Sunday, January 6, 2008
Paul Update Dec 31st-Jan 6th
Paul seems to be gaining much popularity throughout this election. On December 31st he won in an Oklahoma straw poll recieving more that 44% of the vote with Fred Thompson in second with 17%. Paul had record support his fourth quarter in donations exceeding his initial goal of $12 million to over $20 million. He was able to raise $20 million in the time of three months, October, November and December. The fourth quarter campaign had over 130,000 donors of which 107,000 were new donors. Paul's total is $9 million more than any other Republican candidate for the third quarter. Paul is so confident that he is expanding his support with new radio and television ads to run in eight more states with upcoming primaries. Ads will air in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Lousiana, Maine and North Dakota. On January 3rd in the Iowa caucus, Paul came in 5th place with 10% of the vote and on January 5th in the Wyoming caucus he came in 4th place with 0% of the vote. Fox news unfairly excluded Ron Paul from their forum/event on January 6th, so instead Pual has decided to host his own forum tonight with undecided voters in New Hampshire. Paul believes he has the support and the ability to win in New Hampshire.
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Paul was invited to attend the ABC/Facebook debate last Saturday, and was criticized for his reasoning concerning foreign policy and the motives behind terrorist attacks on the US. Will that eventually lead to his downfall, or will those comments be overlooked at the ballot boxes because of his stance on the Iraq War?
I am intrigued by Paul's surge over the last three months, his efforts really paid off. But, what exactly occurred that helped him earn such a large sum? In fact he did not expect to ear such a sum of donations. Although he was not invited to the Fox forum, his idea to host his own forum demonstrates perseverance. Hopefully the ads that he has launched will help him do better in the coming primaries. His recent increase in popularity should aid him in the New Hampshire primary.
Though Ron Paul doesn't stand much chance of winning the Republican nominaiton, much less the election, the New Hampshire primary will be crucial for him. He stands perhaps his best chance in New Hampshire, where independent minded voters will likely be more receptive to his message; thus, if Ron Paul performs extremely poorly, its unlikely that he will do much better anywhere else.
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