GOP doing everything to stop Ron Paul's rise

The Age of Ron Paul creates panic in the Republican Establishment

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Congressman Paul has catapulted past the most recent conservative flavor of the month, Newt Gingrich to capture the lead in Iowa according to two recent polls. He is currently polling in second place in New Hampshire. His campaign raised over four million dollars from small donors in just over two days, a major news story in its own right that is getting very little coverage in the mainstream and conservative media. Paul had a blockbuster performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday evening. All cylinders are clicking for Ron Paul.

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That is scaring the heck out of the Conservative and GOP Establishments.

Conservatives have flirted with several promising candidates who have seen their stars rise and fall, usually in a matter of a few weeks. Newt Gingrich is the most recent candidate to fold following Donald Trump, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain. When voters started looking closely at their resumes, they rejected each of them.

During all of this volatility, Ron Paul has continued to increase his popularity with voters. Today Paul stands at 14 percent nationally in the latest CNN poll, which is the best he has fared in that poll to date, despite his spending practically nothing in states outside of Iowa or New Hampshire. He comes in a solid third at 15 percent in an ABC News/Washington Post poll released yesterday. He leads in Iowa and is second in New Hampshire (see above), early voting states in which Paul has competed aggressively.

The Conservative Establishment is the force that has the most influence over conservative voters today. Their media power center is conservative talk radio, conservative television, and the conservative blogosphere. Each of these outlets provides a seemingly endless stream of over-exposed conservative pundits who parrot the same talking points that are sanctioned by the conservative masters at the top of the pecking order. They play along because it pays to play along. Radio jocks and television hosts like Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly thrive by offering up a continuous supply of red meat conservatism to their Identity Conservative listeners and viewers while their sycophant pundits play along. Like a broken record, their uniform narrative never changes.

Why are they so afraid of Ron Paul? They are afraid because his message does not fit their increasingly outdated and tired narrative. If people begin to embrace Paul’s independent conservative message, many of them will undoubtedly stop listening to dinosaur Conservatives on the airwaves.

The GOP Establishment is a different animal. These are old guard Republican Party people, political insiders, and their various consultants and organizers. They are afraid of Ron Paul because as Politico points out in a bizarre article this morning, they believe Paul could shake things up so much, that it could affect business as usual.

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http://www.examiner.com/independent-...establishments

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Originally Posted by cheguevara

oh btw, he could easily defeat Obama. He'd automatically get all the Obama haters which are close to 50% then, he'd snatch most of the ndependents

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnkjOHVK-H4


Poll: Americans Trust Obama Much More than the GOP


Do you have more confidence in President Obama or in the Republicans in Congress to deal with the major issues facing the country today?

Obama: 50
Republicans: 31

Back in March, there was a 44-39 split—a net 14 point swing in President Obama's direction. It's reflected in his approval rating compared to that of Congress:

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

Approve: 49
Disapprove: 48

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?

Approve: 16
Disapprove: 83

http://www.alternet.org/module/print...ndviews/751108

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Originally Posted by DoK

lol Jeb Bush

No one from the Bush family will ever be elected president again.

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Wrong, I would gladly elect one of there bush daughters president of my penis

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Originally Posted by cheguevara

http://www.examiner.com/conservative...s-on-the-scene

Jeb Bush has all of a sudden emerged with an article he wrote that is being touted as "campaign-like" even though he has previously said many times that he would not run in 2012. Of course, the establishment did not expect Ron Paul to go mainstream or to be broadening his base so fast.

If Jeb Bush gets into the race, this will end-up turning into a 2-man contest between Paul and Bush. The rest of the candidates do not have enough rock solid support to survive an entrance of Jeb Bush as many of their supporters would likely leap over in his direction.

