Honestly, I am rather perturbed with the Ron Paul campaign organization. It seems that they are following all the big-wig candidates around and ignoring their most important constituents. The fact is, Florida is over-saturated with Rudy McRomney, and there is no room for any of the other candidates. Huckabee has even pulled his campaign out of Florida because it is winner-take-all. Now that Thompson and Hunter are out, Paul will come in last. That’s just the truth; do not call me a "Troll." I am a realist. No matter how much time and money Paul spends there, he will not win. The die-hard Paul supporters there will vote for him no matter what. It’s high-time he moves on to fresh waters were there are many fish waiting to bite.
In Congress Ron Paul does not go with the flow. He stands up for his convictions. I wish he would follow this tactic on the campaign trail. Maine has 21 delegates that Paul has a serious potential of winning. But, as the exit polls in Nevada showed, many late deciders relied on advertising and personal interaction to make their decision.I am a realist and I know that Ron Paul CAN WIN MAINE. He just has to get his butt up there and interact with the voters. He needs to do interviews with the press. Right now Paul has the best campaign staff in Maine, but Huckabee is gaining ground, and Romney has a 7-person committee there. As soon as Florida is over, Romney will flood Maine like there is no tomorrow.
Why can Ron Paul truly win Maine? Because outside of the political elite urbanites who control the state, the majority of real Mainers are very anti-government gun-lovers. Huckabee is gaining a Christian following, but truthfully, most Mainers are old-school Christians, not Evangelicals.Why is Maine so important? Because "Mainer mentality" is the same as "Vermonter mentality" and "Rural New Yorker mentality." If Ron Paul wins Maine it will throw all the other Northern States into chaos. Why? Well, if McCain loses to Romney in Florida, which is possible after last night’s debate, there will still be no clear frontrunner. That will give all the true Conservatives and anti-government Republicans a reason to look at adding a strong third candidate into the race towards the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. Ron Paul is popular in Alaska; that is a rural "give me a gun and leave me alone" state. The rural Midwest is very similar. Think about it: All these states are anti-government, gun-loving, nature-loving cold weather states. If you can survive 6+ feet of snow and –26 degree weather on your own, why would you need or want government handouts? The rural populations of these states are very independent descendents of the original settlers from the Old World. These people are traditional Christians (non-Evangelical) who don’t want anybody telling them that they cannot eat roasted pork and sauerkraut with a nice side of lard to spread on their bread! They know that Hillary and Huckabee will outlaw salt and fat, thereby destroying their ancestral cultures.
This is why Maine is so important. Not just for Maine’s sake, but for the influence it will have on all the later rural primary states. If Ron Paul wins they will take notice; if he loses they will give up. Not the Paulbots, but all the rural anti-establishment types who had given up on politics and voting a long time ago. If Ron Paul wins Maine, I believe that a silent dragon will be awakened and a whole new voting bloc will come out of hibernation.
The time is NOW! Ron Paul: Get to MAINE!!! ASAP!!!
Maine caucuses: Feb.1,2,3rd. Different days / times for different towns. Also, if you are not registered for a particular party you can register Republican up to 30 minutes before your caucus begins.***********
The following was originally posted to my blog on Jan.9, 2008, after the New Hampshire primary. It is somewhat outdated now, but I think that the message is still relevant.
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As far as primaries go, Iowa and New Hampshire do not truly represent the entire country. In most states, only Republicans and Democrats can actually vote. It was the Independent voters who swung Iowa in favor of Obama, and Independents split their votes in New Hampshire between Obama and McCain.
Why is this important? Because, in New Hampshire it seems that die-hard Democrats prefer the status-quo of the Clintons, and apparently the Republicans and Independents are still very pro-war as well. When polled on the actual issues, Republican voters chose Romney hands-down over McCain. So, why would Independents and some Republicans choose McCain? According to polls, it is his personality and Vietnam experience. Obviously, with his flip-flopper reputation, Romney loses the personality battle.
