(CNN) – Want more proof Rep. Ron Paul is looking past Florida to February's contests? Well, here it is.
While the Republican presidential candidate and longtime congressman from Texas will attend both of the GOP debates being held in Florida this week (including a CNN debate on Thursday night in Jacksonville), Paul won't be in the Sunshine State on primary day, January 31.
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Instead the Paul campaign tells CNN the candidate will be in Nevada and Colorado. Nevada is next up after Florida in primary and caucus calendar, holding its caucuses on February 4.
Colorado's caucuses come three days later, on February 7. Minnesota and Missouri also hold contests the same day.
The Paul campaign told CNN last Friday that they also won't go up with TV commercials in the Sunshine State. With its multiple and more costly markets, Florida is an expensive state to run campaign ads. Instead Paul's going up with spots in Nevada and Minnesota.
Fifty delegates are up for grabs in Florida, but it's a winner-take-all state and Paul's campaign feels the can better spend their resources in February's early caucus states, where they think they have a better chance to pick up delegates.
Paul finished third in Iowa's January 3 caucuses, a strong second in New Hampshire's January 10 primary, and last in Saturday's South Carolina primary.
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Paul's numbers are slipping. I doubt he'll do very well in Florida anyways. Not enough young voters for him.
Pretty sure its only 25 delagates for FL. They were pentalized for moving up their primary.
If Paul is skipping serious campaigning in Florida, then he's basically ending his campaign. You can't win if you skip the big-delegate states.
He seems to have a strong following among young people. I can't help but wonder if his desire to legalize marijuana has anything to do with it.
Nobody cares.
"He seems to have a strong following among young people. I can't help but wonder if his desire to legalize marijuana has anything to do with it."
Yes, this and and his desire not to get them blown up in a desert. Silly kids!
This old fool needs to drop out, he's a distraction to all of the candidates.
at willie floyd: he has never stated he would legalize marijuana..he believes that the so called war on drugs is a waste of tax payer money which it is..he would give the right for the states to decide kind of like the US Constitution says they should have that power in teh first place.
He is the only one in Congrass that I know of that doen't talk or take anything from lobbyist. We need people in Government that won't take money or favors from lobbyist. If they do they are obligated to someone and that person will come looking for his/her favor and you know it is only good for that person or instrest and not what is best for our Country. I know I will be voting for Ron Paul.
Willie,
Way to generalize young people as potheads who just want marijuana legalized. I'm highly doubt it has much, if anything to do with his success among the younger generation. I'd say it's much more likely that it's his strong fiscal responsibility record, along with his promise to get us out of foreign wars that we don't belong in, and that he's relatively moderate, socially.
The last thing young people want is somebody like Bush who is going to blow all of our money fighting a war we have no business being in, while persecuting gay people for a lifestyle choice, and raising the debt ceiling. The reason people like Ron Paul is because we don't trust Mitt Romney to be fiscally responsible, don't trust Santorum not to take away what little rights gay people already have, and don't trust Newt Gingrich not to be a corrupt Washington insider who can be bought and paid for by big business.
ron paul is not basically ending his campaign. he is trying to be strategic and thoughtful about how he spends money. it's another reason why he should win
Yeah Florida lost half of its delegates for moving to be an Early Primary state. Stay tuned for California with their near 200 delegates.. which Ron Paul won the Straw Poll. Wait, this news would project Paul could win.. let's not air that!!
I think Ron Paul is not so much seeking the Presidency, as he is seeking enough delegates to have a voice in the Republican platform, when it is drafted at the convention. He wants to see some change and he is wise enough to know that the Presidency is not the way he will be able to do it. RonPaul2012
What Dr. Paul should do is find out where all his votes went in Iowa.. 8 precincts votes are missing.. and apparantly they weren't even counting Dr. Paul votes, they were just throwing them out..
The American public needs to ask where those votes went.. and if not found, Iowa's delegates need to be evenly devided among the top 3...
Paul has no choice but to go after the delegates in the caucus States, despite all the noise his supporters make he's not able to get votes from traditional Republican voting blocks.
Funny how people say Paul's campaign is dead considering Newt's was considered dead before South Carolina. Paul's done well in each primary so far where Newt hadn't.
