Everybody Sees It But The GOP
If my party does not figure this out soon, they are in for another drubbing. Perhaps drubbing is putting it too mildly. They are going to have their decimated a$$es handed to them in November 2008 by whomever the Democrats nominate.
A July 22 Rasmussen poll showed that Paul, when placed in a head-to-head battle with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, won 34 percent of the vote to Clinton’s 49 percent. These numbers would be less than cheerful if Paul were a well-funded candidate who had received coverage by the mainstream press, but he is anything but. If Paul, a virtual unknown with just enough money to run a shoestring campaign, can garnish 34 percent of the vote against the Diva of the Democrats, imagine what he could do with money, media and manpower.
For the Paul campaign, this poll shows that 34 percent of the people have responded to their grassroots message of freedom. It shows that Paul, without money or major media coverage, is able to convince a third of those polled to vote for him. That is an accomplishment.
Compare such results to Romney, a candidate with money, media and formidable political machine. When Romney is placed head to head with Clinton, he receives 40 percent of the vote, just 6 points ahead of Paul. If Paul had Romney’s money and media, the country could be looking at a replay of the election of 1980.
And this from “Pam,” a Ron Paul MeetUp member who was working in the GOP booth at the Maryland State Fair on August 26th.
Here’s the best interesting story of the night: A man with a John Edwards button came by. He asked if, for his collection, he could get some Republican stickers. We said sure.
He looked at me with the RP shirt and said, “you know he’s a really great guy.” Then he turned to the party chairman and said, “If you guys were smart, you’d nominate Ron Paul. He’s the only one you’ve got that will beat us. We’re not afraid of any of the GOP candidates except Paul. But I don’t figure you’ll give him a chance, so the Dems have this election in the bag.”
WOW!
Then he turned back to me and said, “You’ve got a great candidate there and no offense, but I really hope he loses.”
Of course I said, “For America’s sake, I pray he wins.”
Dear RNC,
Would you please get a clue before it is too late?
Sincerely,
A Republican
