New Des Moines Register Caucus Poll

[kbs021]

Yea we need to get the favorable numbers up for sure. He needs to promote himself being a career doctor more in addition to the Constitutional candidate. So many people don't know he is a doctor whereas everyone that knows Carson, knows he is a doctor. The next debate will be important for Rand. I don't mind him jumping in because he is going to get the least amount of time, however, he needs to practice more at this. He can talk with the best of them, however this isn't a one on one debate.

 

[69360]

The only thing that polls may indicate what tactics may be employed by the candidates. To me, the most interesting part of this is that Bush is doing so poorly and that all of the absolute worst candidates are right where they belong...ROCK BOTTOM.

Don't worry when Trump has his scandal or bimbo explosion, they will all go back to Jeb.

 

[jkob]

Trump and Carson are probably going to run together should Trump get the nomination, they've been playing footsies for awhile and Carson is the perfect contrast to Trump personality wise. Politics is just reality TV; a battle of personalities, character, and whatever the fake narrative of the day is. Rand would of had a better chance at president if he was the complete 'mad dog of the senate' and made no friends but he played right into their image trap as your typical wishy-washy ambitious politician. People don't look at his partnership with McConnell and say it makes strategic sense, it just loses him credibility whereas the establishment just laughs at him for even trying.

Policy means nothing, ideology means nothing, this is electoral politics and the political parties are just the middle man being cut out. Candidates can just make their case straight the masses and the masses are stupid and easily led astray, to win their attention then you have to play their game. Remember, everybody loves the bad guy on these TV shows so negative publicity isn't necessarily if the intentions are pure of heart. There are no lines between information, entertainment, and politics any more and there is no going back. We have to make the emotional argument for liberty, we have to go to its extremes, we have to be bold in our ideas and our vision for change. Rand needs to embrace the radical persona, he needs to be the guy that wants to bring down the leviathan, double down because nobody respects a wimp.

 

[rg17]

My burning question is - where will all the Christie voters go when he drops out?

To Bush and Rubio.

 

[LibertyEagle]

If Carson overtakes Trump in the polls, things may start to get interesting, particularly if Trump or one of the others does something stupid while trying to attack him.

Trump has such a huge ego, that if he drops out of 1st place, I am betting he will drop out.

 

[Brett85]

Trump has such a huge ego, that if he drops out of 1st place, I am betting he will drop out.

I agree. That's what I'm thinking as well. He couldn't stand to not be in the center of the debate stage.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Rand has got to clear up that comment about him accepting money from Trump. I think it's hurting him. And it's stupid, because he didn't. Trump donated to the university who sponsored the trip to Haiti for the eye surgeries.

 

[Liberty74]

My burning question is - where will all the Christie voters go when he drops out?

I heard Graham might be the first to drop out. Where will his 0% voters go?

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

Trump has such a huge ego, that if he drops out of 1st place, I am betting he will drop out.

Totally agree.

 

[LibertyEagle]

I heard Graham might be the first to drop out. Where will his 0% voters go?

To another who puts Israel before their own country.

 

[Dianne]

Trump and Carson are probably going to run together should Trump get the nomination, they've been playing footsies for awhile and Carson is the perfect contrast to Trump personality wise. Politics is just reality TV; a battle of personalities, character, and whatever the fake narrative of the day is. Rand would of had a better chance at president if he was the complete 'mad dog of the senate' and made no friends but he played right into their image trap as your typical wishy-washy ambitious politician. People don't look at his partnership with McConnell and say it makes strategic sense, it just loses him credibility whereas the establishment just laughs at him for even trying.

Policy means nothing, ideology means nothing, this is electoral politics and the political parties are just the middle man being cut out. Candidates can just make their case straight the masses and the masses are stupid and easily led astray, to win their attention then you have to play their game. Remember, everybody loves the bad guy on these TV shows so negative publicity isn't necessarily if the intentions are pure of heart. There are no lines between information, entertainment, and politics any more and there is no going back. We have to make the emotional argument for liberty, we have to go to its extremes, we have to be bold in our ideas and our vision for change. Rand needs to embrace the radical persona, he needs to be the guy that wants to bring down the leviathan, double down because nobody respects a wimp.