And no, marijuana legalization has nothing to do with why he's popular among young people. He's the only candidate that's currently serving Congress and he doesn't have a history of flip-flopping.
“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” – John Quincy Adams, 6th US President (1825-29)
Smart man. Dealing in Florida is a waste of money and the winner take off delegates is horrible practice anyway. Let the Romney and Gingrich baffoons wrestle it out in the sunshine for fraudulent votes. Pauls supporters will still vote for him whether he spends a lot of money there or not. Onward and upward Dr. Paul
I'm sick of ignorant people making the assumption that young people are only voting for Ron Paul because of his illegal substance stance. I have never used recreational drugs, I'm in my 20s and I'm voting for Ron Paul for reasons other than marijuana. He is the ONLY anti-war candidate and he is the ONLY one that is going to solve our debt problem. Please educate yourself a little more.
@Willie Floyd – Way to stereotype. That would be like saying 'Gingrich seems to have a strong following upon older married people. I can't help but wonder if his condoning of cheating and divorcing wives is the reason.'
You know why the youth stand by Ron Paul, because they can smell BS a mile away. They realize that Ron Paul is the only candidate that has ANY integrity (including Obama). He is the only one that can lead us out of this mess, because he is not willing to keep telling us what we WANT to hear; he tells us what we NEED to hear. If Gingrich wins, we are f#%ked! He is such a hawk that he'll have us embroiled in WW3 before the end of his first year....
It is fifty – they originally had 99. Paul could win Texas (155), California (172), maybe even New York (97). That's over 400 delegates plus whatever he gets in apportioned states. Even if Ron Paul doesn't win the nomination, he could hold the trump card in the convention. Then all bets are off.
Ron Paul may not get the serious consideration he deserves, but he can and will sway his followers towards ?????????????? Defintely not Newt. So for all intents and purposes, Newt should just fold up his tents and go home NOW. all he's doing is giving the Dems more ammo in the General.
Florida's GOP delegates were cut in half because they defied the Republican Party's (reasonable) request that the state not move its primary so early in the year. So there are 25 delegates at stake, not 50. As for Rep. Paul, his goal is to keep his campaign alive and current with the voters so that he can run a third-party/independent campaign.
Paul has the young vote because young people are all to aware that the social programs we will be paying into will not be there for us in our golden years. Older people dont want anyone to remove the net they payed into thier whole lives. Only one canidate allows both sides to get what they desire. Allow young people to opt out of SS and medicare and cut overseas spending to shore up the costs to provide these serices to those who already paid into them and phase out of a system that we all know wont last another 50 years!
I hear you loud and clear Jessica, and I believe you. That the fact that you believe Rep. Paul can solve our "debt problem" scares the h- out of me. Let's just assume for a moment the extremely unlikely possibility that a presendent Paul would succeed in cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget in one year. Have you any conception of what that would do to our national economy? The question answers itself–obviously, you do not. Either that, or you willfully seek the destruction of the United States.
Ron Paul is an American re-founding father. Those that do not like home are told to by the media at the end of the day obama will be known as the one that signed NDAA and Paul as the one who fought for you. No other way to interpret that. And romney is steered by the same as obama ie. goldman sachs.
stupid FL lost 50 delegates by moving the date up.
Florida should have had 100 delegates...LOL
FLORIDA VOTES GET SCREWED AGAIN.... just like IOWA's fake numbers...LOL
IOWA has 8 prechints that will not get counted.... RP i'm sure got ripped off there.
He's genious for not bothering much with Texas. Campaign over? Appearantly we have a bunch of idiots buying news medias key words. It's the moneyball ticket. He doesn't need ur vote. He just needs more electoral college votes. He can win the presidency with 22% of the vote from the people. You have to take the small states. Obama did this last time. Bush won with less American votes by taking the electoral college. See the small states count as more than a big state. For example, 1 Wyoming vote is equal to 4 califorians votes because of the dumb system we have. Since he knows the media will avoid him, and manipulate the people, rigged polls and primaries can't stop this plan. It's simply a numbers game. The small states have far more power than the big ones. All hr has to do it get 51% of the 538 electoral college votes then 22% of the American vote and he wins
Shhhh..... Paul and his supporters still think he's going to win. Don't tell them the truth, okay?
who cares!!!! Paul is a distraction to this primary...nothing more. He is like the New York Mets of campaigns. Keeps coming in third and fourth.
