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| lc317nv |
this was posted by Ron last night:
Message from Ron
Whoa! What a year this has been. And what achievements we have had. If I may quote Trotsky of all people, this Revolution is permanent. It will not end at the Republican convention. It will not end in November. It will not end until we have won the great battle on which we have embarked. Not because of me, but because of you. Millions of Americans -- and friends in many other countries -- have dedicated themselves to the principles of liberty: to free enterprise, limited government, sound money, no income tax, and peace. We will not falter so long as there is one restriction on our persons, our property, our civil liberties. How much I owe you. I can never possibly repay your generous donations, hard work, whole-hearted dedication and love of freedom. How blessed I am to be associated with you. Carol, of course, sends her love as well.
Let me tell you my thoughts. With Romney gone, the chances of a brokered convention are nearly zero. But that does not affect my determination to fight on, in every caucus and primary remaining, and at the convention for our ideas, with just as many delegates as I can get. But with so many primaries and caucuses now over, we do not now need so big a national campaign staff, and so I am making it leaner and tighter . Of course, I am committed to fighting for our ideas within the Republican party, so there will be no third party run. I do not denigrate third parties -- just the opposite, and I have long worked to remove the ballot-access restrictions on them. But I am a Republican, and I will remain a Republican.
I also have another priority. I have constituents in my home district that I must serve. I cannot and will not let them down. And I have another battle I must face here as well. If I were to lose the primary for my congressional seat, all our opponents would react with glee, and pretend it was a rejection of our ideas . I cannot and will not let that happen.
In the presidential race and the congressional race, I need your support, as always. And I have plans to continue fighting for our ideas in politics and education that I will share with you when I can , for I will need you at my side. In the meantime, onward and upward! The neocons, the warmongers, the socialists, the advocates of inflation will be hearing much from you and me.
Sincerely,
Ron
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| Luther |
| He won't concede. He will take his delegates all the way to the convention. It's not just about winning for him, it's about speaking the truth and educating the public. He is the only anti-imperialist candidate still in the race on either side. It is important that we make clear the point that not everyone in this country supports the prevailing ideology of global hegemony. |
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| Reverend Tyler |
I guess hes trying to save all the money he hasn't yet spent.
At least when I make a donation to Obama's campaign I see it is being spent with commercial after commercial and camapign stop after campaign stop.
But Paul has been doing fund-raising numbers that are just a bit below that, and I have still never seen a Ron Paul commercial that actually aired in my state
I know you all love the guy, but maybe you should start asking questions... |
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| hooknoseitalian |
Quote: Originally posted by Reverend Tyler
I guess hes trying to save all the money he hasn't yet spent.
At least when I make a donation to Obama's campaign I see it is being spent with commercial after commercial and camapign stop after campaign stop.
But Paul has been doing fund-raising numbers that are just a bit below that, and I have still never seen a Ron Paul commercial that actually aired in my state
I know you all love the guy, but maybe you should start asking questions... |
:rolleyes: |
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| lc317nv |
Quote: Originally posted by Luther
He won't concede. He will take his delegates all the way to the convention. It's not just about winning for him, it's about speaking the truth and educating the public. He is the only anti-imperialist candidate still in the race on either side. It is important that we make clear the point that not everyone in this country supports the prevailing ideology of global hegemony. |
I think he's just publically acknowledging the fact that he wont get the GOP nom. I understand why he won't, but I still think he should switch parties. He shouldn't lump himself in with Repubs (who have no respect for the man or his service) and should go Ind or Liberatarian. I'm voting Obama, so it's no big whoop to me, but I do admire Paul for having the guts to go against the machine. |
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| Reverend Tyler |
Quote: Originally posted by hooknoseitalian
:rolleyes: |
Have you seen more Paul commercials than Huckabee, Romney or McCain? He outraised all of them easily, so for every commercial you see for those guys, you should see 2-3 Ron Paul commercials.
Im just saying, hes running the same campaign as Dennis Kucinich...with just hundreds of millions of dollars more |
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| hooknoseitalian |
Quote: Originally posted by Reverend Tyler
Have you seen more Paul commercials than Huckabee, Romney or McCain? He outraised all of them easily, so for every commercial you see for those guys, you should see 2-3 Ron Paul commercials.