The most glaring observation in New Hampshire is that with 95% of the votes tallied more than 275,000 voters turned out for Democrats, compared to a 220,000 turnout for Republicans. What this shows is that the Democrats have come out in record numbers. This is important because it shows that Americans just want a change.
Yes, America does want change. However, I do not believe that America wants to become a mirror image of the Socialist dictatorship that has become the European Union. The problem with politics, and this reflects our failure in education, is that no one actually analyses any of the issues from the perspective of the actual citizens. I have; I know first-hand that the majority of European People are furious with their government. Tensions in Europe are reeling from unencumbered immigration, but the politicians shut the People right down. Most European countries do not have the Freedom of Speech, the great exception being Denmark. When a few countries actually allowed the citizens to vote in a referendum on the European Union Constitution, all of those countries: France, the Netherlands and Spain voted a resounding NO! What did the politicians do? They said, OK, no more referendums; no more letting the People have a voice in government.
Do we really want America to end up in that position? We are rapidly heading down that road. Our most sacred document, the greatest legal document in the entire world, the Constitution of the United States of America, has slowly been eroded by irresponsible politicians who only care about wielding power over the masses, rather than doing the only thing they are legally allowed to do: represent the People.
McCain, giving his victory speech, played the "I'm a Conservative" card. McCain, the only Republican to fly to the Left of many Democrats, has about as much fiscal discipline as Dennis Kucinich. At least Kucinich's liberal pro-taxation stance fits that of his Party. At least Kucinich has true values and stands up for his values at all costs. McCain is a bull-shit artist, and true Conservative Republicans know it. Listen, if there is one thing all Republicans can agree on, it is that the best thing Bush did was his tax cuts. McCain was one of only two Republicans to vote against the tax cuts. No Republican can, in good conscience, ever vote against a tax cut. Income taxes are unconstitutional! "We may disagree from time to time on the direction that America should head" said McCain. What, is he insane? Sadly, no: the Powerful Elite want to go in one direction and the People want to go in another. He claims to not serve his self-interest, that he only cares about his own country, yet he is the only candidate, from either side, who is willing to give away our sovereignty and form a union with Mexico, and he is the only candidate who actually admits that he wants to invade more foreign countries and keep American troops in Iraq for more than 100 years; he even admitted that he would have attacked Iraq if he knew there were no WMD. How, please tell me, is this a way to serve the best interests of the United States? Under the influence of McCain our country has been heading down a fast Highway to Hell!
America does want change. We need change. We need to, no, we absolutely must get back to the values of our Founding Fathers, we must get back to small government in which the People control our national agenda. The country may be split on the issues between the Northeast and the Midwest, as can be seen in the clear difference in outcomes between New Hampshire and Iowa. The reason for this is clear: The Northeast is dominated by wealthy powerful elites who are willing to send our children to war, but the majority of those recruits come from the Midwest. The Northeast does not feel the actual pain of our war-mongering like other parts of the country do. I am from the Northeast, from one of the most over-taxed places in the entire country. The people of my generation are fleeing in droves because they cannot afford to pay the property taxes here. I understand the mindset of elitist New Yorkers and New Englanders. I hate them. I relate to the plight of all the rural farmers and working-class people up here who have lost their farms to bankruptcy due to unfair subsidies given to industrial farmers, and good manufacturing jobs lost to China. I hate the fact that the remaining small successful farmers here in NY are being shut down because fresh apple cider is now illegal due to unwarranted FDA regulations. I hate the fact that in NY you have to go underground to buy contraband raw milk, and that a small farmer was arrested in Michigan for providing raw milk to his customers. I hate the fact that in the Northeast the politicians claim to be for the environment, yet finance their campaigns through donations from developers who destroy the wilderness that we are famous for and build shoddy cookie-cutter developments that only the wealthy can afford. I hate the fact that those of us who want to build "green" homes the way our ancestors did, homes that remain standing for hundreds of years, on our private property, are not allowed to due so because of unconstitutional building codes. Most of all, I hate the fact that a small, but loud, minority of elites here drown out the voices of all the rural people whose ancestors actually built the cities that the elites now control.