Shhhh..... Newt / Romney and their supporters still think they are going to win. Don't tell them the truth, okay?
One thinig that Ron Paul is very consistant about is not occuring debt, and not spending more than you have. In every one of his election campaigns, he has never ended a campaign in debt. If he doesn't have the funds, he does not spend them. Unlike evry other candidate, who will "suspend" thier campaign so they can work off thier debt. Paul sees that Florida is expensive and has the winner take all system, so it's not cost effective to campaign there. Let Gingrich, Romney and Santorium spend thier money there, Paul will continue to get delegates in other states where he feels competitive.
Also it is fairly rare in the modern era, but we might actually have a multiple spilt delegation with no clear majority at the convention this year. And if that is the case, look out! Paul's delegates will be rock solid behind him, while the rest may lean one way or another. Primaries only win delegates. The delegates themselves make the final vote on who leads the party.
Ron Paul will be a factor in the Republican primary you all just wait and see. After Super Tuesday, and the California/Texas primaries, Dr. Paul will get his message heard. And whoever said that only young people support and will vote for him is a fool. It's people like you that stereotype and want to vote for chumps that want to take away our civil liberties is the reason why this country is in a downward spiral. Wake up before it's too late! This Mexican-American is voting for Ron Paul 2012.
If the guy had run as a Libertarian, the GOP wouldn't have to worry about his vocal cult members. Dr Quack and his followers are irrevlevant.
It is time for Paul to separate his campaign from the GOP who will never nominate him, and run as an independent! This way all the non-religious far-right and anti-government wackjobs will separate their votes from the religious far-right big-government corporate-bootlicking wackjobs.
Ron Paul supports freedom for all and a constrained central government, a concept foreign to many. He appeals to young voters because we know he is a difference maker who is ready to change the entitled/debt crazed generations of the past. The only ones naysaying Paul are the ones responsible for our current state of the Union.
Ron Paul will do fine. It is only 50 delegates and not 25 like 'Corey K' was pretty sure it was. Corey K got the fact that Florida lost 1/2 of their delegates for moving thier primary, he just got the numbers wrong. That's ok, that's why we kicked the GOP out of ht eWhitehouse in the first place
Shhhh..... don't tell the Republicans, but it they don't get Ron Paul as the candidate, Obama will win.
good desicion, florida would be a wase of money for him. theres not enough people in the state anyway who have woken up to reality. if we don't solve our debt problems soon, we will all be jobless and the dollar will be worthless, he has also already stated that he is against ndaa and sopa. ginrich has not said his position and romney supports ndaa.
Not just young citizens are voting for Ron Paul.
Nobody by Ron Paul gets my vote. If I have to write him in so be it. If that means 4 more years of Obummer - so be it. I wouldn't trust Romney with a potato gun let alone the free pass of a Presidency. I certainly wouldn't trust Newt Getrich not to be in the pocket of lobbiests. And the loss of rights Satan-orium poses scares me.
He's being ignored by the wingnuts again (like 2008), so why bother? These teabaggers actually have Lizard on the move now. That has to be driving Ron Paul crazy. He won't play the radical extremist role they love.
Wait, So the Dr. isnt going to wastefully spend his supporters money on a 25 delegate state that is winner take all? OMG wise fiscal responsibility!
So what's Wackadoodle Dandy Ron Paul wasting everybody's time on today?
As always him and his followers will complain that they get no press coverage... then say that he actually was in Florida... and then have something happen that will get him free publicity highlighting how all our civil liberties are at risk... OH wait... they already did that today when Rand set off the metal detector then refused to be patted down at the airport. It is all over twitter..... surprise!!!
Ron Paul is looking better and better all the time. All I know is I am not better off than 3 years ago, my health insurance went up, but it wasn't supposed to, and my paycheck is approsimately $300 less each month due to the higher taxes that were not supposed to happen!!! More examples of the democrats "trickle up poverty."
There is one good thing that can be said about Ron Paul (in addition to all of his comments that make me wonder if he is using Herbert Hoover's reelection guide from 1932 and Wendell Wilkie's election guide for 1940). At least he served in the Armed forces, which is more than the three remaining draft-dodgers can say. OK, maybe Santorum was too young for the draft, but he still could have served the country instead of serving himself or representing Vince and Linda McMahon as a lawyer for the WWE.
