1. Other than Ron Paul, is there any Republican candidate for President currently running that you could support in either the primaries or the General Election in 2008 ? If not, what would you do on Election Day 2008 if Ron Paul fails to win the Republican nomination ?

None. Vote for Ron Paul as a Libertarian or write-in.

2. If you do think he will win the nomination, how do you reconcile his current standing in the national polls, no higher than 3%, with that belief ?

He might. I don’t. The primary elections are months away and Ron Paul’s popularity grows geometrically via unfiltered communication on the web. The non-internet media has failed to report on Ron Paul, so polls to random households are invariably answered “Ron who?”, if they ask at all. This failure on the part of the non-internet media is probably due less to some nefarious conspiracy, and more to the repeated mantra of “he can’t win” (much like you seem to use). Whether he can or will win, he should win, so Ron Paul gets my vote.

3. Are you supporting any Republican candidates for office (i.e., candidates for Congress, the Senate, Governor, or local offices) other than Ron Paul ?

No.

4. If Ron Paul doesn’t win the nomination, would you stay involved in the Republican Party

Whether he wins or not, I won’t stay involved with the Republican Party. I changed my registration just to be able to vote for him. I don’t vote for parties. I vote for people.

Can someone tell me, if Ron Paul is against the Iraq war, why has he not floored a vote to stop funding and bring the troops home as required in the original congressional authorization, “Use of Force” H.J.Res 114 of 2002 and required after 90 days by the War Powers Resolution (WPR) H. J. Res. 542 of 1973?
If you have not read the authorization in H.J. 114 here is what it says exactly.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c107:1:./temp/~mdbsrND3wT::

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq
Resolution of 2002 (Reported in House)
HJ 114 RH

(1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and

(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.

(c) War Powers Resolution Requirements-

We are done, bring them home now.

2) With mentions in the media like “fringe or marginal, long shot, not a snowballs chance in hell” its no wonder people follow the o-faithful tube. Media influence goes very far to the many sheep and unless that changes then we will continue to see him poll in the single digits. Since when did we decide as a society that 100 million $ gets you the popularity needed to become president? It strikes me as funny that polls mean nothing when elections are not being held, but are the truth when the underdog candidate is loosing.

3) There are no current congressional or local government officials in my area that are pro constitution, so no.

4) Not unless it goes back to their traditional policies, the only party i would support then is the NRA in waiting for a real revolution.

But then he threw it away. When Dr. Paul was describing the folly of invading and occupying Iraq, Romney interrupts with a caustic “he forgot about 9/11,” addressed to nobody in particular.

WTF? Even the CIA and DoD admitted that Iraq had NOTHING to do with 9/11, and that we’ve *increased* the threat of terrorism with this war. Either Romney is so stupid he thinks Saddam had something to do with the attacks on the World Trade Center (and he can’t be that stupid), or he was merely waving the 9/11 flag in order to get the idiots riled up for more war.

So … yeah, I could never vote for him.

(1) Probably not, I would likely vote Constitution Party or write in Ron Paul, if there was any indication he wanted a write-in campaign. Duncan Hunter’s not a bad guy and has some good qualities, but he’s staunchly pro-war, so I don’t see myself voting for him. Newt could possibly make me re-consider.

(2) As others have pointed out, I don’t think his actual support is as low as 3% (becuase of the cell phone thing, the ways media outlets determine “likely voters,” and the way Dr. Paul seems to pull in those who aren’t usually into party politics). But just as I don’t think his support is as low as media-published polls indicate, I also recognize it isn’t as high as internet polls would make it seem. We still have work to do.

(3) I usually vote for every office that I can at least basically educate myself on, especially local, but I don’t have strong support for other candidates as I do for Dr. Paul. I was a fan of MD Governor Bob Ehrlich, but he got dumped last year.

(4) I would probably not vote R in the 2008 election, but I would at least consider R candidates in the future. Candidates who belive in less power for the government, fewer governent hand-outs, and fewer heavy-handed military actions will always get my support, regardless of the party the affiliate themselves with.

These are good and legitimate questions, but (just out of curiousity) what are you going to do with this information?

I am probably going to go back to beign an independant after this election. I think having a person of quality in the executive brach would go along way toward ehaling the ideology of the world, as we are percieved very negatively worldwide today.

I would write in Dr. Paul.

2. As several others have said, the cell phone factor explains this.

3. No.

4. No. I’m a Libertarian

2. If you look at the other questions in those polls, you’ll find that there is more than 1 question than the vote. Some answers are 100% in 1 direction because they use those questions to filter votes. The only time those polls mean anything is in a general election when there are 2 or 3 choices and not so many filters. Those who meet the criteria for those polls will only be republicans who didn’t leave in the 2006 election when the GOP lost nearly half it’s base.

3. Very few these days unfortunately. But again, a real conservative I will support.

4. No, Ron Paul is the only real conservative of the bunch. The other candidates are on the left of even the democrats. That is why they call Ron Paul “extreme right”, when he really isn’t. Because they are so far left now. If Ron Paul doesn’t win, then they are no longer the party who represents my views, and I think real conservatives will go 3rd party. The lesser of 2 evils no longer matters.

Remember me?

1. No. I truly believe that we as a nation need to elect Dr. Paul, or we as a nation will cease to exist.

2. The answer to that is found in the polling methodology of the polling institution, and financial support provided to that polling institution.

3. I am currently researching many candidates for their positions. I will always choose the Washington outsider that has a pro constitution voting record.

4. No, If Dr. Paul does not win, I will take my family, my wealth, and my skills and move elsewhere. America will not be fit to live in.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely.

Lost_in_Samoa

2. I do not, at this time, believe he will win the GOP nomination, even if he had support of the Republican vote. The GOP does not believe in what he believes in. If some kind of political catastrophe occurs – which I cannot even fathom – that may boost him into the prime spot. I find this unlikely.

3. There are no other Republicans I am even remotely interested in. They are Neocons.

4. I would not stay involved in the Republican party. The Republican party does not represent what Ron Paul believes in. I support Ron Paul in order to restore these traditional values in the Republican party.

Ummm, the founding fathers were quite aware of the difference between common property and private property. Long before Marx hit the scene.
May I suggest some reading and note they are not commies:

http://www.cooperativeindividualism.org/churchill_peoples_rights.html

http://www.progress.org/geonomy/thinkers.html

http://www.cooperativeindividualism.org/georgism_01.html

http://www.geolib.com/essays/sullivan.dan/royallib.html

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/tma68/geolib.htm

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/tma68/geo-faq.htm

2- training & education for Mr. Paul to describe (deliver) how he
would handle big US responsibilities such as Middle East & Asia
relations to the US.

3- No
4- only as a voter who compares candidates (from any party)

PS Don’t let polls infuence your vote. Let your mind.

2. At this stage, the polls are largely a reflection of name recognition and not on ideology.

3. Yes, almost all the local Republicans.

4. Yes, I will stay in the Republican party.

Just an aside… I’m sure you will pick and choose the responses from this blog to suit your own purpose and try to discredit our candidate. So some freak will write some crazy stuff and you’ll print that as representing all of us. Pretty typical.