What will the spin be if Ron Paul wins Iowa?

[Taco John]

I know I have seen you on TV but you are sounding like Karl Rove, except his words would be "pure libertarian hell"

hahah!


The beauty of a Ron Paul presidency... All of the talking heads who are out there to tell us what to think wouldn't be qualified anymore.

 

[hawks4ronpaul]

BREAKING NEWS

(MSNBC) Romney Does Not Win Iowa


"(MSNBC) Des Moines, Iowa -- Republican Presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, has lost the Iowa caucus that was held the other day.* The final results left Romney with 16 percent of the vote. Another Republican Presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, lost with 15 percent of the vote. Giuliani lost with 6 percent of the vote.

Besides Romney and the other two, the remaining candidates within the Republican field lost as well -- all except one, whom it was that did not lose. The other candidates that lost were as follows (in order of vote percentages):

Undecided: 11%
Fred Thompson: 2%
Rudy Giuliani: 6%
Mike Huckabee: 15%
John McCain: 1%

[...]

Despite the fact that only one candidate, though not Romney, did not actually lose the straw poll, Romney's energy and passion is what Romney believes the Republican Party needs at this juncture in its history.

* At 33%, Ron Paul was the only candidate that did not lose the straw poll."

adapted from: http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.c...dline=s2i25867

"Paul's failure to win by more than his lead is attributed to Romney's strong showing."


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[trey4sports]

"Paul's failure to win by more than his lead is attributed to Romney's strong showing."


http://hawks4ronpaul.blogspot.com/

lol, gotta love the old media

 

[Paul4Prez]

Here's how they would spin it:

"Ron Paul, who is not a factor in the race nationally, leveraged his small but active support base to eke out a narrow win in the Iowa caucuses, edging out Mike Huckabee, who appears to be the top tier candidate with the most momentum going into the New Hampshire primaries next Tuesday. Mitt Romney also fared well, topping Giuliani and McCain, to set up a New Hampshire showdown next week.

Fred Thompson is expected to drop out of the race on Monday after his disappointing finish, which should bolster Huckabee's chances even more. Whether his Iowa momentum will be enough to help him catch Romney and McCain in New Hampshire remains to be seen, as does whether Giuliani's Florida strategy can still be salvaged."

 

[Paul4Prez]

Iowa important, but not crucial

Listen people. During the AMES straw poll, many hear thought he was gonna get at least third, and some said second, few still thought he would win. He got 5th, and people were dejected.

There will be these threads suggesting the impossible. That he would win Iowa. This will just take the wind out of our sails...

Just say top 3.

A top 3 finish in Iowa would help raise Ron Paul's credibility nationally as a serious candidate, which is probably his biggest hurdle right now. With all the money he has raised and all of the volunteers he has, he doesn't need to win either Iowa or New Hampshire to still have a strong campaign heading into February 5th.

We just have to do as well as we can, and keep fighting. The other candidates are the ones in danger of running out of money, and thin on actual supporters. Don't forget that, no matter what happens early on.

 

[hawks4ronpaul]

Here's how they would spin it:

"Ron Paul, who is not a factor in the race nationally, leveraged his small but active support base to eke out a narrow win in the Iowa caucuses, edging out Mike Huckabee, who appears to be the top tier candidate with the most momentum going into the New Hampshire primaries next Tuesday. Mitt Romney also fared well, topping Giuliani and McCain, to set up a New Hampshire showdown next week.

Fred Thompson is expected to drop out of the race on Monday after his disappointing finish, which should bolster Huckabee's chances even more. Whether his Iowa momentum will be enough to help him catch Romney and McCain in New Hampshire remains to be seen, as does whether Giuliani's Florida strategy can still be salvaged."

"Thompson was expected to drop out, but is too lazy, and probably will remain in the race well into 2009."


http://hawks4ronpaul.blogspot.com/

 

[szczebrzeszyn]

Listen people. During the AMES straw poll, many hear thought he was gonna get at least third, and some said second, few still thought he would win. He got 5th, and people were dejected.

There will be these threads suggesting the impossible. That he would win Iowa. This will just take the wind out of our sails...