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I think all these cannon fodder candidates "bachman, cain, perry, gingrich, they are just in the race to throw the scent off the real tea party, anti-lobby guy....Ron Paul.

http://www.ronpaul2012.com/

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Originally Posted by Stringer_Bell

Then why does everybody say that corporations and job makers don't like Obama? Is Wall Street separate from that group? Hmmmmmmmmm

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They don't like Ron Paul even more.

http://www.ronpaul2012.com/

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Originally Posted by AFBlue

Foreign policy view doesn't identify with the vast majority of Republicans, and I would argue the majority of the American people. Instability in the Middle East and Asia can't be ignored.

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I believe it absolutely can be ignored.

Why Do GOP Bosses Fear Ron Paul?

DUBUQUE: Ron Paul represents the ideology that Republican insiders most fear: conservatism.

Not the corrupt, inside-the-beltway construct that goes by that name, but actual conservatism.

And if he wins the Iowa Republican Caucus vote on January 3 -- a real, though far from certain, prospect -- the party bosses will have to do everything in their power to prevent Paul from reasserting the values of the "old-right" Republicans who once stood, steadily and without apology, in opposition to wars of whim and assaults on individual liberty.

Make no mistake, the party bosses are horrified at the notion that a genuine conservative might grab the Iowa headlines from the false prophets. Already, they are claiming a Paul win won't mean anything. If Paul prevails, says Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, “People are going to look at who comes in second and who comes in third. If [Mitt] Romney comes in a strong second, it definitely helps him going into New Hampshire and the other states.”

http://www.thenation.com/blog/165290...-fear-ron-paul

RP getting the nomination is as unimaginable as him being President.

If such a nightmare were to become reality, all you Paul suckers would find out that nothing he campaigned on would become legislation because he won't have enough Congresscritters behind him.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...90&postcount=4

echo in here?

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Originally Posted by boutons_deux

RP getting the nomination is as unimaginable as him being President.

If such a nightmare were to become reality, all you Paul suckers would find out that nothing he campaigned on would become legislation because he won't have enough Congresscritters behind him.

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So he's just like Obama without the warmongering.

what are Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen?

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Originally Posted by boutons_deux

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnkjOHVK-H4


Poll: Americans Trust Obama Much More than the GOP


Do you have more confidence in President Obama or in the Republicans in Congress to deal with the major issues facing the country today?

Obama: 50
Republicans: 31

Back in March, there was a 44-39 split—a net 14 point swing in President Obama's direction. It's reflected in his approval rating compared to that of Congress:

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

Approve: 49
Disapprove: 48

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?

Approve: 16
Disapprove: 83

http://www.alternet.org/module/print...ndviews/751108

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Ron Paul Polls Strong v Obama in Relation to Paul's Competitors

LAKE JACKSON, Texas, Dec 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul polls strong against incumbent President Barack Obama in a general election matchup, according to a new CNN / ORC poll has Ron Paul.

Poll highlights include Paul besting Obama 47 to 46 percent among those 65 years and older, said to be the most reliable voters. Paul also beats Obama among whites 51 to 46 percent, persons who reside in rural areas 52 to 44 percent, and independents by 48 to 47 percent.

When compared to other Republican presidential hopefuls in a general election matchup against Obama, Paul does best among the following population segments: males; persons ages 18 to 34; persons under 50 years of age; persons earning less than $50k per year; persons who have attended college; crossover Democrats; self-identified liberals; self-described moderates; residents of the Northeast and Midwest geographic regions; and those residing in urban areas. Noteworthy as well is that Paul fares better than all of his GOP competitors against Obama among non-whites -- garnering a solid 25 percent, or one in four non-white adults.

"This poll further debunks the establishment-created myth about Ron Paul's electability and shows an expanding base of support," said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton. "Americans of all stripes are tired of the status quo Washington insider games, and are looking for someone who represents real change. Congressman Paul is that candidate."

ORC International surveyed 1,015 adult Americans via telephone from December 16th to the 18th. The margin of error for this total sample is +/- 3.0 percentage points. Total sample includes 928 registered voters, with the margin of error for this group also +/- 3.0 percentage points. Error margins for micro-targeting can range much higher.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ron...ors-2011-12-21