Ron Paul is for real in Iowa. Seriously.

The Washington Post ^ | November 17, 2011 | Chris Cillizza

[Kurt Evans]

Texas Rep. Ron Paul, long dismissed by the GOP establishment as a fringe candidate, has broadened his electoral appeal and emerged as a major player in the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, according to several recent polls and conversations with a handful of longtime Hawkeye political operatives...

In a Bloomberg News survey — conducted by renowned Iowa-based pollster Ann Selzer — Paul was in a four-way statistical tie for first along with businessman Herman Cain, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich...

And, in a new Iowa State/Gazette/KCRG survey, Paul took 20 percent — behind only Cain at 25 percent...

Paul is using the relatively uncluttered airwaves to tell a story of himself as a consistent champion of fiscal responsibility in a field of candidates that have not always hewed so closely to that mantra.

One ad attacks the inconsistencies of Cain, Romney and Perry on fiscal matters — TARP, economic stimulus — before cutting to Paul; “I’ve been talking about these problems for a long long time...now we’re bankrupt and we have to decide which way we’re going to go,” he says.

And, it’s not just Paul’s television ads that have blanketed the state. Sixty seven percent of those tested in the Bloomberg poll said they had been contacted by the Paul campaign via email, direct mail, telephone or someone coming directly to their door over the last year — the highest percentage for any candidate...

“We have a strong ground game in the state that is reaching out at a faster pace than any other campaign,” argued Trygve Olson, a Paul adviser...

“We are picking up support among social conservatives in Iowa -- particularly ones who believe our country’s fiscal situation is in serious peril,” noted Olson...

[Lazlo in PA]

Thanks for outing yourself for the Occupy kook you are. Zot you later.

You Paulites keep trying though. It is fun to watch.

[South40]

Then all of a sudden LF shifts gears and he is talking about the mother ship! Wow!

Speaking of mother ships, these kooks live and operate in my hometown. I think Wrong Paul would fit right in.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/3459

[okie01]

That'll be easy. That fresh roasted troll smell in here is ol' Luther. :-)

Oh, goody!

Fresh roasted troll with grilled onions and horseradish on a Kaiser roll.

My favorite!

[Jukeman]

Ron Paul lives on the far side of lunacy and those who support him are way out there beyond the fringe.

[Kurt Evans]

>Bachmann - I like her alot

So do I, even though I disagree with her foreign policy. I'm mystified by her collapse in the polls. It's like everyone left her for Perry and then forgot she was there.

>Santorum - irritating and annoying

He's a little too closed-minded, but at least he's sincere.

>Newt - I could live w Newt but he has his moments

I think Gingrich is at least as liberal as Romney, just far more skilled at sugarcoating it for conservative consumption.

[dfwgator]

"Oh Luther? You won't see him no more."

[Liberty1970]

Same here. Paul will have my vote in the primary, and if the Republicans decide to stick with their Democrat Lite approach they can stop wasting time reaching out to me, because I’ll be going with the Constitution Party or whomever else is left standing for freedom. Paul is really the only acceptable Republican candidate for anyone with a worldview consistent with the Founders.

[darkwing104]

Damn...Beat me to it..

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[50mm]

Damn...Beat me to it..

Activity is picking up. There will be plenty of opportunities for both of us. LOL

[TheOldLady]

So long, Luther1917 (Posting History)

Hat Tip to South40, 50mm, and Jim Thompson

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[A CA Guy]

It was being reported that Ron Paul fans had gone to other states to register for primaries to make him look good.
I remember reading about that and to me that is a few trying to look a lot bigger.
Plus, IMO the man is mostly daft with a few good smaller government points at times, often he is off the deep end though.

[Ditter]

We used to live in Ron Paul’s district and before politics he was a well respected obstetrician. I doubt if Ron Paul is waiting for the mother ship but I have heard Farrakahn speak of it more than once. I wish it would come for him (Farrakahn) soon before he infects anymore people with his nonsense.

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spam monkey - LOL!

[Allegra]

LOL - I love “Stuned Kitteh!”

[glock rocks]

I’ll have the smoked spam spam spam spam kaiser roll and spam.

[ejonesie22]

The founders would never surrender to our enemies or play nice with the Muslims.

Saying Paul is anything like the fathers of this great nation is bordering on blasphemous...

[Jim Noble]

The situation is not bad enough yet for Ron Paul to be a serious candidate.

In 1938, Churchill was a joke. In 1940, with panzers bursting out of the Ardennes, everything looked different.

It’s too soon for Congressman Paul.

[Godzilla]

Extra crispy troll

[Old Sarge]

Oboyoboy, we get to play with our food!

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