Im just saying, hes running the same campaign as Dennis Kucinich...with just hundreds of millions of dollars more |
looking at these primary results you can see where ron paul was concentrating his attention and funds. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21660914
Any state where he only got 3 or 4% of the votes didn't get his full attention i don't think. Other states where he held rallies and ran adds and flew blimps and whatnot, he got approx. 15-20% of the votes. He got 4% in AZ so I don't think he spent much money where you are. I'm in Texas, our primary is March 4, so I haven't seen jack shit from any candidate yet. |
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| Reverend Tyler |
Well...when a big part of his platform is on securing the border and immigration, why would he ignore a border state like Arizona? And I am only about 100 miles from the Mexican border, so I think we'd be in the right demographic for him to try and get votes.
The fact of the matter is Paul is a great fundraiser, but a horrible campaigner. |
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| lc317nv |
Quote: Originally posted by Reverend Tyler
The fact of the matter is Paul is a great fundraiser, but a horrible campaigner. |
Spot-on IMO. He has/had a great surplus of funds, but seems to have missed numerous opportunities. |
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| hooknoseitalian |
| maybe he was counting on more support without having to campaign heavily there... especially because of his stance on immigration. I have no idea, but not for a second do i think he's doing anything funny with the money he's raised. might not be the best strategy but this media bias isn't helping him either. his own party doesn't even recognize he exists. |
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| Luther |
Quote: Originally posted by hooknoseitalian
looking at these primary results you can see where ron paul was concentrating his attention and funds. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21660914
Any state where he only got 3 or 4% of the votes didn't get his full attention i don't think. Other states where he held rallies and ran adds and flew blimps and whatnot, he got approx. 15-20% of the votes. He got 4% in AZ so I don't think he spent much money where you are. I'm in Texas, our primary is March 4, so I haven't seen jack shit from any candidate yet. |
I think another factor is that after the disappointment of Iowa and New Hampshire, at least half of the Ron Paul supporters didn't bother to vote. In the states were he got 3 or 4 percent he had been polling about double that. I know that on Super Tuesday I almost didn't bother to vote for him, but then I asked myself what kind of believer in liberty I would be if I couldn't even cast a ballot.
Also, do not forget that there was definitely election fraud in New Hampshire, and it seems very likely that he could have won the Louisiana caucus had all the votes been counted. |
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| Luther |
Quote: Originally posted by lc317nv
Spot-on IMO. He has/had a great surplus of funds, but seems to have missed numerous opportunities. |
I agree that his campaign staff is largely incompetent. They could have done much more with the money they received. |
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| Luther |
Quote: Originally posted by Reverend Tyler
Have you seen more Paul commercials than Huckabee, Romney or McCain? He outraised all of them easily, so for every commercial you see for those guys, you should see 2-3 Ron Paul commercials.
Im just saying, hes running the same campaign as Dennis Kucinich...with just hundreds of millions of dollars more |
Ron Paul has raised about 25 million dollars in total. Not all of that has yet been spent. Romney, Giuliani, and McCain have spent far more than what Ron Paul has, and they received tens of millions of dollars worth of free advertising by the corporate media. |
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| Turbo Teabag |
Quote: Originally posted by Luther
Ron Paul has raised about 25 million dollars in total. Not all of that has yet been spent. Romney, Giuliani, and McCain have spent far more than what Ron Paul has, and they received tens of millions of dollars worth of free advertising by the corporate media. |
That if very true. And the only excuse the corporate media has is, "He doesn't have a chance, so why cover him".
YouTube Ron Paul and look at all the Volunteer grassroot support he has received, is the mainstream media saying their voice/vote does not count? Doesn't sound like a democratic country to me. |
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| Luther |
Quote: Originally posted by Turbo Teabag
That if very true. And the only excuse the corporate media has is, "He doesn't have a chance, so why cover him".
YouTube Ron Paul and look at all the Volunteer grassroot support he has received, is the mainstream media saying their voice/vote does not count? Doesn't sound like a democratic country to me. |
This isn't a democratic country, not even close. Whether or not it would be a good thing if we were is debatable. |
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