RP Steamrolls top-tier @ Alabama Straw Poll

[FSP-Rebel]

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http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Ron_Paul_Wins_By_Landslide_in_Alabama_Straw_Poll

[Keith]

I was there, and I finally got to vote for somebody rather than just voting against somebody!

We had a great turn out from all over the state. The town was painted Ron Paul last night. It was great. As a Tuscaloosa native I am proud to say that the revolution kicked into high gear today in my home town.

There were a couple of staffers there for Mitt, and whatever other scattered supporters there were for other candidates seemed to be sitting on their hands all morning. The Ron Paul supporters were all very friendly. We had a great time watching the YouTube videos for the other candidates. Huckabee and Thompson each had a real volunteer get up and speak for them. A local preacher brought down the roof when he got up to speak for Ron Paul. The local TV stations were there. Hopefully their video will get picked up nationally.

PS
Everyone had to pay $35 to vote, and you had to present a valid Alabama ID. There were a total of 266 votes cast as follows:
0 - Tancredo
2 - McCain
2 - Brownback
6 - Huckabee
7 - Guilani
9 - Thompson
10 - Hunter
14 - Romney
216 - Paul

I forgot to mention that Duncan Hunter called in and spoke to the crowd via speaker phone.

The two volunteers that spoke for Huckabee and Thompson were local politicians.

Most of the candidates were represented by YouTube videos. Romney had a very slick and expensive looking DVD that was played by his paid staffer. The volunteer that spoke for Thompson talked a lot about the fact that Tompson was born in Alabama.

It seemed like everyone in the room was wearing a Ron Paul pin. It was very exciting. It was held at the Bryant Conference Center which is right across the street from Bryant Denny Staduium, and the atmosphere was a lot like a winning football game. Everyone was in a great mood because as soon as it started getting crowded you could look around the room at the pins, signs, t-shirts, etc and tell we were going to win by a landslide.

[ChristopherJ]

WOW! That is like an online poll :)

[slantedview]

Nice!!!!

[specsaregood]

AWESOME!
Way to go Alabamians!

[Dave Wood]

Did everyone have to pay the $35 to vote? If so this is a blowout!!!!!!!!


Way to go sweet Alabama!

[Wyurm]

I was there, and I finally got to vote for somebody rather than just voting against somebody!

about how many were there?

[rich34]

Great work to all you people in Alabama that got out and voted!!

If the South wakes up and realizes that Congressman Paul will give more power back to their states Ron may have a chance to sweep the whole south!

[Scribbler de Stebbing]

Hold on there, pilgrims. How'd you let Mittens get 14 votes, damn it? :D

[Dustancostine]

81% that is better than an online poll. :)

[inibo]

Was it this one?
http://www.algop.org/Calendar/Detail.aspx?EventID=2344

Cause I'm just dying for this:
Results will be released to the public and media on the Monday following the event.

[JoshLowry]

Hahaha, way to go Alabama!

[Dustancostine]

How are we doing now in the NASCAR style straw poll point system?

[jasonhlasvegas]

Wow. Way to go Alabama. Fellow patriots...I salute you.

[ButchHowdy]

Hallelujah!

Something you just can't buy . . .

[Dustancostine]

This is very encouraging. This means that RP can compete anywhere. Midwest (Iowa) , extreme Liberal/Northeast (Illinois), Conservative South (Alabama).

--Dustan

[specsaregood]

Was it this one?
http://www.algop.org/Calendar/Detail.aspx?EventID=2344

Cause I'm just dying for this:

No, the date on that event is April 15th.

Here is more info on this straw poll:
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070816/LATEST/70816010
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=12576

[Mastiff]

I can't find any confirmation of this. What's the source? I wonder how many people voted. This is truly awesome if thousands voted.

[jasonhlasvegas]

According to Lew Rockwell's site approx 300 people voted. Does anyone know the age range of the people who attended? Mostly college students or was there a wide age range?

[UtahApocalypse]

Avoid clicking 2 links:


August 18, 2007
Ron Paul Wins By Landslide in Alabama Straw Poll
Posted by Chris Brunner at August 18, 2007 01:59 PM

Tom Tancredo - 0 (0%)
Sam Brownback - 2 (.75%)
John McCain - 2 (.75%)
Mike Huckabee - 6 (2%)
Rudy Giuliani - 7 (3%)
Fred Dalton Thompson - 9 (3%)
Duncan Hunter - 10 (4%)
Mitt Romney - 14 (5%)
Ron Paul - 216 (81%)

[inibo]

No, the date on that event is April 15th.

