Hallo
Heres why I think Paul is doing poorly.
When I see him on the media, Paul no longer has the anger and the rage behind him fueling his cause. He really, to me, looks tired - and Im sure he is. Back on the Morton Downey show 20 years ago, Paul kicked everyones ass. His answers were extremely well worded, they were powerful, they were with force, and they got the message across. Case in point
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88REf0tjZHo . That is an absolutely AMAZING reply, you dont see those anymore. You see a tired old gentleman. If Paul was on those debates, showing emotion, showing rage at the hopeless state this country is in and how badly it needs to change, something will happen. If you calmly and quietly describe your views, no one listens or cares - they think the issue couldnt be that important. I want to see Paul ANGRILY basically tell everyone to WAKE THE FUCK UP (through his message, not verbatim lol). Bring up how the troops have supported Paul more than any other candidate, bring up the value of the dollar overseas, the price of oil before and after the Iraq war, etc etc etc.
His responses do not say what they need to. He HAS to let the people know each and every opportunity he has, EXACTLY what he stands for. For example.. on Leno yesterday when asked about Fox, he says "maybe they didnt want to hear the message".. but he doesnt say what that message is. He hints at it here and there through the interview but he does not mention clearly that 1) He wants to bring home the troops IMMEDIATELY, 2) He wants to abolish the income tax, etc.
On the debate I remember Paul was asked what to do about immigrants, and Paul talks about 'opening the door for the national id card, and we should be careful about that'. But he doesnt not state WHY we need to be careful about that.
Ron Paul supporters have a similar problem. Case in point, this billboard ad. It sucks.
"End the war in Iraq" -> should read "Bring our troops home now". Every candidate wants to end the war in iraq, the difference is how long and how much money they want to put into it first.
"Strengthen the Economy" -> again, no substance. What candidate doesnt want to do that. How about mentioning something about how much americans spend on food or healthcare vs the war overseas, and talking about using that money at HOME instead.
"Secure our borders" -> again, no substance. How does it distinguish Paul from others? It doesnt. Just imagine if that ad did not read "Ron Paul" but "Joe Republican" instead (which is actually what people see when they see that billboard). Would you take the message seriously? Would you go home and go to joerepublican2008.com? Hell no. Same with the Ron Paul blimp.
Paul is an amazing candidate. The problem is people are not being told WHY he is an amazing candidate. Yesterday I logged into myspace to find people from New Hampshire to ask them why they arent out voting for Paul. They did not know who he was, or why they should vote for him.
Again, the problem is his message is not going out. 70% of Americans are against the war, there are 5 candidates other than Paul that basically agree on everything and are pro war. Voters should be spreading their vote across these 5, making everyones %s lower and giving Paul a landslide victory (ie, imagine Obamas numbers if Edwards didnt exist) - but this is not whats happening. Case in point: no one knows Paul/Pauls message.
My 2 cents. For the love of god, dont just hold up signs saying 'Ron Paul' on the news or on the streets.. hold up signs saying 'bring the troops home' for example.