I was thinking Fiorina as VP if it appears Hillary will be nominated.

 

[CPUd]

Rand has got to clear up that comment about him accepting money from Trump. I think it's hurting him. And it's stupid, because he didn't. Trump donated to the university who sponsored the trip to Haiti for the eye surgeries.

He did that the first interview after the debate, and did so repeatedly the next 3 or 4 after that.

 

[PCKY]

Trump and Carson are probably going to run together should Trump get the nomination, they've been playing footsies for awhile and Carson is the perfect contrast to Trump personality wise. Politics is just reality TV; a battle of personalities, character, and whatever the fake narrative of the day is. Rand would of had a better chance at president if he was the complete 'mad dog of the senate' and made no friends but he played right into their image trap as your typical wishy-washy ambitious politician. People don't look at his partnership with McConnell and say it makes strategic sense, it just loses him credibility whereas the establishment just laughs at him for even trying.

Policy means nothing, ideology means nothing, this is electoral politics and the political parties are just the middle man being cut out. Candidates can just make their case straight the masses and the masses are stupid and easily led astray, to win their attention then you have to play their game. Remember, everybody loves the bad guy on these TV shows so negative publicity isn't necessarily if the intentions are pure of heart. There are no lines between information, entertainment, and politics any more and there is no going back. We have to make the emotional argument for liberty, we have to go to its extremes, we have to be bold in our ideas and our vision for change. Rand needs to embrace the radical persona, he needs to be the guy that wants to bring down the leviathan, double down because nobody respects a wimp.

It's time to go full on Ron Paul.
Question for any O'Reilly Factor watchers...and this has been bugging me...the two shows before the debate O'Reilly predicted that the only candidate to take on Trump would be Rand Paul...he was being quite smug--like he knew something. Then low and behold, right off the bat, Rand goes after Trump. His statement was logical and reasoned then Trump drops him with some stupid oneliner.
After the debate, OReilly never mentioned it again (I know this because my husband forces me to watch every night). And....Rand Paul appears with Chris Wallace on the Factor (like when was the last time Rand was on the Factor?). Do I need to put my tin foil hat away?
To your point, though, the best person to echo that message, draw huge crowds, and get momentum is Ron Paul. The ISIS video not withstanding.

 

[PCKY]

He did that the first interview after the debate, and did so repeatedly the next 3 or 4 after that.

I think Trump acknowledged it too.

 

[rich34]

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/LDSN/desmoines/PDF/iowa-poll-study-2125-methodology-aug31-update.pdf

Of the republicans asked, only 47% said that they will definetely attend the caucus, 53% said "probably". Only 64% attended any GOP caucus in the past.

It would be nice to know the results of only the 47%. This is the kind of stuff the polling firms don't start accurately "guessing" until about a month out from the election. I strongly suspect Rand, like Ron, will be "surging" during that time period. Whether real, or simply always being there Rand has to milk it for all it's worth.

 

[rawraw04]

I think Carson would be decent Senator material, but he strikes me as a bit naïve and a bit of a hawk.

Carson is for mandatory vaccinations without any exemptions. He is on the board of a pharma company. If you deny a persons right to their body then you have no respect for the constitution and should not hold and office swearing to uphold the constitution!

 

[RonPaulGeorge&Ringo]

Rand has got to clear up that comment about him accepting money from Trump. I think it's hurting him. And it's stupid, because he didn't. Trump donated to the university who sponsored the trip to Haiti for the eye surgeries.

Rand has clarified that several times, whenever he's asked. It does him no good to draw further attention to it.

 

[Uriah]

8% identified as members of the liberty movement. Top of page 12. http://www.gannett-cdn.com/LDSN/desmoines/PDF/iowa-poll-study-2125-methodology-aug31-update.pdf

 

[adelina]

Walker down to 8%, at one point he was in the 20s. It just shows you how fluid things are.

 

[brandon]

What happened to Huckabee? I thought Iowa loved him.