RCP NATIONAL average 14.6 highest ever today

[69360]

Gallup daily just came out at 14% which bumped the RCP average to 14.6, the highest it's ever been for Ron.

I know things aren't going so well, but it's a small bright spot anyway. At least a portion of the population is interested in liberty and freedom.

 

[Blue]

Aren't going so well? I'd say we're doing great.

 

[libertythor]

There has been slow upward momentum, so I am optimistic that we will outperform the last polls to a degree.

 

[european]

we are approaching the critical mass, which will be the point of no return. We need to get there in the coming month

 

[pmbug]

What's our vector, Victor?

 

[undergroundrr]

I'm actually pretty excited.

SC and FL were never priorities for the campaign.

Gingrich and Santorum got 9% in NH. Gingrich only got 13 in Iowa. It's not hard to see Gingrich as flavor-of-the-week. Although we aren't seeing big exciting boosts for Paul right now, the idea that we could get double digits in one or both of SC and FL should cause a very warm feeling inside.

Go watch Wead's interview today about campaign strategy for a little perspective. http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...g-Wead-Discusses-Ron-Paul-s-Campaign-Strategy

 

[69360]

The problem with that strategy is that in the large winner takes all states the polling for a 2 man contest is dismal, Romney wins by very large margins.

 

[Mark37snj]

They are correcting their numbers at the last minute so they don't look like they have been messing with the polls. Releasing them this late won't affect the outcome much now, but it gives them plausible deniability against bias/rigging claims.

 

[The Gold Standard]

The problem with that strategy is that in the large winner takes all states the polling for a 2 man contest is dismal, Romney wins by very large margins.

There hasn't been any ads or campaign in those states yet. All those people know about Ron Paul is that Wolf Blitzer says he is a racist and Bret Baier says he is a Muslim terrorist.

 

[JTforRP]

Slow and steady.....

 

[hueylong]

There are several weeks for national and regional dynamics to play out before the big WTA states, which are, for the most part -- after Super Tuesday.

There will be dozens of major adjustments in the race over that time. The current polling in those states isn't particularly meaningful.

South Carolina is a great example -- Romney lost 22 points in 48 hours after the Thursday debate where he fumbled the tax return question and Newt went off like a maniac.

 

[dt_]

I'm actually pretty excited.

SC and FL were never priorities for the campaign.

Gingrich and Santorum got 9% in NH. Gingrich only got 13 in Iowa. It's not hard to see Gingrich as flavor-of-the-week. Although we aren't seeing big exciting boosts for Paul right now, the idea that we could get double digits in one or both of SC and FL should cause a very warm feeling inside.

Go watch Wead's interview today about campaign strategy for a little perspective. http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...g-Wead-Discusses-Ron-Paul-s-Campaign-Strategy

Unfortunately, I'm afraid the time of "flavor of the week" is over. There are only four candidates remaining. :/

 

[Xenophage]

as other people drop out we get more soft support... don't forget that part....

 

[sailingaway]

Unfortunately, I'm afraid the time of "flavor of the week" is over. There are only four candidates remaining. :/

maybe, but there is still time for 'fatally cratering' and Gingrich has quite a talent for that.

 

[69360]

maybe, but there is still time for 'fatally cratering' and Gingrich has quite a talent for that.

He does and surely might. But there is no word about any sort of strategy to move his support to Ron instead of Romney. Romney will be their second choice. I can't see how the campaign plans to overcome that?