The Unofficial Feb 7th Results Thread

[bbwarfield]

I think we need to stop trying o win the youth vote..... Women over 40 is where we need to focus....youth vote is rather there or it isn't..... Older people tend to listen to the "informed" person in there group..... Meet with small niche groups who will send the word out about what thru thought...... Get his wife doing informal groups..... Who doesn't like his wife? Women for Paul an evening with carol..... That will spread the word... Dang it get her on cooking shoes... Is this about the message? Yes.... Do we need to do a little apple pie and baby kissing? Yes.... Dang it wearing a bolo tie like a fool just won Colorado for santorum...... You think people don't love retail poloticing anymore?

 

[jax]

The difference is, santorum actually campaigned in these states while the rp campaign did nothing

 

[IterTemporis]

It is as my father says.. "The world is full of morons."

 

[RyanRSheets]

And what percent of the 50+ crowd do we get...less than 10%? For you people to blame young people, or to call them useless is counter productive and insulting. The liberty movement will live and die with youth.

How about we all drop the collectivism and get out there and win this thing, regardless of our age, sex, religion, sexual preference, race or whatever you all want to identify with? That your demographic is unlikely, or likely, to actually turn up and vote means nothing about you. Your vote and your actions are what are going to win this. Your effort is your value. Every supporter is critical to this movement.

This all seems entirely contrary to what I always saw as the most basic principle of this movement: individualism. Yes, we should focus on the demographics most likely to get us the nomination, but let's not let it turn is into the very kind of people we aim to change.

 

[Okie RP fan]

Ultimately it's the defense issue more than any other that kills us with these voters. Many people live with an totally unsubstatiated fear of Iran and terrorists so they give their support to the most jingoistic candidate.

The other stuff Ron basically lets the states decide their policy as it should be and I think a fair number of people get that part of our movement.

We are not asking Ron to change his position, but I know that we could possibly start something good if the campaign were to release an effective and viral worthy foreign policy ad that shuts down all of the liars.

Just a 1 1/2 minute video that we can all spread around and show people how it really is.

 

[milo10]

i'm dead serious the campaign manager has to be fired tonight. who is on board with that?

The campaign has been a disaster in overall strategy. I don't know who is to blame for that.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Santorum has become the overwhelming choice of rural, older religious Christians, encouraged by their religious leaders, due to Romney's Mormonism (and to some degree, his plasticity) and Gingrich's moral repugnance to basically everyone regardless of age or belief.

Why not Paul? Because, "he's weak on defense", "he thinks its OK if kids blow their minds out on drugs", "he doesn't understand that abortion just needs to be illegal to be a Christian nation that God will bless", and "he doesn't understand that gay marriage will destroy the nuclear family". The answers are pretty obvious. Changing them is hard.

Good analysis. The Pharisees control most every aspect of the American church.

 

[Jeffster]

And Minnesota has been called for Santorum..

by who?

 

[kylejack]

100% reporting in Lincoln County

Ron Paul 21 37%
Rick Santorum 21 37%
Newt Gingrich 8 14%
Mitt Romney 6 11%

Dang, that's a small county. Anyway, we tied for first.

 

[Hyperion]

This GOP race is totally fubar. I have no idea what's going to happen at the convention.

 

[bbwarfield]

Sry.... Got a bit angry... Excuse typos.... We can retail polotic.... It's the message that people actually agree with.... But we need a village green campaign not the college auditorium rally

 

[jonhowe]

You realize that people will now flock to santorum? Newt might drop out but with the media not even giving us a chance we kind of had to win one of these to get some publicity. They won't report Maine if we win it. We also have to win so many states before even being allowed at the convention.

Flocking to Rick can only last so long. He has the most revolting positions of anyone else in the race on a NUMBER of hot-button issues. He's good at turning people off once they get to know him. And, he doesn't have Newt's name power. Let him be the Anti-Romney, and Ron can be the anti-Obama.

Edit: Yes, I know this is a tad naive and short on details, but no part of my brain can fathom Rick being the nominee.

 

[The Gold Standard]

Hopefully Frothy will be vetted by the media now.

 

[Bruno]

Trolls are in full force tonight.

 

[parocks]

Regarding campuses (just to give you "flase hope"): Maybe students are coming in big crowds and jamming proces..... so actual vote counts for Paul will get better and better as time passes.

it's logical could be true.

i remember when you could find out real results on the internet. precinct by precinct. I'd want to look at those u of M precincts.

 

[djfirm]

*snickers*

By this thinking, if it were not for Romney, Grinch, Obama, the GOP and the less educated people in America, Ron Paul would be our President.

Seriously, is there one person in the forums, with an ounce of integrity, that truly believes we will win one single state? HONESTLY? We cant even win a caucus state that we are supposed to do well in! This is all just beyond pathetic at this point. 98% of the voting electorate are just too God damned stupid, and probably should not even be allowed to vote. It is just SOOOO infuriating!

Amen! Let it all go to hell for all I care at this point. The rest of you can keep friggin dreaming. There isnt a chance in hell we are going to win a damn thing becasue we are fighting against the ultimate in stupid. Fuck it.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

My brother said 5 of the 6 delegates in his precinct were for Paul.

And this is how we win folks.

 

[ronpaulhawaii]

...I don't know who is to blame for that.

Complainers, mostly

 

[moonshine5757]

The campaign has been a disaster in overall strategy. I don't know who is to blame for that.

it has to go to the campaign manager, the top dog. they are running this campaign like kids running a lemonade stand.

 

[samsung1]

we are gonna get a nice chunk of delegates tonight and I feel great about maine.