to spend their money to show support for Dr. Paul. I haven't checked his campaign finance reports in a while, but if his supporters are being generous and giving to his campaign beyond these straw polls, that's another good sign for him. Another issue is whether these people are willing to knock on doors and make phone calls for Dr. Paul. If they are willing to participate in those parts of the process, they could help move things in Dr. Paul's favor.

Bill

150 posted on 08/18/2007 5:14:30 PM PDT by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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To: Perchant

Ouch...


151 posted on 08/18/2007 5:16:20 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: Krodg
As I said earlier, who is supporting his numbers...DU?

And as I said earlier, real folks from across the political spectrum, not the kooks from the fringes who are trying to make them look bad.

They seem to have the biggest block of voters for Ron Paul. Please show me a conservative site that really supports him.

Paul's support is not relegated to a specific website. His support is broad-based from all over the Internet. BTW, there are plenty of folks here on FR who support Paul.

152 posted on 08/18/2007 5:18:17 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: ejonesie22
Another thing, this is not the first Paul thread in over a week...

I'm the pinger of most of these and get pinged to the few others for which I am not the pinger (but only a lowly pingee). LOL.

Go look at the RLC Forum here. Nada. Where are these RP threads (outside that buffoonish thing in Breaking News) that are RP threads? I haven't seen them, haven't been pinged to them, etc. Post some some links to these threads.
153 posted on 08/18/2007 5:22:33 PM PDT by George W. Bush (Rudy: tough on terror, scared of Iowa, wets himself over YouTube)
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To: Captain Kirk

Q) Whats the difference between a porcupine and a bus load of Ron Paul supporters?

A) On a porcupine the pricks are one the outside!


154 posted on 08/18/2007 5:24:31 PM PDT by Cyclops08
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To: Cyclops08

Hardy har har. I’m slapping my knee here.


155 posted on 08/18/2007 5:27:25 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
BTW, there are plenty of folks here on FR who support Paul.

Few of them are as reasonable or coherent as you. No, I'm not being snarky or sarcastic.

156 posted on 08/18/2007 5:29:31 PM PDT by Petronski (Why would Romney lie about Ronald Reagan's record?)
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To: KDD
We sure aren’t getting many “Ron whos” anymore.

Shhhhh...
157 posted on 08/18/2007 5:30:03 PM PDT by George W. Bush (Rudy: tough on terror, scared of Iowa, wets himself over YouTube)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist; All

You’ve not read anywhere on any thread any bloviating comments from me regarding a single candidate for the 08 election. And I don’t lose my head over some moronic straw poll from any state during the run up to the primaries. But, hey, go right ahead and hang you hat on this. Place all your eggs into the basket of RP. When the smoke clears we’ll all see who made asses of themselves with their own words. Enjoy while you can.


158 posted on 08/18/2007 5:31:03 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Dad of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Division Soldier fighting terrorists in the Triangle of Death)
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To: George W. Bush
Well I was referring to the buffoonish thread obviously...

Then:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1882642/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1882296/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883055/posts

159 posted on 08/18/2007 5:32:13 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Free Republic Opinion Poll: (6/11) Who do you support in the GOP presidential primaries?

Notice the 6.5% support of FR members vs the 28.8% support of non member votes. 181 member votes, less than he got in Iowa Alamaba.

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160 posted on 08/18/2007 5:32:31 PM PDT by listenhillary (millions crippled by the war on poverty....but we won't pull out)
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