There is no question that our economy is in shambles. George W. Bush is the only person in this country to remain oblivious. Today, gold hit an all-time high of $880, the first time since 1980 when it hit $875. The problems our economy is facing today mirror that of the disastrous 1970's stagflation. Sadly, we still have not learned our lesson. The causes are the same high oil prices, tensions in the Middle East, a weak job market, and a plummeting dollar. The only difference is that today interests rates are artificially low, whereas the 14% back then was relative to the dollar. Today, the FED is allowing our dollar to lose its value in an attempt to stop the economy from crashing, however, the truth is that the Federal Reserve and the Federal Government are working hand-in-hand to make the dollar worthless in order to force the American People to accept a joint-currency with Mexico and Canada. The Canadian People are against it, the American People are in the dark, and the Mexican government is pushing for it.
The only reason our economy is still floating above water is that we have borrowed trillions of dollars from foreign countries, China in particular. Forget for a moment the disaster that will happen when no one will buy up anymore of our debt at all. The Bush Administration has sent a large team of top economic and trade officials to China at least twice over the last two years. What could we, with no real assets, truly have to offer the Chinese in order to convince them to continue investing in American debt? The answer is simple: we have promised them that we will soon have one currency that will compete with the Euro; a currency that is balanced because it will be backed by three united governments America, Canada and Mexico.
Why should I care if I pay for goods with the Amero instead of the American Dollar, you ask? Well, because the only way to create a common currency is to create a Super-State. Once we create one giant North American Union without borders, then all that our Founding Fathers fought for will disappear. We will no longer have a sacred document in the form of The United States Constitution, because the United States will no longer exist. The Declaration of Independence will be replaced by a Declaration of Global Governance. The People, all the People of the entire world, will no longer have any say in their own private lives.
All of our problems, both foreign and domestic, revolve around the state of our economy, the state of the American Dollar. Only one candidate has even brought up the state of our economy. Only one candidate actually understands the root of the problem. Only one candidate has been acknowledged by economists and Wall Street as having a solid understanding of economic fundamentals. Yes, all the Republicans are now calling for tax cuts, and yes Wall Street loves that. But tax cuts will only do so much at this point. Only Ron Paul has been willing to tell America WHY our economy is in shambles. And only Ron Paul is willing to take drastic measures to restore our economy and set us free at the same time. As long as we keep printing money with nothing to back up its value (gold), we will always be vulnerable to the whims of foreign governments. We are currently living in a Paper Prison, and we are as vulnerable as sitting ducks.
So, why should Ron Paul supporters be optimistic? Because the New Hampshire primary has proven that the wealthy elites in the Northeast, those who profit from manipulating paper currency and foreign wars, are all for the status-quo. I know, the religious Conservatives have decided to go with Huckabee, even though Ron Paul is the only one who has truly defended home-school Rights. Still, the outward religious rhetoric will only go so far; eventually Huckabee will be out, and most home-schoolers did embrace Paul in the beginning. Besides, Ron Paul believes in the Separation of Church and State, and most Christians embrace that because they know that any government that blurs that line can backfire on them (USSR banned the Orthodox Church and then re-instated it under Communist ideology). Most of the Religious Right also happens to be fiscally conservative, and only Ron Paul has a clean record on that front.
Ron Paul is running against a circus of candidates who don't have a genuine Conservative bone in their bodies; if anyone of them did, then there would already be a clear front-runner. Ron Paul has the values of real Americans at heart: Live and let live. The Constitution guarantees us our Rights; it is the corrupt politicians who have stolen our rights from us. Only Ron Paul wrote a bill to legalize raw milk. Raw Milk is the perfect issue to highlight why Ron Paul stands for all the People. Humans have been drinking raw milk since time immemorial; even Jesus drank raw milk! Suddenly, the FDA comes along and makes raw milk illegal (although Maine and California allow it). Wealthy elites in NYC have underground raw milk purchasing clubs; cancer patients and people with other chronic illnesses go out of their way to find natural, raw milk. Organic dairy farmers risk arrest to provide their customers with raw milk. And many rural, gun-totting folks wouldn't drink anything that the government could secretly contaminate through its unconstitutional regulation. So, you see, people from all walks of life trust grass-fed dairy cows more than they trust the federal government!
