Jan 15, 2024: FOX finally admits Ron Paul won Iowa’s 2012 Caucus
Last night on FOX news…
It was the weirdest thing! I had FOX news on in the background and they were doing a recap of past Iowa caucuses and actually admitted that Ron Paul won it 2012! This was done so quickly, you’d have missed it if you blinked. In fact I did miss it, but I have DVR so was able to reverse back to it.
But back in 2012, if my memory serves, it was months before this was publicly and quietly admitted, and no one but us paid attention, because it was so far in the past already. [Edit: Actually this process was only completed months later. Caucus states are so confusing!] So they robbed Ron Paul of this important momentum that could’ve propelled him much, much further.
Here is an article from Lew Rockwell about it:
How Ron Paul “Lost” The Iowas Caucus, But Won Iowa in 2012 (March 5,2020)
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2020/03...aul-lost-the-iowa-caucus-but-won-iowa-in-2012
One more thing about Iowa:
I will NEVER forget the look on Rand Paul’s face as he stood onstage alongside Ron, after the Ames Straw Poll. Michelle-the-phony Bachman was being reported as the winner. Ron remained upbeat as he stated that he’d come in third... [edit] or was it second?... and that that was "nothing to sneeze at". But Wow, Rand’s smoldering expression told a whole different story! If I were ever to meet Rand Paul in person, the first question I’d want to ask him is what was going through his head that night?!
After that, Iowa cancelled the very popular, highly-covered Ames Straw poll forever, and I think it’s because they were afraid of the Pauls - both Ron and Rand.
Last night on FOX news…
It was the weirdest thing! I had FOX news on in the background and they were doing a recap of past Iowa caucuses and actually admitted that Ron Paul won it 2012! This was done so quickly, you’d have missed it if you blinked. In fact I did miss it, but I have DVR so was able to reverse back to it.
In the middle of this long piece, they were talking about the Iowa 2012 caucuses and showed a snippet of Charles Krauthammer saying something like that Paul didn’t even show up in the polls (Yeah, we remember how that worked!)
Then, they said that initially Romney was reported as the winner - but then it was reported that there had been an error and Santorum won. (Sure, I remember - It was a Ron Paul supporter who reported an error in the vote counting and they were forced to admit Romney hadn’t won - but they were not ready to admit that Ron Paul had - so they fudged numbers to make Santorum the “winner”.)
Finally, Ron Paul’s image flashed on the screen for a split second and Fox news admitted that, in the end, it was Ron Paul who won the most delegates.
Then, they said that initially Romney was reported as the winner - but then it was reported that there had been an error and Santorum won. (Sure, I remember - It was a Ron Paul supporter who reported an error in the vote counting and they were forced to admit Romney hadn’t won - but they were not ready to admit that Ron Paul had - so they fudged numbers to make Santorum the “winner”.)
Finally, Ron Paul’s image flashed on the screen for a split second and Fox news admitted that, in the end, it was Ron Paul who won the most delegates.
But back in 2012, if my memory serves, it was months before this was publicly and quietly admitted, and no one but us paid attention, because it was so far in the past already. [Edit: Actually this process was only completed months later. Caucus states are so confusing!] So they robbed Ron Paul of this important momentum that could’ve propelled him much, much further.
Here is an article from Lew Rockwell about it:
How Ron Paul “Lost” The Iowas Caucus, But Won Iowa in 2012 (March 5,2020)
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2020/03...aul-lost-the-iowa-caucus-but-won-iowa-in-2012
One more thing about Iowa:
I will NEVER forget the look on Rand Paul’s face as he stood onstage alongside Ron, after the Ames Straw Poll. Michelle-the-phony Bachman was being reported as the winner. Ron remained upbeat as he stated that he’d come in third... [edit] or was it second?... and that that was "nothing to sneeze at". But Wow, Rand’s smoldering expression told a whole different story! If I were ever to meet Rand Paul in person, the first question I’d want to ask him is what was going through his head that night?!
After that, Iowa cancelled the very popular, highly-covered Ames Straw poll forever, and I think it’s because they were afraid of the Pauls - both Ron and Rand.
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