Here is more info on this straw poll:
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070816/LATEST/70816010
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=12576

Doh!

[RonPaul2012grassroots]

To all you Alabama grassroots folks, you did a great job!

[Wyurm]

No, the date on that event is April 15th.

Here is more info on this straw poll:
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070816/LATEST/70816010
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=12576

Even worse, it's April 15, 2006

[inibo]

Local coverage:
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070818/LATEST/70818015


Published Saturday, August 18, 2007
Paul grabs Republican Straw Poll

By Jamon Smith
Staff Writer


TUSCALOOSA | Supporters of Congressman Ron Paul dominated the West Alabama Republican Assembly 2007 Presidential Preference Straw Poll held at the Bryant Conferent Center this afternoon.

Of the 266 votes casts during the poll, Paul claimed 216 of them, landing him an easy win.

At a distant second was Gov. Mitt Romney with 14 votes.

[torchbearer]

Can Ron Paul sweep the South? He is for state rights....

[torchbearer]

The new Nascar presidential standings: Ron Paul takes the lead!

SC IOWA IL NH GA PLSG AL TOTAL
Ron Paul 18 12 16 20 18 14 20 118
Romney 16 20 20 16 16 16 18 104
F Thompson 20 8 18 6 20 18 14 104
Giuliani 12 6 14 18 10 12 12 84
Huckabee 0 18 10 14 14 10 10 76
Brownback 8 16 8 0 0 20 6 58
Hunter 14 4 6 10 0 0 16 50
McCain 10 2 12 2 6 8 8 48
Tancredo 0 14 4 4 6 0 0 28
Gingrich 6 0 0 8 12 0 0 26
T Thompson 0 10 0 12 0 0 0 22

[CMoore]

There was quite a diverse crowd. It looked like a Ron Paul
rally, however. Ron Paul stuff was everywhere and only
a few Mitt signs. What impressed me is was the number of
very "mainline" Republicans there. I do not get the feeling
that Ron Paul is going to be treated in Alabama like he has
been treated by the state Republican Party in other states.
Based on what I saw today in Tuscaloosa, I would not be
surprised to see Ron Paul get all the Alabama votes for the
nomination. This bordered on a religious experience. Nothing
I can say here will give an accurate impression of what I
saw today. You just had to have been there. Everytime
the name "Ron Paul" was mentioned from the podium, the
entire room erupted with whoops and hollering and sign
waving. It was truly exciting.

A fellow gave a speech in support of Fred Thompson,
who was born in Alabama BTW. There were no
spontaneous demonstrations and when he finished
the audience gave him a nice round of polite applause.
I was glad to see the Ron Paul crowd acting like ladies
and gentlemen. That is very important around here.

[American]

The new Nascar presidential standings: Ron Paul takes the lead!

SC IOWA IL NH GA PLSG AL TOTAL
Ron Paul 18 12 16 20 18 14 20 118
Romney 16 20 20 16 16 16 18 104
F Thompson 20 8 18 6 20 18 14 104
Giuliani 12 6 14 18 10 12 12 84
Huckabee 0 18 10 14 14 10 10 76
Brownback 8 16 8 0 0 20 6 58
Hunter 14 4 6 10 0 0 16 50
McCain 10 2 12 2 6 8 8 48
Tancredo 0 14 4 4 6 0 0 28
Gingrich 6 0 0 8 12 0 0 26
T Thompson 0 10 0 12 0 0 0 22

Can you please put the source for this as you find information. I am on MANY forums debating this and need to have source of information qualified. Thanks

[MozoVote]

It's easy to think... OK, 80% might be 24 votes out of 30. But that sounds like a big crowd. And there has not really been much publicity about this straw poll on RonPaulForums. It sounds pretty spontaneous.

[BLS]

WOW...this is great news!!

Way to go ALABAMA!!!

[EvoPro]

nm

[torchbearer]

Can you please put the source for this as you find information. I am on MANY forums debating this and need to have source of information qualified. Thanks

American- this nascar like point system is something, we the members of this board started on this thread: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=12649
. We use it to keep track of the candidates performances in each states straw polls.
Each candidate is rewarded points for place finished....
the number would make more sense if they were lined up in columns under each state.

[Razmear]

Hold on there, pilgrims. How'd you let Mittens get 14 votes, damn it? :D

Mitt bussed them in and bought them lunch :D

eb

[CMoore]

Mitt bussed them in and bought them lunch


Really!! I don't know of a living soul in Alabama
who supports Mitt. Of course I do not know
everyone in the state, so there may be somebody
somewhere........

[ForLibertyFight]

Will this victory be mentioned on mainstream media?

