Posted on 05/03/2007 10:23:46 PM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian
DRUDGE REPORT
The Reagan Derby
Well, with 47,617 individual Votes recorded as of 12:55AM EST on 5/4/07, The Drudge Report has provided perhaps the most sweeping and comprehensive initial survey of viewer reaction to the first GOP Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
The Results thus far:
With an optimistic, confident demeaner and a polished presentation, Mitt Romney decidedly overshadowed the erstwhile Front-Runner, Rudy Giuliani. Rudy's primary strength thus far has been his vast name recognition and the sheer momentum of his supposed "inevitability" -- and yet, in terms of viewer reaction, for him to be trailing (by double digits) a former Governor not widely known outside of Massachusetts until this election season demonstrates clear vulnerability on Giuliani's part.
However, the greatest source of comfort to Constitutionalist Conservatives has to be the tremendous upswell of support being registered by the former Leader of Ronald Reagan's Electoral Delegation from Texas, United States Congressman Ron Paul -- and that DESPITE receiving comparatively little "face time" from the debate organizers. With viewer reaction to the first GOP Primary Debate already placing Congressman Ron Paul solidly in third place, nine points ahead of his nearest rival and within five points of Giuliani himself, a tremendous opportunity exists for Ron Paul to establish widespread national Name Recognition and garner increasing support for his broadly-appreciated message of Individual Liberty and strictly-limited Government Power.
With the second GOP Primary Debate rapidly approaching, Conservatives can take heart in knowing that the Message of Reagan Republicanism still resonates when presented confidently and forthrightly --and that there's at least one GOP Candidate on the stage who has stood solidly for Reagan Republicanism for thirty years: RON PAUL.
However, Ron Paul has been 100% True to the Constitutionalist and Pro-Life Cause for thirty years, since his earliest days as a young freshman Congressman leading Ronald Reagan's Electoral Delegation from Texas.
I am very happy that, with now more than 56,000 Viewer Reaction votes recorded, the Drudge Report has Ron Paul showing a very strong Third Place finish at 17% tonight -- more than double that of his nearest "second tier" rival, and within 3% of 2nd-place Giuliani himself.
Bottom line -- for being consistently Pro-Life, Pro-Liberty, and Pro-Property, Ron Paul is my guy: period, end of story, full stop.
Hey, cool... we are at #3 on Free Republic!
What's LGF?
“IMO RP has more potential to reach across (and outside)party lines while championing constitutional conservatism than any other declared candidate.”
That I agree with . . and I understand it, as opposed to the lengthy question you asked earlier. ;)
>>Shouldn’t a candidate’s current rhetoric bear at least a passing resemblence to their record? <<
Romney is the only candidate in this race to veto an issue (and not just one) because it was against the principle of life.
He’s the only candidate in this race who has turned around multiple companies from the brink of bankruptcy and turned them into revenue generators.
He’s the only candidate who has been instrumental in swinging a budget by 4-billion dollars towards the black. There hasn’t been a candidate that comes close to discussing the issues of tort reform, maintaining America’s competitiveness in the global markets, energy reform, our policy regarding Iran, and research and development in the detail that he has.
You know all that, EV. But you keep it up. And that’s made you famous around here. Bask in it, Big Boy. Bask in it. One thing is for certain, you live up to your name. And that’s not always a bad thing...
That’s not what I was saying. I was saying you were wrong to equate me and OrthodoxPresbyterian with the moveon and Pinko crowd. You obviously have not researched our posts.
Your taking statements out of context does NOT help matters.
Good grief....what flavor of Kool-Aid generated that????
You don't like the Sears Tower? Or maybe the Golden Gate Bridge? Is the Empire State Building an eyesore in your opinion? You want the terrorists to come to the US and pull their crap? AGAIN?
Our noble troops come to the other side of the world to kill terrorists.
I find your characterization of this mission insulting and dishonorable.
Oh yes, Ron Paul is someone I have known for a long time and regarding his effective voice - yes, he did outstanding tonight regardless of where one stand on certain issues.
It was an unfortunate word choice on his part. However, the fact is that civilians do get killed as "collateral damage" of our operations in Iraq -- and then their spouses, fathers, brothers, sons, cousins, etc. tend to get pissed off about it. And then they hate America, and they join the insurgency.
It's not a good situation.
If you'll notice, that was a question. As a matter of fact, I was asking if the right to lives of children here in American were more important than sending troops to destroy lives overseas.
“There is nothing more important than the WOT. All else takes the back seat.”
I might argue that the immigration issue has the potential to more quickly and more negatively affect our nation’s prosperity, composition, and future than any other in a very short period of time. It’s also a national security issue.
I agree that the Jihadists are a grave threat, but they lack the ability to overwrite what it is to be an American. When close to 10% of our population isn’t even an American, well, that poses serious, serious issues.
We need to enforce policies that end this (and even better, encourage these lawbreakers to head back to where they come from).
Good John Kerry response. Those are your words, so obviously how you feel.
I would like to see the rights to life, liberty, and property defended HERE. I would like to see the borders protected from terrorists and other invaders here. I would like to see our republican form of government under the Constitution practiced here. Let's start with the Constitutional responsibilities before robbing present and future tax dollars to reorganize governments elsewhere, especially when civilians and American men and women on the are killed on the other side of the world in the process.
Elections change nothing!
John Kerry is not pro-life. Are you?
Ah, Thanks. I’d honestly never heard of them before.
Very much so, but I also am not ignorant enough to denigrate our troops. I can’t say as much for you.
On the basis of those Facts alone: Abortion, Illegal Immigration, and Gun Control are all FAR more important issues than "Terrorism". And Ron Paul is Number #1 with a Bullet on all of those key Conservative issues.
He did not intend to denigrate our troops. he asked a question concerning the deployment thereof.
It's not a good situation.
You don't seem to want to address that fact.
It's not a good situation."
So true. And on that note...I just came across this video of a US attack in Falujah. I ask, HOW IN THE WORLD can the pilot distinguish this crowd of people as terrorists?? It looks like a group of civilians running from another area being bombed...
The time between when he notices the crowd and gets permission to bomb them is less than 5 seconds...I hope we aren't being this careless in Iraq. If so, the Jihadist recruitment will continue to skyrocket.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/v/7AXN3H3BPQU
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