Drudge this pic! (Ron Paul's support 2008 vs 2012)

[Suzu]

It may have been posted elsewhere but I made a small change to make it better - the two Nevada figures in the one I changed were crammed together, so I separated them.

The caption? You tell me...

 

[specsaregood]

why would we want to promote our shortcomings?

 

[AlexG]

uhh no, a loss is a loss

 

[cero]

srsly guys wth happened in nevada :/

 

[Romulus]

It's hard not to think there was some serious fraud going on there.

I remember Angle was up on the polls 3+ points then lost to Reid by over 5 points. Turns out a lot of the polls machines are union run I believe...

 

[Marky]

why would we want to promote our shortcomings?

This chart illustrates how sketchy the official tallies were in Nevada. It’s intended to bring up questions of legitimacy.

 

[Cabal]

2nd place is just the first loser... and we didn't even get that.

 

[specsaregood]

This chart illustrates how sketchy the official tallies were in Nevada. It’s intended to bring up questions of legitimacy.

Yeah, it might do that with RP supporters looking for a reason to excuse it. But it won't be used that way by drudge or any other media outlets.

 

[tfurrh]

prepare for tin-foil, conspiracy bashing. ....jackholes.

 

[Noblegeorge]

God damn, when you look at it like that....that does look very suspicious.

 

[tfurrh]

srsly guys wth happened in nevada :/

Ever seen the movie Casino? watch the first 10 minutes.

 

[sevin]

I suspect voter fraud. How could have have gained less than 100 new voters? No way. He should have doubled his numbers from 2008, but that would have made him a frontrunner, and they certainly don't want that.

 

[specsaregood]

I suspect voter fraud. How could have have gained less than 100 new voters? No way. He should have doubled his numbers from 2008, but that would have made him a frontrunner, and they certainly don't want that.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/nov/13/population-decline-will-it-reverse-eyes-future-des/
From: 2010

Jeff Hardcastle, the state’s demographer, estimates Nevada has 70,000 fewer residents since last year, including about 50,000 fewer in Clark County.

Just as in those other cities, the population loss is in some ways entirely predictable.

“People moved here for economic opportunity, so we expected them to leave when some of those opportunities ran out,” said Jeremy Aguero, principal of the consulting firm Applied Analysis.

One need only check the price of a U-Haul. Renting a moving truck to drive to Dallas, which has been to a large degree spared during this recession, will cost you $1,026. Renting one in Dallas to drive here costs roughly half that because the company needs more trucks in Las Vegas.

4 years of population loss; the majority of which are probably younger workers who are in Paul's base of support.

 

[fearthereaperx]

How much did Romney's results go down?

 

[blabam]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/nov/13/population-decline-will-it-reverse-eyes-future-des/
From: 2010


4 years of population loss; the majority of which are probably younger workers who are in Paul's base of support.

All the Paul supporters moved to New Hampshire?

 

[tfurrh]

Jeff Hardcastle, the state’s demographer, estimates Nevada has 70,000 fewer residents since last year, including about 50,000 fewer in Clark County.

Apparently they all moved to IA, NH, SC, & FL.....give me a break.

 

[specsaregood]

Apparently they all moved to IA, NH, SC, & FL.....give me a break.

Take a minute to think critically about it. Or put the TURNOUT from 2008 vs. 2012 on the graph. There was much less turnout and the other candidates got less votes. Paul increased his numbers despite that. That's actually pretty good.

 

[Diashi]

Apparently they all moved to IA, NH, SC, & FL.....give me a break.

Census data shows their population went up, not down - if that means anything

 

[tfurrh]

Census data shows their population went up, not down - if that means anything

Why should that mean something, and the picture in the OP not mean something?

 

[ravedown]

bullshit- that population drop explanation is a joke. i live in las vegas and can personally tell you the Ron Paul presence in 2012 is hugely more evident than 2008. there were more young people involved- yards signs, billboards, bumper stickers than ive ever seen- endorsements from local talk radio personalities etc. and clark county still has close to 3 million people- there is no mass exodus outta las vegas. even non- RP supporters will tell you- Ron Pauler's are everywhere. again-that excuse is bullshit.