Ron Paul is not a fool. I like some of his ideas - closing some Military bases overseas. But many of his ideas will never get through Congress. Candidates of all parties make big promises that never even make the floor of Congress.
Florida for Ron Paul! Just imagine how powerful he'd be if the media didn't constantly ignore and put him down. If they didn't, most of the other candidates would be seriously screwed.
Best move he could make. Way to many foreign special interests in FL for Paul to win over with his idea of ending foreign aid and closing military bases overseas. If he doesn't win the nomination, I hope he runs as an independent. He would be a great reminder to both parties about real solutions to some tough problems. Not that I agree with his platform, but cutting needless defense spending is the fastest way to cut the deficit without hurting too many Americans. I think if we cut defense and aid the way he proposes and raise taxes on the rich the way Obama wants to, and we raise the Social Security and Medicare age we can get the debt under control in under ten years. The benefits of which would be substantial for all Americans – the dollar would be worth a lot more so everybody wins.
Pretty dumb to say Ron Paul's campaign is finished when Newt and Frothy aren't even on the ballot in some states...
The way some of you posters act, Ron Paul has been secretly sneaking around the country and kicking your dogs, stealing your mail and getting your daughters pregnant.
Your senses of proportion are extremely confused.
And yes, I cast my NH R vote for Ron Paul.
Paul just wants to get his message out there and plant seeds with the younger people. I think he is a smart man, a little over the edge at times but smart.
"and my paycheck is approsimately $300 less each month due to the higher taxes that were not supposed to happen!!!"
Which of your taxes specifically went up? Otherwise, I call BS on our proven liar.
Paul my have great supporters who are loud. The problem is that they don't go to the polls and vote. If they voted in the number in any proportion to their appearance in the campaign rallies, Paul would have won at least one contest by now, but he fails because his supporters are all talk and no vote!
It is not just the younger people who have been inspired by Dr. Paul. FINALLY, an honest politician who has the courage and integrity to stand up for what he believes in and actually cares about our country and its people. I haven't voted in years because it's always been a choice between bad or worse. But I will this year. Ron Paul has my vote.
Gurgi: Your federal taxes have NOT been raised. You're lying. You really need to be honest and educate yourself about how Reagan's disastrous "trickle down" economics has destroyed the US middle class. If your "trickle up poverty" nonsense were true, why are the rich exponentially richer? Stop relying on lies and proven-dead-wrong ideology to make points, and stop votong against your own interests by voting Republican. They don't care about you.
Seeing as Florida is neocon country (no wonder the state is a shadow of its former self), Paul did the right move...
Ever notice how people for Ron Paul make a well laid out argument, and people against him sound like an ignorant person or worse yet a child arguing for no reason but to argue?
Ron Paul is the only candidate who has a plan to fix the United States. And also, count me among those that have never used pot that want Ron Paul to win. It is ridiculous for those people on this site to make the assumption that people are voting for him because of his stance on marijuana. I also live in Florida and understand his decision not to spend a lot of money here. He simply doesn't think it would be worth it and he won't borrow it. (What a novel idea- not overspending!) That is exactly the biggest thing wrong with Washington right now!
Those of you calling Dr. Paul a "distraction" to the campaign is laughable. He is fighting for YOUR rights people! The other candidates are the distraction, distracting everyone from the real issues so that they can continue to talk in little sound bites instead of suggesting ANY solutions to our problems. Dr. Paul is the only one proposing solutions, and he's a distraction? WAKE UP!! Sorry he's getting in the way of the liars and corrupt individuals that some of you seem to prefer for some reason. How horrible of him! The others are only trying to get elected and the sheep want someone who they are told is "electable", but they are missing the point: What's the point of getting elected if you're not going to do anything once you're elected?? Ask yourself that! Paul is the only candidate who would actually try and do something!
Another smart move of Picking your battles (just like his foreign and Monetary Policy) Winner Gets All in Florida. Why blow a wad of cash with less than 25% odds of winning? I'm guessing Ron Paul Doesn't buy lottery tickets either.
@Gurgi: Your taxes went up in the last three years? Baloney. I own a small business, and my federal taxes have gone down since Obama took office. STOP LYING.
