I am disappointed. The OFFICIAL thread.

[JoshS]

The Revolution Continues

Except it never started. We can't even win Maine...it's over.

BRB Delegates. lol let's be serious, we lost. I wish you guys luck in further campaigning and money bombs, which will forever be small because no one thinks this campaign can even effectively use the money donated.

 

[Cortes]

You have no right to be disappointed or angry on this forum.

You are immediately discredited and deemed moronic and "negative" for speaking the truth and displaying your own emotions after you have done what you can up to this point for the campaign.

I understand staying positive. And I am hopeful. However, I do not let reality escape. Some people on this forum need to get off their high horses and realize that not everyone is going to be giddy after coming in second, again.

I get that, but some people here perpetuate this 'losing' mentality without realizing that they have the means which to build upon the success the campaign has had and the means to improve what the campaign does poorly.

Instead it gets wasted and people sink into bitterness and fatalism.

 

[pauliticalfan]

We need to be realistic though. If we can't win a state like Maine, 5 thousand votes, we can't win big neo-con states.

 

[Gray Fullbuster]

I literally said yesterday he wouldn't win and about THREE individuals called me a troll as soon as I posted.

Don't always expect a win and then be upset when you lose.

Edit: I lose rep for telling people to expect the worse so they don't get upset. :/ meh.

 

[wgadget]

0-8 is just not that enlightening, for whatever reason.

 

[angelatc]

The bright side is that it doesn't hurt as badly as it did when we were losing in 2008. I was a serious believer back then.

 

[thoughtomator]

On the bright side Paul set another record with 36% of the vote in a state, besting his previous best of 27% in Minnesota.

 

[Endthefednow]

Except it never started. We can't even win Maine...it's over.

BRB Delegates. lol let's be serious, we lost. I wish you guys luck in further campaigning and money bombs, which will forever be small because no one thinks this campaign can even effectively use the money donated.

JoshS it is my understanding that the Ron Pual Revolution Started a few years ago. 4 years ago
Ron Only received 18% of the Vote in main Today he had 36%

 

[braane]

It's going to get harder before it gets easier. Arizona and Michigan are going to be an uphill battle to say the least. We will have our day though. It's going to happen eventually, as long as we keep our heads down and keep pushing forward. Washington is our next great opportunity, and we CAN win there.

 

[JoshS]

JoshS it is my understanding that the Ron Pual Revolution Started a few years ago. 4 years ago
Ron Only received 18% of the Vote in main Today he had 36%

And in 4 more years he won't be running. The field will be all neo-cons and no one will remember the revolution and the libertarian party will retire back to anonymity as we take more giant leaps toward tyranny.

 

[mport1]

This hurts bad. If a we did just a bit better at just a few points of the campaign we would be miles ahead of where we are now. It is like a domino effect starting with Ames, then slipping from first in Iowa, then the disappointing finish in Nevada, and now this. So frustrating that that just a little bit more could have really given us a boost.

 

[Cortes]

I could understand this attitude if the vote tallies this cycle were identical to 2008 or lower.

I think a lot of supporters are naive and don't realize the dialogue, chain of logic and 'narrative' the media uses in regards to Paul's campaign is completely different and stacked up in a much more negative and biased fashion. Their game rules are different for Paul. This is no secret; journalists all over the spectrum admit it.

It seems to hit harder because we get a double whammy of crappy coverage and ignorance from both parties. Then the naive supporter 'opens his eyes' and sinks into fatalism and decides the whole system is rigged and the future is pointless.

Yet they are still naive. Why? They fail to realize the campaign has tripled its success from the last election, all thanks to their own efforts. We have scored points despite the different rules.

And in 4 more years he won't be running. The field will be all neo-cons and no one will remember the revolution and the libertarian party will retire back to anonymity as we take more giant leaps toward tyranny.

This quote exactly proves my point.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

A needed thread.

Why the hell can't Ron Paul catch a break?

Ames Straw Poll, Iowa, now Maine...

It's really disheartening.

I blame the Republican Party btw. You can't win in a party dominated by irrational people. In a general election, bound by no party, however, you can win if you get into the debates.

Is there a party that isn't dominated by irrational people?

 

[JimInNY]

Is this the official losers thread? Why sulk here when you can be rejoicing on the official 36% thread? Newsflash! We shattered the 27% ceiling today!

Thanks Maine!

 

[Captain Shays]

It doesn't matter to me one bit whether we win a primary. I know we're right and they the majority of this country is wrong. In the first revolution they used to say "give me liberty or give me death". In this revolution, I don't know about you, but what I say is
NO ONE BUT PAUL

 

[JoshS]

I could understand this attitude if the vote tallies this cycle were identical to 2008 or lower.

I think a lot of supporters are naive and don't realize the dialogue, chain of logic and 'narrative' the media uses in regards to Paul's campaign are completely different and stacked up in a much more negative and biased fashion. This is no secret; journalists all over the spectrum admit it.

It seems to hit harder because we get a double whammy of crappy coverage and ignorance from both parties. Then the naive supporter 'opens his eyes' and sinks into fatalism and decides the whole system is rigged and the future is pointless.

Yet they are still naive. Why? They fail to realize the campaign has tripled its success from the last election, all thanks to their own efforts.



This quote exactly proves my point.

Why thank you for the enlightenment Dec. 2011 but I've been a RP supporter since '07 and RP won't be running in 4 years and we, like all other candidates, have a lot of soft support. Over the next 4 years many RP supporters, whether they'd like to believe it or not, will be lulled back asleep by the media and vote for the next schill they think expresses their opinion. There's no more Ron Pauls, no more 30 year voting records, no more 'Mr. No'. It's about over fella.

Is this the official losers thread? Why sulk here when you can be rejoicing on the official 36% thread? Newsflash! We shattered the 27% ceiling today!

Thanks Maine!

36% isn't as cool when it's 36% of less than 6k votes, sorry.

 

[3kgt]

Tonight is the first night I feel true disappointment because I did let myself get a little excited...only because I thought we actually had a chance and it was safe to be a little hyped at least.

Shit man who wants to pool funds, buy an island, and start our own country? I have a really nice $80 coconut splitter that I'm willing to share

 

[splanky]

It does not matter, how much better we did than last time!! What matters is not giving up. And if we don't win in the end? Help Americans achieve their suicide - vote for Obama.

 

[Paulitics 2011]

Let's wait for the official results. Some are saying it's within 100 votes, and 16% of caucuses are yet to report.

 

[NYgs23]

And in 4 more years he won't be running. The field will be all neo-cons and no one will remember the revolution and the libertarian party will retire back to anonymity as we take more giant leaps toward tyranny.

I understand that Ron Paul winning the nomination is a long shot and probably just got longer all in all. But whether he wins or loses this race, I think you are wrong to suggest that the liberty movement will simply fall to pieces. It will grow just it has grown over the past four years despite Paul's loss then. One only has to look at the exit polls that show him getting 40-50% in most states to realize that time is on our side. The most important thing is that the internet remain free and uncensored.