Bill Richardson

[dorethawsp]

Yes that is what I mean. My only excuse for my poor grammar is 4 tabling while i do this.

[Wynton]

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Ron Paul is the FRONTRUNNER.


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It's hard to imagine that people are not taking you seriously.

[fleece_me]

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Ron Paul is the FRONTRUNNER

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Uh huh.

[TheEngineer]

Ron Paul is at 0% in the lastest Gallup Poll. He's been as high as 2% within the last six weeks, which is where Richardson is today.

Latest Gallup Poll: May 10-13, 2007

First Choice for 2008 Democratic Nomination
Based on Democrats/Democratic leaners
May 10-13, 2007


Hillary Clinton, 35%
Barack Obama, 26%
Al Gore, 16%
John Edwards, 12%
Bill Richardson, 2%
Joe Biden, 2%
Al Sharpton, 1%
Christopher Dodd, 1%
Wesley Clark, 1%
Dennis Kucinich, *
Mike Gravel, 0%
Other, 1%
No opinion, 4%

* Less than 0.5%

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First Choice for 2008 Republican Nomination
Based on Republicans/Republican leaners
May 10-13, 2007

Rudy Giuliani, 29%
John McCain, 23%
Fred Thompson, 12%
Mitt Romney, 8%
Newt Gingrich, 6%
Sam Brownback, 2%
Tommy Thompson, 1%
Mike Huckabee, 1%
Tom Tancredo, 1%
George Pataki, 1%
Duncan Hunter, *
Jim Gilmore, *
Chuck Hagel, *
Ron Paul, 0%
Other, 2%
None, 5%
No opinion, 8%

* Less than 0.5%

[Coy_Roy]

Ron Paul Presidential Odds Slashed in Half

Following a groundswell of bets coming in on 2008 US Presidential candidate, Ron Paul, Sportsbook.com has reacted by slashing his odds to win in half.

The decision follows publication of an article on the Gambling911.com website yesterday entitled Online Gambling: Don't Underestimate Ron Paul and featured Gambling911.com revelations that Ron Paul has received more search queries than both Hillary Clinton and Rudolph Giuliani combined.

The article itself attracted a few thousand readers and was the single most popular article to appear on the Gambling911.com website on Monday. It is the most read political betting related article within a single day period to date.

"So many Paul stories are getting pushed up on Digg that Diggers think there's a conspiracy or rigging behind them all," writes David Weigel of Reason.com.

Three months ago, Reason's Weigel pointed out that only weeks after people (like me) complained that Paul was being kept off the mighty Pajamas Media 2008 straw poll, he's on it and winning it, with a six point lead over runner-up Rudy Giuliani.

"So maybe there's not a web conspiracy to promote Paul. Maybe (1) the other Republican candidates are gobsmackingly lame and (2)lots of libertarians use this fancy "internet" contraption."

Ron Paul still offers great value at Sportsbook.com. Two weeks ago, the 2008 Presidential candidate was overlooked on the betting odds menu. In only a 24 hour period, Paul's odds have been slashed from 200 to 1 to 100 to 1. That still translates into a $10,000 payout for every $100 bet.

Ron Paul is a strong advocate of one's right to gamble online.


http://www.gambling911.com/Ron-Paul-...ds-052207.html

[BruinEric]

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Ron Paul is the FRONTRUNNER.


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It's hard to imagine that people are not taking you seriously.

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The most charitable view I can have of such a comment of the poster you quoted is: "He's tied for first in the number of Convention delegates (0)"

Of course in that sense, I AM also tied with the likes of Rep. Paul, Gov. Romney, Mayor Giuliani, et al.

The bottom line is that Rep. Paul has no realistic chance of becoming the Republican nominee for President. I've been a close election watcher since 1984 and I am an active Republican. Internet polling is not worthwhile for predicting voting behavior, but at some level it reflects enthusiasm of those who DO support a candidate.

As to the OP, Gov. Richardson has very, very little chance of winning the nomination. My guess is that his chances would be slightly higher than Sen. Biden and Sen. Dodd, but given his locale, his ethnicity, and his touting of his "tax-cutter" credentials might get him some fair response in the polls. But he'll still lag far behind the front-runners.