Apparently, the Iraq War has become a non-issue for all the candidates except for Ron Paul. Democrats have turned their entire campaigns toward Universal Healthcare and increasing taxes and spending on even more government programs. Needless to say they wouldn't know an ounce of gold from a T-Bill. The Republicans are still using fear-mongering and warning us of the "evil Jihadists" out to get us. So, we are forced to choose between tales of poor children in crumbing schools and tales of desert dwellers with nukes. Pleeeease!!! Let's get real!
We are facing economic collapse and the end of freedom as we know it. Why, oh why, is no one talking about this? Why is Ron Paul, against entitlement programs, the only candidate actually willing to pay for Social Security for our retirees and healthcare for all by simply bringing all our troops home and using all those trillions of dollars here, in America? Why is Ron Paul the only candidate willing to use our defense budget to actually DEFEND America, here on our soil, by truly securing our borders and funding a real domestic anti-missile defense program? Why do Republicans want to build a missile-defense system in Poland, when Iran is nowhere near Poland? How can anyone believe that we do not intend to attack Russia? Please, use some logic, People!
Here in my backyard, a measly $40 million is going towards real national defense: at JFK International Airport a Laser Missile Defense Protective Shield, "Skyguard," that can detect and shoot down short and long-range and supersonic missiles is being installed. We probably spend that amount of money in one week just feeding all of the troops we have around the world. As a New Yorker, I am appalled at Rudy for turning 9/11 into a worn-out joke. I do NOT feel any safer having our troops getting killed in Iraq. I DO feel safer knowing that if any psychopath decided to aim a missile at my island that it would be detected and shot down. Our Federal Government has one primary responsibility: to defend the United States from attack. If it only costs $40 million dollars and no loss of American lives to secure JFK, then there is no excuse for any politician to tell us that we must be anywhere else in the world. Best of all, this defense system is built by Northrop Grumman, so local jobs are created at the same time.
All the candidates, on both sides just want to spend, spend, spend. Where, I ask you, is this money going to come from? We have literally burned trillions of dollars in Iraq, and we have nothing to show for it except outrageous oil prices ($27 before the war, $100 now). Surge = Splurge. Now we are claiming that we were attacked by Iranian speedboats; whose water were those boats on? Last time I checked, the United States didn't have any coastline in the Middle East. And Pakistan? We pay for Musharraf and his military; now we are going to pay for a "democratic" takeover? Pakistan is only nuclear because we allowed Bhutto's father to develop nukes against India; and then, of course, we decided to back India instead. We have managed to support and then screw-over just about every single government in the 2nd and 3rd World. My goodness, if we just stayed at home and spent the money on ourselves we could have a universal healthcare system that would transplant every citizen with a heart made of solid gold!
Face facts: We are BROKE! We ARE in a recession and the only thing keeping us from feeling the true pain is artificially low interest rates. We are floating along on a ship made out of paper. Eventually, paper will sink!
Remember, very few primaries allow Independents to vote, but the voice of Independents is clear: Change is needed. So, if all goes as went New Hampshire, then Hillary will be the Democratic candidate. Some Republican will eek out a win and run against her, but who cares, no change there. In the general election there will be no real choice for change. So, what will probably happen is that Michael Bloomberg will plow his billions of dollars into an Independent race, and then Lou Dobbs will toss his hat into the race and probably win. For the record, this is my opinion: There is no one I hate more than Hillary Except John McCain. There is no one I hate more than John McCain Except Michael Bloomberg. I am from NY, and I know the Devil when I see him, and Bloomberg is the Devil Incarnate. No NYC Mayor has ever managed to rape the rest of New York State nearly as bad as he has; and let me tell you, that is surely saying something.
