Interesting... You can't actually get to that page on his website, so a random site visitor can't sign up to be a precinct captain. They probably sent that page via email to a core group of supporters.
That said, if form-ups count toward 1500, then that's pathetic for their campaign!
I reasoned that voters who were willing to vote for Ron that early are also critical thinkers who wouldn't be voting for Trump now, therefore Rand gets to retain a large percentage. But again, who knows? :]
Some back-of-the-napkin thoughts:
I have trouble seeing the GOP turnout much higher than 2012 (~120k) and 2008 (~120k). Based on the DMR poll, assuming 130k turnout, Paul's 5% = 6,500 votes. That also means Trump gets 36k votes and Cruz 30k.
I think 6,500 is an extremely low number given what...
And here's the FoxNews/Google poll:
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The Fox News poll is embedded on a Google search page.
VOTE HERE:
https://www.google.com/#q=republican+debate&vtst=JebBush-0+BenCarson-0+ChrisChristie-0+TedCruz-0+JohnKasich-0+RandPaul-1+MarcoRubio-0+DonaldTrump-0
As much as I agree with Rand on criminal justice reform, I wonder if those talking points are really going to help him tonight and for voting on Monday.
I initially read this thread as PurplePAC abandoning Paul, but that's stretching the truth. I found that Reason article insightful. Some other noteworthy quotes:
"Even Crane agrees Rand isn't going away, and still holds out hope for him. Quitting early is "not who he is. I think he's going to...