Unofficial results = 2% to 5% support

[bjrnet]

Based on the unofficial results published at http://enight.dos.state.fl.us/2008PPP/20080129_REP_DET_PRE.html I calculated the results Ron Paul received by county. Here is a summary in which I have highlighted all counties that returned greater than 4%.

Paul % County
5.7% Alachua
2.9% Baker
3.6% Bay
2.4% Bradford
4.2% Brevard
3.1% Broward
3.3% Calhoun
3.1% Charlotte
3.1% Citrus
2.1% Clay
2.2% Collier
2.3% Columbia
2.8% DeSoto
2.3% Dixie
3.0% Duval
5.1% Escambia
2.3% Flagler
2.7% Franklin
4.0% Gadsden
3.8% Gilchrist
2.4% Glades
2.2% Gulf
2.6% Hamilton
2.5% Hardee
2.7% Hendry
3.3% Hernando
1.8% Highlands
2.8% Hillsborough
3.1% Holmes
3.3% Indian River
2.0% Jackson
3.9% Jefferson
3.1% Lafayette
2.4% Lake
2.9% Lee
4.5% Leon
3.8% Levy
1.8% Liberty
3.1% Madison
3.1% Manatee
3.4% Marion
4.5% Martin
1.9% Miami-Dade
3.2% Monroe
2.7% Nassau
5.0% Okaloosa
1.6% Okeechobee
3.2% Orange
2.5% Osceola
3.5% Palm Beach
2.8% Pasco
4.3% Pinellas
2.4% Polk
2.7% Putnam
4.6% Santa Rosa
3.9% Sarasota
3.1% Seminole
2.6% St. Johns
3.7% St. Lucie
1.2% Sumter
4.4% Suwannee
2.6% Taylor
2.0% Union
3.7% Volusia
3.0% Wakulla
5.4% Walton
3.2% Washington

Congratulations to Aluchia, Escambia, Okaloosa and Walton counties for breaking the 5% barrier.

Brevard, which was my county, did 4.2% which was not that bad considering how poorly the rest of the counties did.

Michael Dalton
http://www.bjrnet.com/ronpaulblimps

 

[jillian]

we didn't break 5% in one fvcking county???

are you kidding me???

 

[austinchick]

i bet they took zero off all of those %s

 

[Quick]

we didn't break 5% in one fvcking county???

are you kidding me???

I can't believe that he didn't get over 5% in a state where he didn't even campaign in! I can't believe that Paul didn't do well in FL, when even in his email to everyone, he said he wouldn't!

OMG!

 

[jillian]

I can't believe that he didn't get over 5% in a state where he didn't even campaign in! I can't believe that Paul didn't do well in FL, when even in his email to everyone, he said he wouldn't!

OMG!

next time you want to paraphraze what someone says, do it accurately.

i never said i couldn't believe that Paul didn't do well in Fl. I said I couldn't believe we didn't break 5%. Thanks for not putting words in my mouth.

 

[dannno]

Congratulations Diebold!! (bjrnet, you guys probably did a bit better than that..)

 

[bjrnet]

This is what happens when you canvass too long

we didn't break 5% in one #%$#%# county??? are you kidding me???

You didn't read the post or the results!

Four counties did better than 5%: Aluchia, Escambia, Okaloosa and Walton counties all did slightly better then 5% -- according to the unofficial results so far.

Yes, Ron Paul could have done better in Florida -- but he could NOT have won the state. That is why very limited official campaign funds have been spent here -- at least that is my assessment.

Remember, this is a winner take all state and, strategically, Ron Paul did as well as Mitt Romney.

Florida was a grassroots campaigning effort to gain further support and the hearts and minds of people. Look at it this way: Over 60,000 people voted for Ron Paul yesterday (in Florida). That, my friend, is a win in my book.

Winning elections is as much about "strategy" as it is about the "message". We know the message is solid. Let's give the strategy some time to play out.

Michael Dalton
http://www.bjrnet.com/ronpaulblimps

PS - Yes, I've always been an optimist.

 

[jillian]

Yes, I did read the post and the results.

I mis-spoke when I said we didn't "break" 5%. What I meant was we didn't exceed 5%. I'm sorry for the mistake, I believe most readers knew what I meant. I realized it right away and decided not to edit because I thought most intelligent peeps would figure it out.

I was expecting Dr. Paul to place 5th last night. I was also expecting for him to at least exceed 5% in one county. Call me freaking crazy.

 

[Malakai0]

Yeah I'm in pasco, don't sweat it. FL has a very apathetic group of voters, mostly SS aged people voted, and they like 'strong candidates' or 'presidential candidates", ie mcwar and romney.


Still the fault of the young ones for not voting but meh. FL sucks. I want to move =)