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Drudge GOP Debate Poll -- 50,000 votes; Clear Winners are Romney, Giuliani, and RON PAUL
Drudge Report ^ | May 4, 2007 | Orthodox Presbyterian

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.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: debate; duncanhunter; elections; giuliani; liberal; libertariansaredems; paul; presidentialdebate; rino; romney; ronpaul
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To: marsh_of_mists

Nope!


61 posted on 05/03/2007 11:19:57 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: Moorings
Furthermore, withdrawing from the present engagement in Iraq without finishing it would be a sign of weakness that the jihad monkeys will see as a green light to intensify and continue their attacks both here and abroad. Moreover, our withdrawal would be a huge recruiting tool for the jihadists for years to come.

What makes you think that our engagement in Iraq does not provide a "huge recruiting tool for the jihadists" NOW?

It seemed to work for Carter and Reagan in supporting the mujaheddin against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. What makes you think that many Iraqis are not similarly motivated to join the various insurgent and terrorist factions -- simply because, regardless of how noble we believe our motives to be, we are nonetheless Armed Foreigners in Their Land?

62 posted on 05/03/2007 11:23:28 PM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian (Please Ping or FReepMail me to be added to the Great Ron Paul Ping List)
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To: B-Chan

Not to sound snippy, but perhaps you shouldn’t bother posting on threads about the election, and concentrate on those about, say, the queen’s visit to the US.


63 posted on 05/03/2007 11:23:45 PM PDT by marsh_of_mists
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To: OrthodoxPresbyterian

You can keep pushing your threads for Paul but you will not be winning him any votes. The only people that want him to win are libertarians and democrats. The vast majority of republicans will not vote for a libertarian isolationist that wants to run from the terrorists with his tail between his legs. The terrorists would follow us here and kill many more Americans than those that lost their lives on 9/11.


64 posted on 05/03/2007 11:24:30 PM PDT by jrooney (The democrats are the friend of our enemy and the enemy of our friends. Attack them, not GW!)
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To: OrthodoxPresbyterian

Right now I don’t have one. But he needs to realize there is a war on militant Islam going on and willing to grow our military to confront it.

Personally, I don’t have any intention of converting to Islam and I don’t want my kids to have to either.


65 posted on 05/03/2007 11:24:58 PM PDT by bnelson44 (http://www.appealforcourage.org)
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To: jrooney; OrthodoxPresbyterian
The vast majority of republicans will not vote for a libertarian isolationist that wants to run from the terrorists with his tail between his legs

They won't vote for a straw man, either.

66 posted on 05/03/2007 11:25:39 PM PDT by The_Eaglet
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To: The_Eaglet

I will call it here right now, Paul will not get more than 3% (if he is lucky) for the republican nomination. Most people are not that stupid. There is nothing more important than the WOT. All else takes the back seat.


67 posted on 05/03/2007 11:30:12 PM PDT by jrooney (The democrats are the friend of our enemy and the enemy of our friends. Attack them, not GW!)
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I voted for Ron Paul for President in 1988. Even volunteered to work for the campaign.

He really should have stayed in the Libertarian party. When he left it to become a Republican again, BOTH the Libertarian party and the Republican party were the losers in that deal.

I agree that most of Paul’ votes on the online polls came from anti-war liberals and assorted jokers.


68 posted on 05/03/2007 11:31:32 PM PDT by LegendHasIt (I'm not ALWAYS serious. Often I'm just 'snarky'. FReepmail me if you can't figure out which.)
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To: OrthodoxPresbyterian

Yeah, Ron really cracked me up when he held up Eisenhower as an example of a non-interventionist President. I guess he needs to hit the history books and study up on the 1953 Iranian coup.


69 posted on 05/03/2007 11:35:56 PM PDT by jess35
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To: jrooney; OrthodoxPresbyterian
All else takes the back seat.

How about making defense of our borders a priority instead of an undeclared war?

70 posted on 05/03/2007 11:37:18 PM PDT by The_Eaglet
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To: jrooney; The_Eaglet
I will call it here right now, Paul will not get more than 3% (if he is lucky) for the republican nomination. Most people are not that stupid. There is nothing more important than the WOT. All else takes the back seat.

That is an absolutely ridiculous position.