Ever notice how liberals respond with name calling and insults when they know they are wrong and do not have the intellectual capacity to argue intelligently? Thus, they are not worth responding to when they do that.
Don't let the MSM tell you who is the most electable.
Don't be fooled by empty rhetoric, lousy records and falsehoods.
Think for yourself.
Ron Paul transcends republican/democrat, left/right, red/blue, conservative/liberal; the things that have divided this country for decades. WAKE UP AMERICA! Elect the true patriot! Elect the man who cannot be bought, bullied, or negotiated with on principle.
I love this notion that skipping the lottery tickets somehow dooms a campaign.
Paul would rather take 30-40% in other states than 0% while everyone else spends their life savigns in Florida.
We only have what, 1% or so of delegates decided? It's one heck of a long way from over.
For all nitpicking liberals that have reading/comprehension issues,,,,,nowhere in my post did I say "federal" taxes. Thus you lose all credibility.
Ron Paul has my vote, even if I have to write him in. He's the only one that can stand a chance against Obama in the general election, and despite him not doing too well in the Southern States, not only would he take most of the electoral colleges down there over Obama, but he'd ALSO take Texas, California, and a lot of the northern states as well.
Ron Paul is actually the only candidate that can dethrone King Obama, he has my vote.
@Gurgi: I didn't call you a name, but I did point out that you are lying. Which you are. Your Federal taxes went down over the last three years. And guess what? You still paid more than GE.
"Ever notice how liberals respond with name calling and insults when they know they are wrong and do not have the intellectual capacity to argue intelligently?"
LOL! Ever notice how liars like you try to wriggle loose with deflections when you're busted? You've been asked for proof and refused to provide it. You've been caught here lying before. Give it up you extremist nutjob.
Have you idiots notice that the other canidates change there views all the time? To top it all off Paul makes more sense then all the other canidates. To all you people who just say you don't understand this, Why hasn't your country gotten better? The reason is you keep electing idiots into office who do one thing and do another to ruin you people more. This guy will have you. Hes more then some guy actually and talking like this is the only way to get through to you people. Idiots let your country fail.
Ron Paul is crazy!
He doesn't talk to Lobbyist or take any money from them.
(the majority of America is brain dead for not making him #1, Amerika love their corrupt politicians apparently)
Ron Paul needs to concentrate now between the pro-establishment candidates and those who are against the military-industrial complex and the status quo. If the US doesn't desire a return to the Constitution, then what exactly are we all discussing here? If the people want taxes, deficit spending, inflation, a seriously devalued currency, and endless military adventurism then they deserve what they get. Unfortunately, the entire nation will collapse due to its inefficiency, corruption, and unethical nation-building to maintain the empire.
RON PAUL 2012
@Florida Voter, I will respond one time to you, My federal taxes (yes this time I"m saying "federal") did not go down over the last three years. Granted, my "federal" taxes did not increase much ($20), but they did not go down either. You lose all credibility when you speak of something you know nothing about and could not possibly know anything about as you do not have access to my finances.
He knows he has NO chance at winning. He's just trying to keep his name in the headlines and string his supporters along.
Obama 2012
@Gurgi: Then it's an issue with your state. This thread is about the election for President.
We get it–you hate Obama a whole lot. That's your right. But don't say it's because he raised your taxes. Because he didn't. By the way, not everyone who disagrees with you or points out your logical fallacies fits neatly into your liberal stereotype.
No, I don't hate Obama, I'm sure he is a nice person. However, I believe that any improvement in this country for the last three years has been in spite of the democratic policies, not because of them.
@Gurgi: Maybe they went up because you made more money or landed in a different bracket or had a different set of deductions. Here's what I know: I'm not someone's "employee". I started and OWN my business, and I create jobs in this country. And my overall federal tax rates went down. Nearly everyone's did. Ask a CPA. Seriously man, look at the big picture; you're schilling against your own self-interest. (Unless you're a billionaire, in which case I totally understand your point of view). And here's a shocker for you: I like Ron Paul too! Yep. We like the same guy! I'd still pick Obama over Paul based on a host of issues, but RP makes sense an awful lot of the time and I think his voice is an important part of the debate. Heck, I like a healthy exchange of ideas; I just can't stand when people oversimplify, misrepresent, or demonize the Obama administration based on hollow GOP talking points. BHO has played it pretty close to the center and it's a mystery to me why the far right gets so apoplectic about his leadership.