Just say top 3.

Reminds me $20million Tea Party. Some dude even claimed, that he thinks $100 millio is possible

Anyway, I find this thread really funny, especially those projected news reports.

Edit: top 3 would be fantastic. He would be officially considered top-tier candidate.

 

[fortilite]

They'll say it's cause it's a caucus, and the primaries will be much tougher.

 

[lynnf]

here's what they might say

Apathy? Bad Weather?

Spambots?

they'll probably say he can't do it again!


lynn

 

[Voluntaryist]

"Ron Paul made a surprisingly strong showing in the Iowa polls today, winning by a landslide. This has lead some election watchdogs to cry foul and suspect voter fraud within the Diebold voting machines. Repeated calls to the Diebold company were not returned."

LMFAO

 

[LFOD]

We don't need first. 2nd would be a bombshell, and overshadow a Huckabee win. 3rd would still catapult him into "serious contender" and erase the 2nd-tier stigma.

 

[NYgs23]

"In spite of his 8 years in the White House, longshot fringe candidate Ron Paul can't possibly win the presidency, says expert."

 

[Paulite5112007]

He will get at least 3rd place and that will be enough to cause a stir heading into N.H. Doesn't matter where Guiliani falls, he isn't counting on Iowa or N.H. so his place is irrelevant and the media knows it. The problem with a 3rd place showing is that it might be close enough to 4th and 5th to not matter. I am hoping for at least 18% for Ron Paul at 3rd with Huck and Romney splitting 50% at 23% and 27% resp.. That will leave McCain with about 12% and Guiliani with about 10% and Thompson with 7%...the last 3% is split to Hunter/Trancredo(he might still get votes?) and Other.

The closer to McCain we are the worse it will be. We need to be closer to 2nd place than 4th place.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Top story today: huckabee takes second and romney third in the iowa caucus

there are unconfirmed reports that someone may have won, however those reports cannot be verified until the republican convention.

 

[curtisag]

BREAKING NEWS:

Record low voter turnout in the Republican Presidential Caucus allows Ron Paul a surprise win in Iowa. Experts believe the cold weather and high profile football games on TV the night of the caucus lead to this strange turn of electoral events. Huckabee grabbed 2nd place (the presumptive front-runner currently), and Romney finished with a strong 3rd place showing. Frank Luntz assured the media at a press conference today that Ron Paul's surprise win in Iowa was a complete fluke produced by low turnout and argued his focus groups continue to be very much against the campaign of Ron Paul. Frank Luntz stated, "It's going to be a lot harder for the Pauliacs, as I like to call them, to spam the polls in the larger states with higher turnout. I expect Ron Paul to fall flat on his face starting in South Carolina." The media was very pleased with the analysis and it's set to run on every major network throughout the week.

F*** YOU FRANK!

 

[pickfair]

There's almost no way to spin this. They've been speculating ever since Nov. 5th whether the donors could be converted to voters. They'll just have to admit that they've lost...

 

[curtisag]

There's almost no way to spin this. They've been speculating ever since Nov. 5th whether the donors could be converted to voters. They'll just have to admit that they've lost...

There is always a way to spin something. Never forget that, but it doesn't always work though. That's the key! We're gonna win this damn thing.

 

[nbhadja]

"Ron Paul caught with caucus enhancing drugs."

 

[nist7]

Listen people. During the AMES straw poll, many hear thought he was gonna get at least third, and some said second, few still thought he would win. He got 5th, and people were dejected.

There will be these threads suggesting the impossible. That he would win Iowa. This will just take the wind out of our sails...

Just say top 3.

I was completely apathetic about politics when the Ames straw poll was taken.

I did not find out about Ron Paul until 1 month later....and then I joined these forums. Since then, I've converted most of my friends and family And the campaign has grown tremendously.

It would be fantastic if we can win it all, but a 3rd place finish not far off the 2nd place would provide as much momentum.

 

[koob]

Blizzard because that is what I am praying for.

me too. those um huck 'supporters' won't dig out their cars to vote for dr paul--just my hunch.