So, why should Ron Paul supporters be optimistic? Two words: Nevada and Maine. I suggest that Ron Paul focus on Nevada instead of South Carolina (both on Jan.19). Huckabee has SC hands-down, so Paul should focus on a physical presence in Nevada where the Constitutional, anti-regulation, anti-FED message has a strong following. All the other Republicans are going to be blanketing SC, so Paul will be ignored. Yes, attend the Jan. 10 debate in SC and have a few rallies, but then take this chance to win over Nevada! Of course, make a stop in Michigan along the way.
Florida and Maine: The Maine (Feb.1-3) caucus is two days after Florida (Jan. 29). Paul MUST make a stop in Maine sometime before February 1st. This is the last bang before Feb. 5! Everyone else will be bombarding Florida and ignoring Maine. Please DO NOT ignore Maine! Here's the scoop on Mainers the People are extremely independent, anti-government gun lovers. The few pockets of liberal elites that live in the urban areas control the entire state and have destroyed Maine. Maine has lost its manufacturing jobs and farms, so the liberals have made the People dependent on welfare, so most people do not even participate in politics anymore. BUT, if you actually speak to real Mainers or Vermonters or rural New Yorkers, they HATE liberals with a passion. And, all these folks communicate with each other (closer cultural ties with each other and Canada than with mainstream USA). Please, Ron Paul, at least make a stop in Bangor, as it is centrally located and everyone in the state can get there within 5 hours. Portland is close to New Hampshire, but is very liberal (birth control to 11-year-old girls without parental permission). Northern Maine is very conservative (homeschoolers!), but harder to get to (especially with the current 5+ feet of snow and 26 below zero temps). Hey, who needs to bask in Florida sun when you can embrace politically ignored Maine? Plus, the local press will cover it. I've seen some mention of Ron Paul in letters to the editor. All Maine needs is face-to-face proof of Dr. Paul's greatness!
This election Senator Susan Collins (R) is up for re-election in Maine, and a (supposedly) libertarian-leaning Democrat is challenging her. Describing this race, one blog states "Maine is an interesting state because it's very difficult to cut it up by partisan lines. It's part New England, part Deep South, with a strong Western streak thrown in to boot. It's also one of the most Libertarian states in the union." http://thecrossedpond.com/?p=501
Maine has a Republican Libertarian legislator who voted for Ron Paul in 1988! Ron Paul's platform convinced R. Kenneth Lindell to become a Libertarian in 1988, and today he is a Republican legislator. Read his story here:
http://libertyunbound.com/archive/2006_07/lindell-representative.html
February 1st Maine Primary Day: the LAST BANG before Super Tuesday! Let all the weasels fight it out with the gators down in Florida! Ron Paul will take Maine!
Listen, Ron Paul's ardent supporters are going to vote for him no matter what. But, as we saw in Iowa and New Hampshire, it is an actual physical presence that matters to early primary states, not just TV ads. In Florida and South Carolina there are going to be so many candidates that the people will be flustered. In Nevada and Maine there will be fewer or no other candidates for the People to actually meet. As voters in New Hampshire said, they make up their minds only after they actually meet the candidates in person. The mainstream media ignores Paul no matter where he goes or what he does; Ron Paul can make a real statement by addressing the people the other candidates ignore. Plus, the local press will cover him, and real People will read it. Also, it seems to me that when people actually hear Dr. Paul speak, they truly begin to understand what he is saying and embrace him. I remember earlier in the year when Dr. Paul gave an amazing speech in New Hampshire on economic and fiscal policy and the crowd loved it. Sadly, that was almost nine months ago, and I fear that many people forgot and embraced Huckabee or McCain instead. All the other candidates literally hit the ground shaking people's hands for days on end. I know it is hard, but it seems to work.
As for the message, I would start a full-throttle economic, fiscal policy campaign. Our entire country knows we are up Shit's creek, they just do not understand why. Everyone already knows Ron Paul is against the war; if that is the only thing a person likes about him, well that person is either an Obama or Kucinich supporter. Ron Paul will never get the votes of the Left because they foolishly believe Obama will end the war. Kucinich would have, but Obama will not. The economy is current, the war is old news. Should it be that way? No, but that is how it is. None of the candidates will talk about the war because they are all for it, and obviously the People do not care. I had to flip between New Hampshire primary coverage and CNBC to watch the record-breaking price of gold. People know something is wrong, and Ron Paul is the only candidate who can explain it to them.
