All that, . . . . and yet he cannot garner more than 6% or so of the electorate to this point in the primary process. Wow, I'm impressed. Big deal he raised some much money (especially since I suspect that much of that money comes from tainted sources). He does not get support from voters. The people know he's a kook.
The "people"?
Now you've done it. You're sure to get the rath of wacky RuPaul supporters who will claim you're making a statement for the "ENTIRE" country.
Ron Paul is a kook. :-)
The "voters" chose McCain, Hillary and Obama. I'd rather be with the 6% than with the "voters" on that. Most of the country unfortunately is in favor of big government liberalism/socialism. I'm actually shocked Paul got up to 6% and did better in the primaries than Thompson (who had far better name recognition and air time in the media). The 2 most conservatives guys that ran--Hunter (My #1) and Tancredo--polled less than 1% combined. That should show you how far left America has gone even within the Republican Party.
I would tend to believe that most people still don't know who he is and have no opinion of him because the MSM (where most people get their information from if they bother to seek information) hasn't told them what opinion they should have of him.
You should really be concerned about the power of the MSM. In all my life, I have never seen a political candidate treated in such a derisive manner by the media.
Ron Paul has ignited the greatest grass roots campaign that this country has ever seen. If the PTB were not so afraid of him, his grass roots movement would have generated a huge amount of positive media. Instead, his wins in straw polls, debate polls, etc. were ridiculed by the MSM. Even if they had to lie to do it.
The sad fact is that most people are too involved in getting by, day to day, that they don’t really have time to study the political candidates. Therefore, they can be greatly influenced by the MSM.
Ron Paul has taken on the most powerful forces in our country, the military-industrial complex, the investment bankers, the federal reserve, the one world government, the international industries, etc. All of which are detrimental to the quality of life for the average person in the US.
In the past 30-40 years, we have seen the most rapid redistribution of wealth of any time in our history. And it is all going to the very top of our society.
Ron Paul has not been able to get his message out to the masses, but he has done very well among the people who are politically active. Even on this site, he still gets 15-20% in the polls. And that is with a lot of his active supporters being banned for various reasons.
For those people worried about the advance of radical Islam, the recent events in Kosovo should make them think a bit more about our foreign policies. Our policies have led to an increased foothold for Islam in the Balkans. It will not stop with Kosovo, they will continue to press for a “greater Albania.”
For those concerned about Ron Paul’s foreign policy, do you think his administration would have been so quick to recognize Kosovo as a separate nation?