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Paul Update Dec. 3-9
On December 3rd, Ron Paul released a message to his supporters regarding the CNN/YouTube Debate on his website, saying McCain's attack was planned and that "mainstream politicians NEVER attack an opponent they think is far behind." He also mentioned that subsequent to the debate Rudy Guiliani said to him, "Oooh, you sure have a LOT of supporters." When leaving the debate Ron Paul was by far greeted with the most supporters, with "about 500 enthusiastic revolutionaries, plus a boat, a trolley, and two planes towing lighted signs," while Mitt Romney, the only candidate to have any, had just a few people. Furthermore, on the same day, Paul also received Barry Goldwater Jr.'s (also a good friend) video endorsement. Paul continues to surge in fundraising and in the polls. He has doubled his third quarter total and raised over $10,800,000, beating Mitt Romney's third quarter fundraising total of $9,896,719 and Guiliani's third quarter fundraising total of $10,258,019. Also, Ron Paul's Facebook group, "Students for Ron Paul," has exceeded 50,000 members, surpassing every other candidate's. While a new group was formed, "Academics for Ron Paul," which contains professors from many National Universities who have decided to endorse Paul in his campaign. On the 7th, Paul had an interview with Fox Business and Newsweek. This weekended, Paul continued his campaign trail in Upstate South Carolina and then traveled to Miami, Florida for the Univision Debate.
3 comments:
I'm sure Senator McCain would appreciate being called a "mainstream politician." :)
In a recent interview with CNN, Paul seemed to hint at conspiracies surrounding the election, the Iraq War, the economy, etc - is he sincerely trying to call attention to a rule by political "elite," trying to give credibility to his campaign, or is he gradually losing touch?
It's interesting to see how much politicians are catering to internet-Americans. They almost seem to be a separate campaign - and the videos are a much more personal way of relating with the American populace. The YouTube videos are definitely more popular as we get closer to election day - as the poll results get closer - and as the candidates scramble to attract the last few voters they think they can influence.
It's interesting to see how many students have become involved with Ron Paul's facebook group. While students have traditionally been the least involved with politics, it seems as if Ron Paul is mixing things up. It's interesting how many sudents and professors have endorsed Paul. Perhaps if students truly keep to what they have "pledged" on facebook, Paul will have a number of votes that were not previously available to him. What is he doing differently to get the support of this side of the American voting public?
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