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I would also like to point out that Dr. Paul's average donation was apparently
$40. That leaves a LOT of room for repeat donations, not to mention new donators.
The people who think that "everyone who would vote for Dr. Paul are already supporting him" are going to be in for a big surprise. I'll let others elaborate. Brief Hint: "Freedom is good", "Taxation, regulation, and government in general should all be smaller" and "End the war" all resonate. There is exactly one candidate who espouses all of these positions.
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Paul's anti-war stance doesn't resonate with the majority of registered Republicans. You underestimate how blindly bellicose and jingoistic most Republicans are.
69% of Republicans still approve of Bush (
http://canadianpress.google.com/arti...CTpNEgrmnvEVBA ) . Do you think the type of person who still approves of Bush is going to vote for Ron Paul? I doubt it. There is the possibility of independents and democrats turning out in large numbers for Paul in the primaries, but the deck is already stacked so strongly against him. Sorry, but thats the way it is.
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Yeah, I support Ron Paul. But it looks like he won't win. So I shouldn't waste my time. I should just support those people who look like they are going to win. The front runners have the exact opposite views on policy of Ron Paul. So I'm going to support people who have the exact opposite agenda that I want.
Wait. There's a logic flaw somewhere in there, hmm.
Oh yeah, it's that people should support who they want to win, not who they think is going to win. That's right.
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Read my post again. I never said you shouldn't support Ron Paul. I was just critiquing Boro's optimistic assessment of how well Paul's message will resonate with people who will vote in the Republican primaries.
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Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I'm just used to people saying "don't waste your vote" and all that nonsense, but yeah. I apologize.
Oh, and to the above posters, of course the Republicans would rather have a Democrat than a Libertarian. I mean they hate Ron Paul is congress. They act like they're "fiscally conservative" cause they spend less than Democrats. But it's much harder to look like a true fiscal conservative if you have to compare yourself to Ron Paul.