The Official Ames Straw Poll Thread

[Mr Tansill]

Anyone consider the hidden, developing story here? Even if Ron doesn't get nominated, this revolution is like a slow-moving tsunami, that will change the gop (it already has). Think about how much has changed in the last 4 years, despite all the resistance? Now the resistance has become a divide. And the flow of "water" is and will continue to go in the Tea Party's direction until the other dries up. Now consider this: Rand Paul is better at politics than his father. He's a better speaker. He has the prestige as a senator. He's got name recognition that his father didn't have until now. He's one of the faces of the Tea Party. And right now, today, he is on the ground in Iowa, taking notes.

If Ron Paul doesn't become president in 2012, I would bet my life that Rand Paul gets nominated in 2016.

I've had this thought too, you put it into very nice words...I'm hoping for the excitement a RP presidency would bring, but what you've said is also true...the idea has taken root at this point and it will continue to spread.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Blimp was $750K

It was $350,000 a month, and the blimp flew for six weeks. It cost between $400,000-$450,000.

And they were all voluntary donations.

 

[Ranger29860]

I really wished Ron would win this, even though hes gonna do great, winning would BE been crazy good.

corrected it for ya We don't know yet

 

[JTforRP]

Down to 7.5% on InTrade.

 

[Mr Tansill]

Don't forget they left him out of Nevada results when he finished second. They literally reported first place, and third.

Can you provide a link? This is seriously interesting.

 

[rajibo]

Anyone consider the hidden, developing story here? Even if Ron doesn't get nominated, this revolution is like a slow-moving tsunami, that will change the gop (it already has). Think about how much has changed in the last 4 years, despite all the resistance? Now the resistance has become a divide. And the flow of "water" is and will continue to go in the Tea Party's direction until the other dries up. Now consider this: Rand Paul is better at politics than his father. He's a better speaker. He has the prestige as a senator. He's got name recognition that his father didn't have until now. He's one of the faces of the Tea Party. And right now, today, he is on the ground in Iowa, taking notes.

If Ron Paul doesn't become president in 2012, I would bet my life that Rand Paul gets nominated in 2016.

I agree with this and find it encouraging that this poll appears to be between 2 perceived tea party types even though we know one is nothing but astroturf.

 

[SimpleName]

Don't forget they left him out of Nevada results when he finished second. They literally reported first place, and third.

I do remember that. That drove me NUTS!

 

[svobody]

ComfortablySmug ComfortablySmug
Heard the numbers are ballpark Bachmann: 6200 Ron Paul: 4500 Pawlenty: 3200 Santorum: 1100
5 minutes ago

random twitter speculation

 

[ChiefJustice]

Down to 7.5% on InTrade.

Really? Getting a little nervous now.

 

[willwash]

Anyone consider the hidden, developing story here? Even if Ron doesn't get nominated, this revolution is like a slow-moving tsunami, that will change the gop (it already has). Think about how much has changed in the last 4 years, despite all the resistance? Now the resistance has become a divide. And the flow of "water" is and will continue to go in the Tea Party's direction until the other dries up. Now consider this: Rand Paul is better at politics than his father. He's a better speaker. He has the prestige as a senator. He's got name recognition that his father didn't have until now. He's one of the faces of the Tea Party. And right now, today, he is on the ground in Iowa, taking notes.

If Ron Paul doesn't become president in 2012, I would bet my life that Rand Paul gets nominated in 2016.

+1 Been saying that all along. Rand is the articulate, polished and witty (a la 1988 Ron) guy we will need if Ron doesn't take it now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anmlPvmd1Ew

 

[specsaregood]

Seriously? They left him out of that? I don't even remember that. I might not have been in it at that point, but ugh. That is pretty sick.

Yup. he got 10% that year. They left out tancredo as well.

 

[parocks]

You're discounting all the other on-the-ground groups reporting Bachmann is winning. That report alone is not what drove the huge change....

yeah, maybe, ok. The article did not say anything about changing from 6K to 4K. It just said 4K, and might've been older info.

 

[ord33]

2 questions:

1. Will they count Rick Parry votes or throw them out as invalid....Or will they count them for Rick Perry?

2. Do we have a lot of Ron Paul supporters in the auditorium for the results announcement?!

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

ComfortablySmug ComfortablySmug
Heard the numbers are ballpark Bachmann: 6200 Ron Paul: 4500 Pawlenty: 3200 Santorum: 1100
5 minutes ago

random twitter speculation

Hope it's random speculation based on absolutely nothing of substance.

 

[svobody]

daveweigel daveweigel
Ron Paul campaign spent $4000k total, expects to break 5000k votes, beat Romney's 2007 total.

 

[KramerDSP]

Please don't let that tweet be true.

 

[SimpleName]

Can you provide a link? This is seriously interesting.

http://www.inmattsmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/nevada.jpg

This was before Ron moved to 2nd I guess

 

[FlatIron]

Bret Baier reminds me of a neanderthal.

 

[ForLibertyFight]

No way Bachmann got 6000 votes...

 

[justatrey]

Can you provide a link? This is seriously interesting.

I hope this works...

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4906/nvqo0.jpg