Drudge GOP Debate Poll -- 50,000 votes; Clear Winners are Romney, Giuliani, and RON PAUL

Drudge Report ^ | May 4, 2007 | Orthodox Presbyterian

[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:

{{{{DRUDGE POLL}}}} WHO WON THE REAGAN DERBY?

• Mitt Romney -- 35%
• Rudy Giuliani -- 21%
• RON PAUL -- 16%
• Tommy Thompson -- 7%
• John McCain -- 6%
• Tom Tancredo -- 5%
• Mike Huckabee -- 4%
• Duncan Hunter -- 3%
• Sam Brownback -- 2%
• Jim Gilmore -- 2%

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.

[ZULU]

Democrat votes may very well explain the high scores for JulieAnnie and Romney.

I was disappointed Hunter didn’t do well, but didn’t actually see the debates.

Thompson (FRED) might have changed everything.
I wonder if he IS going to run.

[bnelson44]

Ron Paul doesn’t have a prayer. Thankfully.

[bnelson44]

Ron Paul doesn’t have a prayer. Thankfully.

[Irontank]

In the simple test of what is most important right now, Reagan would not be likely to advocate withdrawing troops from Iraq and Afghanistan

I don't agree with you...Reagan wrote of his decision to pull Marines out of the "peacekeeping" mission in Lebanon:

Perhaps we didn't appreciate fully enough the depth of the hatred and the complexity of the problems that made the Middle East such a jungle. Perhaps the idea of a suicide car bomber committing mass murder to gain instant entry to Paradise was so foreign to our own values and consciousness that it did not create in us the concern for the marines' safety that it should have.

In the weeks immediately after the bombing, I believe the last thing that we should do was turn tail and leave. Yet the irrationality of Middle Eastern politics forced us to rethink our policy there. If there would be some rethinking of policy before our men die, we would be a lot better off. If that policy had changed towards more of a neutral position and neutrality, those 241 marines would be alive today.
--Ronald Reagan

[bnelson44]

LOL

[jrooney]

I will not apologize because he lied. When Ron Paul had the chance to VOTE TO REMOVE SADDAM, HE VOTED NO! If Paul had his way, Saddam would still be in power to rape and murder the innocent!"

What is up for you running to the defense and carrying the water for other freepers that support Paul. My post was not directed at you. You act like a school girl when you do that and are not making ANY INROADS to get more Paul supporters. Please keep up acting like a code pink in your face freeper.

[listenhillary]

“Wow... 10-20% now? You keep having to adjust your numbers up, as Ron Paul keeps polling higher amongst FReepers. Pardon me, McDonald’s... but I’m LOVING it!”

What were my previous numbers?

[philman_36]

I’m glad you took that in the humorous manner in which it was intended.

[jrooney]

"sending our troops to the other side of the world to kill civilians"

The_Eaglet, a Ron Paul supporter, said this last night on this thread and you came to his defense. Please keep it up because it shows the world how some of Paul's supporters are.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

If you intend on Spamming the Thread with MASSIVE size Font Posts, how about this?

In VIOLATION of the stated principles of the 2002 State of the Union Address, "jrooney" believes that the Federal Government should spend American Blood and Treasure to prop up an Islamic Theocracy which deliberately persecutes Christianity and which knowingly and willfully harbors self-confessed and even CONVICTED American-murdering Islamic Terrorists! SERIOUSLY! That's actually what "jrooney" believes the Federal Government should do with our Tax Dollars and our Soldiers' Lives!!

You've made your "BIG FONT" point, now I've made mine. Keep it up, and I'm complaining to the Moderators about you Thread-Spamming.

[Allegra]

But not the Mideast.

Reagan bombed Iranian oil platforms.

A few times.

[jrooney]

Sorry there Oxy, not spamming. It is a public forum and I have every right to point out denigration of our troops and falsehoods posted by Paul supporters claiming he voted for the removal of Saddam Hussein, which he clearly did not.

[DreamsofPolycarp]

He SPONSORED a bill to go to war. He (rightly) voted against a measure “authorizing the use of force” because it is unconstitutional.

You KNOW that is the reason why he did this, so why are you lying about it?

[B4Ranch]

>and because of it he doesn’t have the trust of the powers that be behind the scenes in the GOP.<

Are you saying that you support open borders as does the GOP? Ron Paul want to close them to the illegals.

[jrooney]

Ron Paul had a chance to vote to remove Saddam Hussein. He voted no. It does not matter what you say or what you sponsor. It matters how you vote. He voted no. If Paul had his way Saddam would still be in power to rape and murder the innocent. Giving a Kerry explanation does no good either. He had his chance to cast his vote, like everyone else did, and he voted no, not even present, which he could have.

[jrooney]

Invoke caring about the troops when you defend someone that says are soldiers are killing innocent bystanders. How Kerry of you.

[B4Ranch]

Why are you taking all this time to show the world how bad RP is? Are you worried he might get to the top of the poll? The poll which you say is meaningless.

[Badeye]

“Are you saying that you support open borders as does the GOP?”

Do you see anything remotely close that in any of the almost 3800 posts under my screen name here at FR, or any other political forum for that matter?

(I’ll save you some time, the answer is no)

[jrooney]

No, I want him exposed for what he and some of his supporters stand for. Ron Paul will not get more than 3% in the race for the republican nomination. Online polls are useless because liberals spam them. What does it say when Liberals want Paul to win the nomination, as much as Libertarians do?

[George W. Bush]

Reagan bombed Iranian oil platforms. A few times.

And bombed Khaddafi, missing him but killing at least one of his brood of children.

That's not occupation and nation-building.

No points for you. Marque and Reprisal are time-honored American traditions. Ron Paul did in fact introduce legislation to proceed with those as well. Too bad the clueless GOP congresscritters didn't listen. We might still hold a majority if they had done so instead of buying into the liberal internationalist neo-con snake oil, thinking themselves a conglomerate of foreign policy experts. Ron Paul bested them all simply: by relying on the Constitution in every instance.