Given Gov. Richardson's past closeness to the Clintons, this seems to me like a nice method of positioning him on the national stage as prelude to being a possible VP for Sen. Clinton. I don't know of any fallout between he and the former President that would preclude that.

[Coy_Roy]

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The bottom line is that Rep. Paul has no realistic chance of becoming the Republican nominee for President.

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May 22, 2007

ARLINGTON, VA – The United Republicans of California (UROC) have unanimously endorsed Congressman Ron Paul for president of the United States. UROC, formed in 1963 to support Barry Goldwater, represents the traditional conservative wing of the California Republican Party.

"The unanimous endorsement from the United Republicans of California proves what the campaign has been saying all along," said campaign chairman Kent Snyder. "Ron Paul is the only true conservative and real Republican in the race."

In their official statement endorsing Dr. Paul, UROC called him "the leading advocate for freedom in our nation’s capital" and recognized that:

Ron Paul's voting record demonstrates that he has voted against:

· raising taxes;
· unbalanced budgets;
· a federal restriction on gun ownership;
· raising congressional pay; or
· increasing the power of the executive branch.

His voting record demonstrates further that he voted against:

· the USA Patriot Act;
· regulating the Internet; and
· the war in Iraq.

Dr. Paul is the only candidate with a record that matches the UROC’s platform.

"Whether the issue is life, the Second Amendment, foreign policy, spending or taxes, Ron Paul is the only traditional conservative candidate," continued Snyder. "Traditional conservatives across the country should support Ron Paul for president."

http://www.ronpaul2008.com

[BruinEric]

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The bottom line is that Rep. Paul has no realistic chance of becoming the Republican nominee for President.

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May 22, 2007

ARLINGTON, VA – The United Republicans of California (UROC) have unanimously endorsed Congressman Ron Paul for president of the United States. UROC, formed in 1963 to support Barry Goldwater, represents the traditional conservative wing of the California Republican Party.


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I live in SoCal. IMHO, UROC has no meaningful influence beyond their own membership. Aside from direct-party organizations, the California Republican Assembly has more influence.

Their Spring 2006 meeting was headlined "Battle Against the New World Order!" So IMHO they're more toward the Pat Buchanan set of views which is hardly growing in popularity amongst the voters that show up in Republican primaries.

We disagree on whether Rep. Paul has a reasonable shot of winning the nomination. Let's revisit this in 2008 and look at the delegate count.

Again -- I don't have an axe to grind against Rep. Paul, but I wanted to reply to those suggesting he has any reasonable shot at winning.

But why argue more -- the delegate count will tell the tale.

[Moneyline]

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The bottom line is that Rep. Paul has no realistic chance of becoming the Republican nominee for President.

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May 22, 2007

ARLINGTON, VA – The United Republicans of California (UROC) have unanimously endorsed Congressman Ron Paul for president of the United States. UROC, formed in 1963 to support Barry Goldwater, represents the traditional conservative wing of the California Republican Party.

"The unanimous endorsement from the United Republicans of California proves what the campaign has been saying all along," said campaign chairman Kent Snyder. "Ron Paul is the only true conservative and real Republican in the race."

In their official statement endorsing Dr. Paul, UROC called him "the leading advocate for freedom in our nation’s capital" and recognized that:

Ron Paul's voting record demonstrates that he has voted against:

· raising taxes;
· unbalanced budgets;
· a federal restriction on gun ownership;
· raising congressional pay; or
· increasing the power of the executive branch.

His voting record demonstrates further that he voted against:

· the USA Patriot Act;
· regulating the Internet; and
· the war in Iraq.

Dr. Paul is the only candidate with a record that matches the UROC’s platform.

"Whether the issue is life, the Second Amendment, foreign policy, spending or taxes, Ron Paul is the only traditional conservative candidate," continued Snyder. "Traditional conservatives across the country should support Ron Paul for president."

http://www.ronpaul2008.com

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For the love of jeebus, Roy, will you stop posting things about Paul in the Richardson thread.

I'm starting to wonder if all these libertarians are really just pulling some sort of inside joke by posting stuff about Ron Paul regardless of the topic of the post. Is this the political equivalent of "sup bro?"