@anonymous, thank you for proving my point, I have been "busted" on nothing.
The old guy needs to step aside and let the young blood take over his war on the socialism. Ron Paul started the fight
and Rand Paul will finish it.
Rand Paul for President 2016
Ron Paul is not going to win the nomination or the presidency. Everybody knows it. Even RP knows it.
I would have more respect for him if he would take the money that he's throwing away on this campaign and give it to charity.
Wow! I love seeing all of the Ron Paul supporter bicker about why Ron is answer. Although, I do agree we should not be fighting any war and ending the waron drugs. I cant get down with his economic policy. (I know I will probabbly get hammered by the Ron-bots for this).
Summary:
reGURGItater implies that President Obama is not good because reGURGItater's taxes went up. Later reGURGItater says it was his state taxes, over which President Obama has no control or influence, that went up.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is your brainwashed cultmember's intellectual dishonesty.
@ my new friend Gurgi: I doubt they'll let me post the link, because CNN hates links in the comment board, but look up the Federal tax tables for 2008 and 2011. E file dot com has the federal tables in easy-to-access pdf's. It'll take you 60 seconds. All of our taxes went down my friend. I'll tell Barack to expect your thank you note.
what I really love is to see all the Anti-Paul people make silly comments and prove themselves stupid...and most of these are over 50...if you discount the younger voters, you have basically ended the future of your party...old people are so slow to understand logic.
Probably needs to take a nap.
Florida is all old people and retards, anyway.
Tell me how any other candidate will improve our country's overall spending crisis for our grandchildren. Don't fill me with all this garbage about picking and choosing what needs money and what doesn't because that just leads to an endless tug of war match between defense spending, outragiously expensive and vain programs, and wellfare, medicade, "I don't want to work because I'm American" type programs. Ron Paul says "Clean House!" We have to clean house and develop a federal budget that can be agreed to accross the board. As long as the federal government expects it's citizens to fund it's lobbied for programs we will never get back on track. The federal government needs to get out of the business of micro managing. Every other politician is for micro managing. He wants the states to have the power and revenue to enforce drug laws or whatever else the people of the states want to enforce. He is not "for marijuana." He is for LIBERTY! Something Americans are giving up little by little year after year. My personal opinion on the media is that if Ron Paul gets elected they will have no wars to cover and things will settle down to the point where they become irrelevant. Now that is a scarry thought...
It's all rigged. Obvious voter fraud in Iowa should let you know that. Do I want Ron Paul to win? I don't want any of them to win. I absolutely despise Romney and Gingrich. Santorum was a failure in my home state. So that leaves... Ron Paul. I do know that Ron Paul will never win especially with how voter fraud is rampant.
run on Third Party or Divert votes to Democratic Ticket. Solved. No Wars.
i think everyone is missing the reason ron paul has the majority of the youth vote and the majority of the military vote. two obvious reasons are the youth will be the ones killed by our out of controll militarism. BUt another reason is that the young are part of the infomation superhighway. unlike south carolina who could not make up their vote until the right commercial caME OUT TO convince them: the young had read And done research on line (as simple as looking up speeches on you tube) so they weren't guided by news biased views (all anti paul) or debates where 3 candidates were emphasized and one ignored
Gurgi? Are you there? Gurgi? GURGI? Guys, this is serious. I think something's happened to Gurgi.
"@anonymous, thank you for proving my point, I have been "busted" on nothing."
The ability to fall into a trance of deep denial is a psychological trademark of authoritarian cult followers such as yourself. Florida Voter has handed you your butt here, and proven you are lying. I proved you were a liar a few weeks back when you were spouting your falsehoods about how Dem opinions about the GOBP primary were irrelevant because we wouldn't vote in them. You got your butt handed to you when I pointed out that many of us evil libs plan to vote in the GOBP primary. Grow up and admit you are lacking in many areas.
The only reason why senator (so-called president) obama made taxes go low is bcuz it is election season & is hoping all will re-elect him & so after re-inuaguration he will raise taxes on his useful-idiots who voted him back in fyi the recession is still n double-digit at 11% obama says itis 8.5% bcuz they will not count those who gave up looking that may b the law that they r not 2b counted but it is a crooked law that makes it possible 4 obama 2b reelected ron pual will beat obama bcuz he haz more indipendents on his side thats if hes nominated
no way he can win the party nomination.the establishment gop or media does not like him and the sheeple still listen to the establishment of one type or another.
