Mitt Romney second.
At a conservative convention.
Me:
Posted on 02/20/2010 8:52:39 PM PST by Maelstorm
Texas Representative Ron Paul won the 2010 CPAC straw poll tonight, beating out both Mitt Romney & Sarah Palin, and raking in 31% of the vote. Paul, a Libertarian who is perhaps best known for his aggressive stance against the Federal Reserve, has a dedicated group of followers which have again affirmed their influence within the Republican party.
What this means for a 2012 bid for presidency is uncertain, however; Paul’s supporters were a vocal and visible group when he ran for President in 2008, but in the end, Paul walked away with only a small percentage of the actual votes. According the Huffington Post, Paul was the most anticipated speaker at the three-day convention, and his followers flooded the auditorium to hear him speak; yet when the results of the straw poll were announced, the crowd booed loudly.
Perhaps this shows just how much Paul’s old-school approach to Republicanism fractures the GOP. Ron Paul is an unorthodox figure in the political scene; his libertarian manifesto, The Revolution, is a New York Times bestseller; he rallies against neoconservatives and liberals alike while preaching states rights, free-market economics, and small government.
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Great humor
That’s because only about 25% of the attendees voted in the poll, and Ron Paul’s followers are such die-hards that they make sure they vote and in numbers.
Mitt Romney second.
At a conservative convention.
Me:
They really want us to stay home. Sick ba$tards.
The Paul followers are militant and organized and they are now labeling themselves “tea party” to gain support.
There are signs they are running in GOP primaries this year.
The Paulistas need to be watched carefully and we need to find them in primary races this year so we don’t vote for them.
They act like left-wingers because Paul’s ranks are filled with them.
Just over 2000 of the 10,000 attending votes. Reminds me of our normal elections. Could not be bothered, then pitches a fit at the outcome. Vote dummies. Every vote counts. But if you attended the first part and left, you missed the opportunity to vote. Almost the reverse of same day registration. All end with flawed results.
Beck should get a gold medal for outing Ron Paul 'toofer' loon, Medina.
This idea that Beck (or anybody else) sabotaged Medina is absurd. If you can’t answer “did the govt have anything to do with the 9/11 attacks?” you're not be fit to run for dogcatcher.
For God's sake, has anybody really looked into her platform- her background? Has this woman even been vetted?
She wants legalized drugs.
She backs gay marriage.
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She has not spoken to her elderly parents for YEARS. They had to find out she was runing for governor of Texas by reading the newspaper!
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/medina-hailing-from-beeville-learned-political-skills-on-229907.html?srcTrk=RTR_95609 What does this say about this woman's character? And rumors are begin to surface about husband Noe's past associations.
Take a look at some of the statements she has made: "It’s a shame isn’t it, that Republicans continue to ignore Hispanics especially here in Texas?’
"Who is going to think more about Latino families? Rick Perry, Kay Bailey Hutchison or me, who has a Latino family?”
"Being married, however, to someone with a Mexican American heritage, I certainly embrace the culture.”
"I believe we too often get into race when it’s immaterial.” (Obummer, is that you?)
I don't believe for one minute Medina's propaganda about wanting to strengthen the border!
La Raza probably has her in their back pocket!
Glenn Beck has once again helped the tea-party stay in the Republican mainstreamby by weeding out dangerous fringe thinkers like Medina.
Medina is NOT representative of the Tea Party movement. She USED them- latched herself on to them. She’s a hard core Libertarian who has realized that the Libertarian Party will never win anything and that the only possible way to get herself into office is to do what Ron Paul did and wrap herself in the Republican cloak in hopes that it will fool enough of the voters enough of the time. Thank God Glen Beck outed her in time.
Retrieve your sombrero from the ring and go home Senora Medina. You're Texas toast. .
Yes, I and sure hope all other Texans see Medina for what she is. I doubt that you have to worry though...
As to all the critics of the Ron Paul straw poll - Well, you are right and wrong. He has said and supported many ideas that conservatives have supported. He also has some really strange ideas that do NOT jive. Let’s just say that too many are so disenfranchised with both parties that they support an alien like Paul. It is just about getting that bad.
If you put Ron Paul up against Obama - Ron Paul in a minute. That does not mean that he is the best candidate, but just that almost anyone would be better than another 4 years of Obama!
Good news that...The Paulistas remind me of the Perotistas...same goal also.
Don’t worry - that strategy will be tried but won’t work this time.
“The Paul followers are militant and organized and they are now labeling themselves “tea party” to gain support.”
Yes, and I’ve even seen an article by Chuck Baldwin (tinfoil alert) claiming that the initial “Ron Paul Revolution” was the real origin of the Tea Parties. They are no better than leftists— political opportunists with no moral core and no real concept of conservatism. Heck, if Obama promised to provide free marijuana as part of ObamaCare, he’d have the Paulbots voting in lockstep!
“If you put Ron Paul up against Obama - Ron Paul in a minute. That does not mean that he is the best candidate, but just that almost anyone would be better than another 4 years of Obama!”
Sounds a lot like the “anyone but Bush” rhetoric that got us Obama in the first place.
Heh...not it is just that Obama is that bad! Really, I don’t support Ron Paul but he does have some legitimate points. He is just a bit of a kook but what the hey, he also has some things that conservatives should support (if you ignore his crazy rantings)... It’s really okay to understand and adopt some of his ideas without endorsing the person.
I don't go as far as Paul in his libertarianism, but he's damn right on a lot of issues.
I don't go as far as Paul in his libertarianism, but he's damn right on a lot of issues.
I had this problem arguing with RedState... It is not okay to ban all Ron Paul supporters because he and they are a bit crazy. He does have some legitimate ideas as long as you lift the reasonable ones from his rantings. Yes, he is a strange fellow and could never be elected by the majority (and I would thankfully agree). Don’t just ignore the results though as they (CPAC) as least sees the benefit of some of his ideas. He has a conservative (or youthful and unknowing group) following for a reason.
There are also strong signs the Paulies plan to challenge local party leadership this year and 2012 to seize control of the party’s at county level.
They have been packing their people in low level local positions to cast votes for the Paulista challenger to party leadership.
That is another reason they never miss a chance to diss the GOP, to weaken it to the point they easily wrest control of it.
Sad thing they don’t realize is that the Libertarian message has not caught on in 40 years. Hanging an ‘R’ behind it will not cause people to embrace it.
It will end up giving us decades of Democrat control.
Yes, we must watch them closley and oust them where we can.
It’s called Democracy or representation by the Republic. If that happens, then it is because they prevail. Now while I might disagree with the result, it is what should happen! Just how can you disagree with that?
CPAC is overrun with doe-eyed, altruistic college kids who eat the spoon-fed rhetoric.
This is good news, indeed. Spoon fed a little Glenn Beck quickly changes the doe-eyed into deer in the headlights.
Unfortunately, the CPAC voting process resembles a Chicago polling place near a large cemetary. Under those conditions, the Paulbots stuffing a ballot boxes doesn't qualify breaking news. Paulbots regularly spam poll after poll.
And who could forget how the Paulbots and Hucksters rigged the West Virginia Republican primary caucus during the lunch recess.
Cheers,
OLA
CPAC is infested with sodomite and leftist participants, for crying out loud. What can we believe from this group?
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