POLL: Were you a Ron Paul supporter during the 2008 Campaign?

[TomtheTinker]

I first learned about and gained respect for r.p. during the 2008 primary..at first I rejected some of his beliefs I.e. foriegn policy so I couldn't vote for him(im hard headed ) but after research, debate, thought and soul searching I now not only support freedom I have an understanding of what it I is.

I learned of rpf during the schiff campaign. Pretty productive place for the ideals of liberty if you ask me..

 

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Was here back in '07, got discouraged and didn't pay attention to any politics until I saw him getting back in the race. Now here I am again.

 

[TheNcredibleEgg]

This poll is a negative - so far.

78% of Ron Paul support already existed in 2008. Only 22% is new support. Which equates to a 28% gain in support.

That's not going to get it done.

Take Iowa. Ron Paul got 10% of the vote. Factoring in his new supporters (based on this poll) only takes him to 13%. New Hampshire - 7.65% (actual) to 10%.

To win - Ron Paul needs to double or triple his support. Which would mean the #s for new support (in this poll) would need to be 50% - 67%.

Just sayin'.

 

[Nate-ForLiberty]

This poll is a negative - so far.

78% of Ron Paul support already existed in 2008. Only 22% is new support. Which equates to a 28% gain in support.

That's not going to get it done.

Take Iowa. Ron Paul got 10% of the vote. Factoring in his new supporters (based on this poll) only takes him to 13%. New Hampshire - 7.65% (actual) to 10%.

To win - Ron Paul needs to double or triple his support. Which would mean the #s for new support (in this poll) would need to be 66% - 75%.

Just sayin'.

Not at all. This poll is for this particular website only. And as the poll indicates there are plenty of "lurkers". Think of the people that will see this poll but not vote because they lurk. The only thing this poll really indicates is that plenty of people have stuck around and not given up.

 

[JamesButabi]

I only became active post Republican Primary. Thats about the time I was introduced to RP and began posting here.

 

[TheNcredibleEgg]

Not at all. This poll is for this particular website only. And as the poll indicates there are plenty of "lurkers". Think of the people that will see this poll but not vote because they lurk. The only thing this poll really indicates is that plenty of people have stuck around and not given up.

I think you're spinning the numbers.

Let the numbers speak for themselves. A 28% gain in Ron Paul support (hardcore, solid support) from 2008 to today. A # the national polls seem to bear out as somewhat accurate. The #s are not there yet to get Ron Paul the nomination. It needs to be closer to 200% gain to get Ron Paul to the top of the Iowa and NH primaries next year.

There is still time though.

 

[silentshout]

I am embarrassed to admit that I had no idea who Ron Paul was in 2008. worse, I voted for Obama. Lol. I was a democrat, though. I didn't really pay attention to the republican primaries, because I couldn't stand Bush, and I pretty much thought all Republicans were similar to Bush, McCain, etc.

 

[Nate-ForLiberty]

I think you're spinning the numbers.

Let the numbers speak for themselves. A 28% gain in Ron Paul support (hardcore, solid support) from 2008 to today. The #s are not there yet to get Ron Paul the nomination. It needs to be closer to 200% gain to get Ron Paul to the top of the Iowa and NH primaries next year.

There is still time though.

I wasn't spinning anything. Just pointing out that a completely unscientific poll about the patronage of this one particular website does not reflect the entirety of Ron Paul's support.

 

[rawful]

I didn't become a supporter until after McCain had already secured the nomination.

 

[TheNcredibleEgg]

I wasn't spinning anything. Just pointing out that a completely unscientific poll about the patronage of this one particular website does not reflect the entirety of Ron Paul's support.

I dunno. I think - based on national polling that shows Ron Paul anywhere from 6-10% that the numbers in this unscientific poll seem somewhat accurate.

 

[Nate-ForLiberty]

I dunno. I think - based on national polling that shows Ron Paul anywhere from 6-10% that the numbers in this unscientific poll seem somewhat accurate.

Then that is your unscientific opinion. Just as I have my own unscientific opinion. However, it is disingenuous to draw a conclusion that is beyond the scope of this poll and then say "let the numbers speak for themselves". That's like taking a vote on what the national income tax should be, but you only poll the people living in your house. . . nope.

 

[Eric21ND]

This poll is a negative - so far.

78% of Ron Paul support already existed in 2008. Only 22% is new support. Which equates to a 28% gain in support.

That's not going to get it done.

Take Iowa. Ron Paul got 10% of the vote. Factoring in his new supporters (based on this poll) only takes him to 13%. New Hampshire - 7.65% (actual) to 10%.

To win - Ron Paul needs to double or triple his support. Which would mean the #s for new support (in this poll) would need to be 50% - 67%.

Just sayin'.

This poll is not indicative of anything. I know hardcore RP people that ran meetup in my area and they had no clue what this forum was or what was going on. They would ask me if I heard about the moneybomb, usually the day before it, and I'd laugh because the forums were the ones that came up with the dates and promotion. Everyone on this forum was usually 2-3 months ahead of everyone else.

 

[s35wf]

Ron is the ONLY politicean I have EVER donated to, campaigned for wholeheartedly in 08 and actually believe in.

I "lurked" around this forum fora couple months before "joining" in the conversations.

 

[MelissaWV]

Wow. People are already bitching about the results of a poll that started less than a few hours ago.

No kidding that the first people to see it are going to be the diehard supporters that are almost always on here or have it on in the background. Why would that be shocking? People who are just discovering the site, or who just lurk, or who generally are not as devoted to this site as a source of conversation... might just not have voted yet.

Seriously. Poll went up at 13:09 and it's 15:40.

 

[zacharyrow]

I was a huge ron paul supporter last election. Just didn't know about this forum.

 

[Eric21ND]

I dunno. I think - based on national polling that shows Ron Paul anywhere from 6-10% that the numbers in this unscientific poll seem somewhat accurate.

Last time we were polling at 1% nationally for months, even though the internet was exploding. Most people are not internet political junkies and only catch their news in passing. They don't look that deeply into things. Whoever is in the media at that particular time gets filed away subjectively. When someone polls them about candidates, they picture those select few "media candidates" and choose from that. For right or wrong, being on tv gives a person a certainly level of legitimacy to the general public. Ron Paul has made tremendous inroads on this, he's a frequent guest on news programs now and had several best selling books, and now his son is the star of the Tea Party movement. He's polling at 10% now and hasn't even officially started his campaign yet, nor has the general public gotten into Presidential Election campaign mode yet. This is outstanding news!

 

[Eric21ND]

I was a huge ron paul supporter last election. Just didn't know about this forum.

More evidence I'm not on crack.

 

[CanadaBoy]

I learned who Ron Paul was back in 07, and I am not even an American but I have been a supporter of him ever since.

 

[Nate-ForLiberty]

More evidence I'm not on crack.

lol

vote Ron Paul, bitches.

 

[Ray]

Unfortunately I was 17 and very apolitical at the time