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dc_dux · 07-11-2007, 01:24 PM

ziadel...I am not withholding support for Ron Paul because of his miniscule polling numbers. I posted the polling numbers and his fund raising totals (same as Joe Biden) to show that he is not among the first tier candidates, despite all this talk about his having wide spread, cross-party support.

Other than his position on the war, I dont agree with his approach to government or any solutions that I have seen him propose to the problems we face as a nation....and I dont think he has the experience or leadership qualities to be president. IMO, a`mantra of "its not the government's role" does not demonstrate leadership.

I do agree with you on the problems with polling and the fact that many of his supporters might not show up in traditional polls...but that would account for a margin of error of a few percentage points at best....and would probably apply to Barak Obama as well, who also has many young, potential first-time voters. It also doesnt explain the drop to less than 1% in the last month in the USA Today and Fox polls.

This is not to demean the enthusiasm for his candidacy by you and others, but I just dont see any evidence of a groundswell of support for Paul.

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dc_dux Location: Washington DC	ziadel...I am not withholding support for Ron Paul because of his miniscule polling numbers. I posted the polling numbers and his fund raising totals (same as Joe Biden) to show that he is not among the first tier candidates, despite all this talk about his having wide spread, cross-party support. Other than his position on the war, I dont agree with his approach to government or any solutions that I have seen him propose to the problems we face as a nation....and I dont think he has the experience or leadership qualities to be president. IMO, a`mantra of "its not the government's role" does not demonstrate leadership. I do agree with you on the problems with polling and the fact that many of his supporters might not show up in traditional polls...but that would account for a margin of error of a few percentage points at best....and would probably apply to Barak Obama as well, who also has many young, potential first-time voters. It also doesnt explain the drop to less than 1% in the last month in the USA Today and Fox polls. This is not to demean the enthusiasm for his candidacy by you and others, but I just dont see any evidence of a groundswell of support for Paul. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 07-11-2007 at 03:08 PM..