@Alex
Florida is all old people and retards, anyway.
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And alligators, hanging chads, etc.
@Anonymous: Aw shucks. Come over for dinner? I've got a casserole in the oven.
When I found out that he wanted to legalized pot, he got my vote. He is a doctor and he sees the benefits by doing this.
I can't understand why the voters would vote for a 76 yr. old man. Does anyone really think he will get better with age? He's frail looking now, with suits way too large to make him look robust. He's a frail old man.
@dave that was very insightful...I am only 18 years old, and by watching the news everyday for the past 6 years of my life, I realized the bull crap that they put out. The internet, which we, the youth, are very good with has shown to be an exceptional tool on REALIZING THE TRUTH...RON PAUL 2012
I live in Florida, I'm 21, and I support Ron Paul for so many reasons. His policies on ending the federal reserve and income tax, as well as costly foreign wars and foreign aid, are the KEY to getting us out of this depression. Why doesn't anyone realize it?! I changed my party affiliation to Republican just to vote in the primary and I'm doing EVERYTHING I can do to get my friends educated, and I'm so happy that a lot of them, old and young, are listening. This guy is the only one to vote for who will do ANYTHING for us. Unlike those flip flopping losers who will say anything to get a vote and do anything to get a corporate buck. Romney, Gingrich, Obama, they're all the SAME!
Why does this website moderate all my comments with my REAL and TRUE thoughts about Ron Paul? I am not spam!!!
I watch CNN and watch my local daily,why is it that all news channels only talk about mitt and newt,How can we as a sociaty think this is ok ? I thought for sure CNN would see that they are not reporting fairly and see that they never mention Ron Paul. Our world is so un-fair even the news,and suprised that CNN does not get more flack for spending so much air time always on Gingrich and Romney. SHAME ON YOU CNN BE fair not mainstream or one-sided why cant you talk about all the canidates look at your show daily and you would see just how many times you mention Gingrich and Romney wow just so one sided , What about the other 2 ? CNN shame on you!!!!!
This is the only honest candidate. The fake tea parties in SC are supporting THE MOST corrupt neocon establishment person they can.. Neocons have the same agenda as progressives and Newt's record proves that.
You people are hypocrites you clamor for honesty then support the most corrupt person possible.
You deserve another four years of Obama which is what you'll get if Newt the clown is nominated.
Newt is not on 14 ballots, Ron is on all of them... it's a two man race now between Ron and that other reprobate Romney... who BOUGHT ALL HIS ENDORSEMENTS in NH by paying off their campaign debts.
And you heard that from an insider here in NH.
The poor old man should just save his money and go home. He has no chance of being the nominee . . unless he can out-foolish Newt Gingrich. LOL Just go home Mr. Paul. If the GOP voters come to their senses, they will pick Mitt and not Newt, but I'm not seeing much good sense with these people since South Carolina had a chance to vote. What are they smoking?
The powers that be in the Republican party and many of it's major contributors are defense contractors and make their living from military spending. They would never, ever allow Congressman Paul to be the nominee because of his desire to close all military bases internationally and make dramatic cuts in defense spending. I hope that he does run as a third party candidate and dilute the Republican party. All the better for us Democrats.
Mr. Paul won't win a single state and will only win few delegates. Why he doesn't fall out of the race now is beyond reasoning.
Tony, he does not want to legalize pot. Stop spreading disinformation. You are not a Paul supporter. Ron Paul wants to end the War on Drugs.
@florida voter, I checked the website you gave and it actually shows no change in the percentage for my tax bracket. My employer could have changed the way they handle withholding, I don't know. It is still a drop in the paycheck. I'll check with my company to see why the difference. That being said, anyone, even you would do a better job in the white house. There have been plenty of other policies that have cause more harm than good.
It has always amused me how people bad-mouth individuals than have accomplished more in one life time than they will or their bloodline will do in 20 lifetimes. Dr Ron Paul is an inspiration to so many people who are tired of the politicians playing dirty in Washington. The one person that actually has standards and is willing to make things right, and you have idiots fighting over an out-of-touch-flip-flopping millionaire and a valueless troll.