Sound-bites are not Ron Paul's strong suit, that is why the debates suck. Real politicians excel at sound-bites, but the root of our current problems are economic, and sound-bites can not explain them at all. During the ABC debate, when asked about the price of oil and Paul explained the three charts in the WSJ showing the price of oil relative to the US Dollar, the Euro and Gold, he proved his point about currency inflation and none of the other candidates made fun of him because he was right and that was the first time he got to show his intelligence without being mocked, talked over or laughed at. What Ron Paul has to do is get a bunch of open-minded Independents and Republicans in a room and give one of his monetary and anti-government speeches and they will be hooked. Now it is close enough to the primaries that they will actually remember it, too.
Ultimately, no matter what happens, we must remember that this race is not about Ron Paul, but about his message. Back in May, in Reason Magazine, David Weigel wrote the following in his article The Paul Paradox:
This isn't a dream scenario. In 2004, Dennis Kucinich got no serious media coverage and a few table scraps of endorsements. The only ones anyone remembers were deathless campaign finance reformer Granny D and a children's book character. Yet in the Feb 7 Washington state primary, Kucinich got 8.2 percent of the vote. One day later in Maine he got 15.8 percent of the vote. He came within 650 votes of winning the tiny Hawaii caucus. In the last months of the campaign, when the rest of the field had dropped out in order to maximize their time kissing John Kerry's ring, Kucinich racked up thousands of votes and a total of 64 delegates, locking in a speaking slot at the Democratic convention. http://www.reason.com/news/show/120387.html
The key here is that as long as we do not give up, Ron Paul's message will continue to spread. All we need is enough delegates to so that Dr. Paul can give a speech at the Republican convention.
Ron Paul's message is the only thing right now that will save our country from absolute oblivion. If he only awakens a few more souls, even if another moron becomes president, at least the People will be aware of their Rights. The People will be awakened to the FACT that the United States Government is OF the People, BY the People and FOR the People. We the People are not your slaves, and you have NO Right to tell us what we can and cannot do. You will not destroy OUR COUNTRY by forming any unconstitutional union, starting anymore unconstitutional wars, or printing anymore unconstitutional hollow currency. You will not dictate to Us, but you will represent Us, as that is the ONLY RIGHT you, OUR Government, have under the Constitution of the United States of America.
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Reader Comments:
Posted By: Philmore Stephens
Date: 2008-01-25 04:51:57
I watched the debate last night in Florida, recorded it and took notes. According to the text voting poll of "Who Won Tonight’s Debate" at the end of the show, it showed Romney 41%, Paul 40% Huck 8% McCain 7% Giuliani 4%. I went back through and counted that former MA Governor Romney was given no less than 15 question/rebuttal/opportunities with both MSNBC and the other candidates to obtain image appearance with media exposure, Rep. Congressman Paul was given no less than 4. In fact Congressman Paul hardly was given a chance to say much, but what I heard made the most sense economically for the current state of affairs with the rate of inflation vs. middle and poor America. I was curious about this and I discovered that Congressman Paul just released a Comprehensive Economic Revitalization Plan that can be found at http://www.ronpaul2008.com/prosperity/ which addresses and provides a solution to the current economy bursting bubble vs. the rate of US Dollar inflation. As a stock investor, I have to say I can see where Ron Paul is coming from. His understanding for strengthening the US Dollar would GREATLY boost the strength of our dollar in the world and increase the value of the dollars currently in our pockets, it makes sense.
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Posted By: NH
Date: 2008-01-25 06:41:13
Please send info on Maine to be posted at this website:www.ronpaulhive.com
Posted By: badmedia
Date: 2008-01-25 08:56:57
It would be nice if he was able to spend time in all the states, but it's not really a reality here. He pretty much has to spend some time in these other states, to get as much media attention as possible. He has went to many states that the other candidates have ignored, and it's been paying off.