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 Conservatives issues.

Those are the FACTS. And they are NOT in dispute.

71 posted on 05/03/2007 11:40:44 PM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian (Please Ping or FReepMail me to be added to the Great Ron Paul Ping List)
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To: All

It’s ironic that a man who actually supports the Constitution is chastised by many so called conservatives. I guess it is “just a GD piece of paper” after all.


72 posted on 05/03/2007 11:42:12 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Moorings
Then we should reduce the country to rubble before we leave. That is what you do in War isn’t it. You use the military to destroy nations who are a threat, not build them up. American People do not like having young American military personnel acting as “the worlds policeman” in some hell hole like Somolia or Kosovo or Iraq. If we intend to fight this war as a war then we need to be brutal and merciless to our enemy...

The press says "insurgent", I hear "Vietcong".

Means the same to me. People you are trying to give freedom to are in return trying to kill you. They wear no uniform and live in the village as part of it.

We should have gone into Cambodia and didn't. We need to take out Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia now(think we will?) and give the whole mess back to Great Britain. The only thing which ever kept them peaceful was colonization.

I don't know know if we'll ever do any of the above but the course we are on is a slow bleed. And the governments failure to secure our borders makes this war appear to be about other then National Security.

73 posted on 05/03/2007 11:42:31 PM PDT by KDD (Ron Paul for President)
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To: Altura Ct.; Lurker
It’s ironic that a man who actually supports the Constitution is chastised by many so called conservatives.

I think you just hit the nail on the head.

74 posted on 05/03/2007 11:43:24 PM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian (Please Ping or FReepMail me to be added to the Great Ron Paul Ping List)
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To: OrthodoxPresbyterian

I ping you and your posse of a very small group of freepers (the same btw on all your threads) when Paul loses and loses badly. Once that occurs, you will see how little influence he has with most conservatives.


75 posted on 05/03/2007 11:44:32 PM PDT by jrooney (The democrats are the friend of our enemy and the enemy of our friends. Attack them, not GW!)
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To: jrooney

Do as you like.


76 posted on 05/03/2007 11:45:28 PM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian (Please Ping or FReepMail me to be added to the Great Ron Paul Ping List)
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To: OrthodoxPresbyterian

I see the Paul-bot Libertards are out in force tonight.

Dr. Paul is my Congressman, but he came across as a looney old man in this debate. Only Tancredo did worse in presentation.

Even McCainiac was smoother in his delivery and tone.

And Tommie Thompson came across as more innovative than most of the others, who spouted pretty much canned responses.


77 posted on 05/03/2007 11:48:03 PM PDT by anymouse
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To: OrthodoxPresbyterian
I wish Ron had done better tonight. Life in Ron's America would simply be much richer in freedom (IRS-gone, BATFE-whacked, etc.)

Iraq, and the treasure spent trying to 'liberate' it, will have longterm costs to everything that affects this country: technology, energy, science, etc.

This Manhattan Project-dwarfing investment had better produce a return that our grandchildren will reap benefits from for quite some time, else they'll be deeply saddened.

About the only way this could happen would be for our efforts to result in a type of 'virus' that could render Islam extinct.

No more shots fired, just folks ditching the Koran for a better life as exemplified by the strides made among free people. Until I see evidence of this, I'll remain weary of our efforts in the middle east and the motivation (whether short term or long term) behind our involvement.

78 posted on 05/03/2007 11:48:22 PM PDT by budwiesest (We need a 'divider' this time around. No more 'uniting'.)
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To: bnelson44; OrthodoxPresbyterian
The vote is fraudulent and you are waisting your time.
You're on a diet OP? You should let others know so they can lend you emotional support!
79 posted on 05/03/2007 11:48:23 PM PDT by philman_36
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To: The_Eaglet; jrooney; Neu Pragmatist
54,000 Viewer Reaction votes now recorded on Drudge.

Mitt Romney holding steady at a strong 35%.

Tommy Thompson and Giuliani have moved down.
Ron Paul has moved further up to 17% -- now within 3% of Rudy.

Everyone else holding steady.

80 posted on 05/03/2007 11:50:30 PM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian (Please Ping or FReepMail me to be added to the Great Ron Paul Ping List)
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