There are more 50 year old pot heads than kids, just a little FYI Go Dr. Paul, onward and upward.
We as a people of habit have always voted for republican or demicratic lets vote 4 change RON PAUL
These comments sum up 3 things. 1) There are way too many people who enjoy being groped and violated by mainstream media. If you cannot see how corrupt they are by now, there's little hope. 2) A tonne of people who enjoy corporate control and lack of freedom, and 3) People who plain like to generalize and judge. eg) Only grass heads support RP, he's too old, etc. Good work.
Hey Ron Paul, turn out the lights the party is over for you.Time to return to Texas
I could not possibly care less what Ron Paul does. His desire to return government to the size and functionality it was in 1920 is assuring he won't have my vote.
Lynn, that "frail old man" is in better shape than a lot of people younger than him.
"The wiry fiscal iconoclast tries to walk three or four miles in the morning and ride ten to 15 miles on his bicycle in the evenings. He reported his resting heart rate was 58 to 62 beats per minute and his blood pressure was 120 over 70 or 65." (Quoted from CNN article " Paul Hits the Bike Trail")
To Mitt and Newt: No Paul, no vote.
I dont understand how Ronbots always claim that "The Media" is ignoring the man when there are constantly fluff pieces about him like this.
Love Ron Paul, the younger generation in my family are voting for Ron Paul. I will continue with Obama, but in case he does not fix the economy I might change parties, will see.
Ron Paul: If you love drugs but hate roads, public schools, earning a fair wage, police and firefighters, clean air and water, having an education, and affording food, he's your man!
Lynn – president ronald reagan got 2terms in office & carried all 49 states on election day & got more electoral votes than any president in history–all this after the age of 70
Obama for now
Love Ron Paul, the younger generation in my family are voting for Ron Paul. I will continue with Obama, but in case he does not fix the economy I might change parties, will see.
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You forgot foreign policy and health care. In Paul's world, insurance companies can drop you if you get sick. If you cannot afford to pay for your major illness, then you should go to your local church and conduct a fund raiser....from your hospital bed, OOPS, I mean from your death bed in your bedroom.
"Obama for now
Love Ron Paul, the younger generation in my family are voting for Ron Paul. I will continue with Obama, but in case he does not fix the economy I might change parties, will see."
-and this is what I see, over and over, among Paul's supporters. I worked with a ton of them at Whole Foods. They have absolutely no idea what he actually intends to do. It's as if there's been stardust sprinkled over a certain demographic.
Ron Paul 2012!! He's got my vote and i'm 55 years young!
Republicans need to wake up fast if they truly want Obama replaced in 2012. The only candidate that has a real chance to beat Obama in 2012 is Ron Paul.
Here are the facts: Ron paul currently is supported by only 14% of Republicans, but he only trails by 5.1% in national heads-up polls against Obama. This shows that he has incredible support from moderate Democrats and Independents. These are the groups that wil decide the 2012 election, not those who have already decided to either vote for Obama or for 'ABO'.
'ABO' is a fallacy. Nominate Romney, Gingrich, or especially Santorum, and you will see the err of your ways as these groups bite the bullet and vote for Obama again.
It's a shame how many americans truly have no idea what is going on. What happened? Was it the drugs you took as a kid, coming back to haunt you? Is it the reality t.v? Our Freedom is being stripped away and nobody cares! No wonder other countries make fun of us. We are spineless, and we only care to be entertained like toddlers. Our rights are being taken. My opinion write your candidate in and don't choose one from the left or the right. It's suicide. Visit this site and learn what rights are being taken away! http://www.opencongress.org/bill/all
Paul will plod along getting around 15% ultimately not gaining enough delegates to be a factor in the nomination process.
Did anybody ask him about what his plan on illegall VAWA law? Rick did not know it
How can Florida be allowed to vote or give input on anything political?
If Paul takes Nevada and Minnesota, that would put him on top in the delegate count even after Romney takes Florida. This race is just beginning. Looks to be an exciting nomination process!!
Paul won't take first in Florida, so there is no reason to waste money there - not to mention, it's full of old retired Jews who love America's subsidy of Israel too much to vote for him - it's a wise move to move on to more literate, pro-Paul territories.