Romney wins Illinois GOP straw poll; Thompson 2nd, Ron Paul 3rd

Marion Daily Republican ^ | Friday, August 17, 2007 12:01 PM CDT | Adriana Colindres

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

"I got to know President Reagan in 1976 when, as a freshman congressman, I was one of only four members of that body to endorse then-Governor Reagan’s primary challenge to President Gerald Ford. I had the privilege of serving as the leader of President Reagan’s Texas delegation at the Republican convention of 1976, where Ronald Reagan almost defeated an incumbent president for his party’s nomination. I was one of the millions attracted to Ronald Reagan by his strong support for limited government and the free-market. I felt affinity for a politician who based his conservative philosophy on '...a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom.' I wish more of today’s conservative leaders based their philosophy on a desire for less government and more freedom." – Ron Paul, Remembering Ronald Reagan

In 2008, I'm voting for the REAGAN REPUBLICAN. I'm voting for former Vietnam Combat Flight Surgeon, and Leader of Ronald Reagan's Electoral Delegation from Texas: In 2008, I'm Voting for RON PAUL!

"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)

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

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[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

Congratulations to all Romney supporters. I'm quite pleased to see Ron Paul doing extremely well also.

Nice to see Giuliani and McCain tanking.

[Saundra Duffy]

Another win for Romney. The activism of the Ron Paul zealots is somewhat irritating but you gotta admire their guts.

[rineaux]

Thanks for the ping.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

Another win for Romney. The activism of the Ron Paul zealots is somewhat irritating but you gotta admire their guts.

Thanks. I'd play "sour-grapes" in saying that we can hardly match your guy's funding and organization -- but, then, that is what he is good at, and I must admit that those are rather useful skills for winning Primaries. I'm at least pleased that our grass-roots campaign is doing so well on a comparative shoe-string in these early bellwether polls.

[Drango]

The activism of the Ron Paul zealots is somewhat irritating but you gotta admire their guts.

Q: What's the difference between a spammer and a Paulestinian?
A: Not all spammers are stoned.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The activism of the Ron Paul zealots is somewhat irritating but you gotta admire their guts.

Paul is spending a fraction of what Oven Mitt is spending and he still has the same amount of name recognition and polling numbers.

Plus Paul has the better record and military service.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

"Drango": claims to dislike Public Broadcasting, then bashes the only candidate in the race who favors abolishing it.

See also, "hypocrite".

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I'd play "sour-grapes" in saying that we can hardly match your guy's funding and organization

Romney may have the money and organization, but he doesn't have the message nor the dedicated supporters. Most of Romney supporters are GOP party insiders and rank-and-filers.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

We still need to translate Ron Paul's Meet-Up.Com numbers into actual votes.

Then again, maybe we're starting to see that....

[Calpernia]

Question. I have a form I have to fill out when I do fund raising for the Hunter Campaign.

Contributions, in excess of $200 have to be reported each election cycle. No contributions over $2,300 from a non PAC or $5,000 from a qualified PAC can be accepted.

These buses qualify as a contribution:

>>>people seeking to be GOP National Convention delegates or alternates for Romney — and not the Romney presidential campaign — paid for the 10 buses of supporters from places such as Edwardsville, Chicago and Pontiac.<<<

Are the, ‘GOP National Convention delegates’ a PAC?

[ran20]

I’m a Romney supporter and glad he did well in Illinois which I believe should be a state he ends up strong in.. But I also wanted to say congrats to Ron Paul for his strong showing.

I think for the first time I’ve seen libertarian types are actually organizing and working together. I’m a former libertarian and it really frustrated me how they wouldn’t get serious about winning. Now if only they can moderate their positions, so that we the direction of the country is shifted to becoming more free year by year, instead of going for one gigantic step.. I think they will be set up in the future, with their large number of young supporters.

[billbears]

Paul's libertarian stylings and campaign of strict interpretation of the Constitution has earned him an unorthodox band of sign-carrying supporters. They frequently interrupted TV reports of the event and at one point, Romney's Illinois chairman, state Sen. Dan Rutherford (R-Chenoa), ripped a sign out of one Paul supporter's hands and threw it on the ground.

Oops!!

Apparently Romney's machine doesn't like dissent. Especially when trying to choreograph a campaign with no hard questions asked

Video here (at the very end)

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

Thanks for the kind words for Ron Paul's supporters.

I'm not a fan of Romney, but I do find him much preferable to Giuliani and McCain. I'm glad to see him knocking the wind outta their sails -- so, congrats to y'all on snagging another win. I am pleased with Paul's 3rd place finish, at this point (nearly tied for 2nd, actually; though Mitt was way out in 1st).

[BlackElk]

Ron Paul, aka paleoPaulie, aka the warwimp, aka the pasha of shrimpin' and transport pork, aka the sultan of surrendermonkeyism, aka Al Qaeda's man in Congress, aka El Ron Paulie, aka....

Ron Paul is to Ronald Reagan as George McGovern was to George S. Patton, Jr.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

Ron Paul is to Ronald Reagan as George McGovern was to George S. Patton, Jr.

George McGovern was one of George S. Patton's earliest supporters for President?

Gee, interesting command of history you've got there...

[Republican Wildcat]

Shew. The fact there are enough 9/11 “truthers” interferring in GOP politics is frightening.

[tiger-one]

Grabbing and Stepping on the RP sign must be one Mitt’s illegal cops.

[Republican Wildcat]

Apparently Romney's machine doesn't like dissent. Especially when trying to choreograph a campaign with no hard questions asked

Really?

They frequently interrupted TV reports of the event

Sounds more like they just got tired of rapid nutcases interrupting the event. They need to go help Cindy Sheehan and leave the GOP alone.