So we have to pick up the slack ourselves. We don't have the media to do it for us like the other candidates, thats why the grassroots campaign has been so big.
Posted By: Steve
Date: 2008-01-25 09:16:32
As a Mainer, I can tell you that if he gets his message out up here he will win. Mainers listen and they know when someone is telling the truth. But when they detect a lie or a "fake", they hold a grudge. Thats why we had an ind. governor for 8 years (Angus King). Think about it -- in 1992, Ross Perot beat Bush in Maine. Why? Because we thought he was speaking from his heart....I guess we just don't vote for puppets around here.....
Go Ron Paul!
Posted By: NH
Date: 2008-01-25 19:04:37
He's coming on the 28th!http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080125005725&newsLang=en
Posted By: Natalie Schultz
Date: 2008-01-26 04:46:00
Jan. 28 - Portland and Augusta (Southern Maine).
Posted By: Stefan
Date: 2008-01-27 11:56:37
Very good Natalie, turned out to be prophetic words regarding Paul's focus on NV vs SC. Also wise of Paul campaign to not focus on winner take all Florida. Hopefully the grassroots campaign will achieve better than expected results. If Ron Paul could beat Huckabee, it would mean a lot.
MAINE is very important, especially for momentum just before Super Tuesday and after Nevada and Louisiana. (They obviously want to slur with LA, as Paul could still win and afraid from momentum).
Maine should indeed be very favorable for Ron paul,especially at it was also the state where the Reform Party under Ross Perot performed the best (ca. 20%) and apart from Republican support, Independents (Ron Paul received 2/3 of Independets in NV!!) as well as anti-war Democrats (now that kucinich has dropped out, many of his supporters may vote for Paul?), many/all Reform Party supporters of the past may well vote for Ron Paul.
Maine for Ron Paul.
Many neighboring Canadians support Paul
Maine: you could use some French language posters (and material?) as well for the French speaking voters there?
Posted By: Traci
Date: 2008-01-27 17:38:07
Anyone in maine who can get to portland or augusta to see Ron Paul should go, call in sick to work, cancel that doctor appt and get out to show out support! I will be in augusta and cant wait! The time has come, get information about when and where your towns will caucus and go bring your friends and family! if you can get elected as a delegate to the state convention! We can change things and they start at caucus! lets give Ron Paul a great boost heading into super tuesday!
Posted By: Sue
Date: 2008-01-28 12:15:21
GET A CLUE, SHEEPLE! He can NOT win ANY where if they steal the elections AGAIN and he nor his campaign fight all this obvious election fraud and NOW!
Posted By: Sue
Date: 2008-01-28 12:21:50
They are stealing this primary right before our eyes! And neither Ron Paul nor his campaign is doing ANYthing about it either! It's horrorible! Each and every state has had WIDESPREAD ELECTION FRAUD, AGAINT HIM, FACT AND YET NEITHER HE NOR HIS CAMGAIGN IS FIGHTING, when he professes to be for freedoms and Constitution! Reminds me of sham of Gore and Kerry, who were BOTH in real conspiracy with Bush for two more crooked elections that they let get stolen on purpose as ALL were in cohoots together! PLease realize ALL are co-conspirator's! And while I support RP, he and his campaign piss me off on several issues, top one being putting up with all this election fraud, AGAIN GOING ON!
Posted By: Stan D
Date: 2008-01-28 14:23:33
I am not inclined to respond to main stream media tactics, Sue. You assign me a derogatory label and intend to call me clueless if I don’t agree. Do you hope I will join your side to avoid that label and your curse of cluelessnes?However, I do agree that election monitoring is important. But this is not a new problem but has plagued elections from the beginning. Even without fraud mistakes can happen. Now would be a good time to call for vote processing that leaves a paper trail. The ATM (automatic teller machine) can do it. Citizen’s votes are the currency of a democratic republic.
