Posted on 07/24/2007 8:16:39 AM PDT by Pistolshot
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 AdvertismentThe first national telephone survey by Rasmussen Reports of Republican Congressman Ron Paul's presidential candidacy shows him trailing New York Senator Hillary Clinton by fifteen points and Illinois Senator Barack Obama by twenty.
Overall, the numbers show Clinton getting 49% of the vote when matched against Paul while the Republican hopeful picks up just 34%. Obama leads Paul 50% to 30%.
Among Republicans, Paul manages just 65% support when matched against Clinton and only 55% against Obama.
Paul's long-shot bid for the GOP nomination drew more attention after his campaign reported having more cash on hand than Arizona Senator John McCain. However, he attracts only about 1% support from voters in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. Clinton and Obama are on top among Democrats seeking their party’s nomination.
Congressman Paul, twice the presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, has all along enjoyed a strong and vocal if narrow base of support among both libertarians. He also picks up some liberal voters attracted to his non-interventionist foreign policy. Even so, in the Clinton match-up Paul attracts only 13% of Democrats, 11% of liberals. Against Obama, he attracts 15% of Democrats, 11% of liberals.
Less well known than his opposition to the war in Iraq and American interventionism is Paul's strong pro-free-market and strict constitutionalist political outlook. He is perhaps the most radical of any congressional maverick, never hesitating to cast a lone vote in opposition to legislation he believes to be unauthorized by the Constitution.
Paul is viewed favorably by just 20% of likely voters nationwide. Thirty-eight percent (38%) have an unfavorable view while 43% are Not Sure what to think of him. Clinton is viewed favorably by 52%, Obama by 53%.
Paul's support when matched against Clinton and Obama is lower than that of other GOP candidates. By comparison, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney recently attracted 42% support against Clinton, 38% against Obama. On a lower rung, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee attracts 43% in a match-up with Clinton, 32% in a match-up with Obama. Another struggling candidate, Senator Sam Brownback, garners 41% against Clinton, 34% against Obama.
A Rasmussen Reports analysis found that the Republican nominating contest appears stable on the surface but is wide open.
Among Democrats, there is a long way to go before the nominee is selected and much could happen to change the underlying dynamic. However, something significant will have to happen for the Democrats to nominate someone other than Hillary Clinton.
Emphasis add by me.
Anyone but Hillary.
Say what you want about his hardcore supporters, but I find it disgusting that so many Republicans would vote for Clinton or Obama over Paul. Here’s to hoping a new conservative party will pop up in the near future.
Ron Paul 2008 sounds like Barry Goldwater 1964!
In reality, if by some freak occurence, he would win the nomination(I am sharpening my ice skates) I am sure a large portion of the base would support him on that "Anyone but Hillary" basis.
If I read that right, Paul stands in the same relationship to Clinton as Obama does among democrats.
Well, duh. 90% of his support is from democrats. Only the most foolish expect those 90% to actually vote for him in the general election.
Except that Barry Goldwater wasn’t a crackpot when it came to defense.
What amazes me is he is actually listed at ‘about’ 1%.
And notice NONE of the Paulettes have answered here?
who gives a sh*t!!!
I would vote for Hillary before Ron Paul.
(Well, actually, I would probably just vote for some random third-party candidate, but I would never vote for Paul.)
Ron Paul is a liberal. From what I’ve gathered, he fights the President on the war, supports gay marriage and seems more comfortable with the liberal Democrats than he does with the GOP. He also looks a bit on the fruity side. Do we need this kind of guy as our nominee? Forget it.
"The greatest champion of conservative principles we have seen in Congress in the past quarter century."
(David T. Pyne, Esq., Vice President of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies)
RON PAUL is the RIGHT Candidate for National Defense and Foreign Affairs.
He can’t win. But in his defense, the low general numbers are due to name recognition.
Ron Paul does sound like a flake on defense. On most other issues he's pretty Reaganesque. Paul believes in the Founders original intent of limited govt.
Like Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater was an ardent anti-communist. He also opposed the growth of social conservatism and hated religious conservatives. Goldwater also opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Goldwater also was pro-choice, pro-gay rights and defended Clinton during his impeachment. Goldwater didn't like Ike or Nixon and while he supported Pres Reagan, he wasn't personally fond of Reagan's successes.
Barry Goldwater was something of an enigma. A strange man. Actually, a strong fiscal conservative, but not a well rounded conservative. In hindsight, his politics were more libertarian then anything else.
Whoa!
And they call us looney!
Where did you get this? Any source?
Great selective quote.
Not surprising, the Democrats have plenty of kooks on their side.
the Paulie Girls won’t like this, thats for sure...(chuckle)
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