[Spirit of '76]

There was quite a diverse crowd. It looked like a Ron Paul
rally, however. Ron Paul stuff was everywhere and only
a few Mitt signs. What impressed me is was the number of
very "mainline" Republicans there. I do not get the feeling
that Ron Paul is going to be treated in Alabama like he has
been treated by the state Republican Party in other states.
Based on what I saw today in Tuscaloosa, I would not be
surprised to see Ron Paul get all the Alabama votes for the
nomination. This bordered on a religious experience. Nothing
I can say here will give an accurate impression of what I
saw today. You just had to have been there. Everytime
the name "Ron Paul" was mentioned from the podium, the
entire room erupted with whoops and hollering and sign
waving. It was truly exciting.

A fellow gave a speech in support of Fred Thompson,
who was born in Alabama BTW. There were no
spontaneous demonstrations and when he finished
the audience gave him a nice round of polite applause.
I was glad to see the Ron Paul crowd acting like ladies
and gentlemen. That is very important around here.

You just put a big smile on my face. Thanks to you the people here are probably wondering why I'm sitting here alone, grinning like a fox eatin' sawbrier. :D

[Keith]

I just added some details to my reply to this post (first reply)

[austin356]

The Hardwork PAID OFF!!!!


WE WILL GET THE SPEECH ON YOUTUBE.


John Killian gave a speech about Dr. Paul that was better than any Dr. Paul has ever given about his self/ ideas.

I will just give you a little heads up about the speaker. He is a Southern Baptist preacher with fire in his soul.


Let me also say we did not start planning this until a last saturday.

[RonPaul2012grassroots]

The Hardwork PAID OFF!!!!

Let me also say we did not start planning this until a last saturday.

If you didn't start planning until last Saturday, then y'all really pulled it together well and in an exemplary way.

I hope we do so well in Texas.

We really need some help calling the delegates in Texas. Please do what you can.

[ThePieSwindler]

Fucking poll spammers. NH too. These Ron Paul spammers are getting annoying, the only reason no one else is showing up is obviously because the Ron paul spammers are scaring them away because theya re interrupting and are really annoying and stuff and need to go away because the real supporters of real candidates won't want to show up. SToopid ron paul spammers go back to the internet where you came from.

[llamabread]

Thats how we do it in Alabama.

Sorry I couldn't be there. I was going to try to go, but (being 16) I had a few "problems". But its great to see that the South appreciates liberty.

[torchbearer]

A thread has popped up on Ron Paul's success at the Fred Thomspon forum site: http://www.fredthompsonforum.com/showthread.php?p=7049

[Bro.Butch]

Hold on there, pilgrims. How'd you let Mittens get 14 votes, damn it? :D

WELL, there were these 7 sets of two guys in white shirts and dark ties riding bicycles, each one carrying a thick book that supposedly was dug up in a cave out west somewhere about 200 years ago...

But seriously folkes

Truly a GREAT week. RP Defeated Ghouliani, Huckabee, McCain, Brownback, Tancredo, & Hunter by landslides in two state straw polls (IL & AL) ! And got by Willard & Freddy by a landslide today !!!

Alabama State Straw Poll:
Candidate Percentage

1. Dr.Ron Paul -- [81.20%]

2. Willard Romney -- [05.26%]

3. Duncan Hunter -- [03.76%]

4. Fred Thompson -- [03.38%]

5. Rudy Giuliani -- [02.63%]

6. Mike Huckabee -- [02.26%]

7. Sam Brownback -- [00.75%]

7. John McCain -- [00.75%]

9. Tom Tancredo -- [00.00%]

Illinois Straw poll 8/16/7
Here are the final poll results:
Candidate Percentage

1. Willard Romney -- 40.35%

2. Fred Thompson -- 19.96%

3. Ron Paul -- 18.87%

4. Rudy Giuliani -- 11.61%

5. John McCain -- 04.12%

6. Mike Huckabee -- 03.04%

7. Sam Brownback --01.08%

8. Duncan Hunter -- 00.65%

9. Tom Tancredo -- 00.33%

We are on our way friends, let's keep the momenum going !!!
Anyone up for calling Texas Delegates...

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=12495

[Paul4Prez]

Nice article on the Alabama straw poll in the Tuscaloosa News:

Paul Supporters Turn Out for GOP Straw Poll (http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070818/LATEST/70818015/1010/NEWS05)

Send the writer a pat on the back:

Jamon Smith at jamon.smith@tuscaloosanews.com

[Spirit of '76]

Nice article on the Alabama straw poll in the Tuscaloosa News:

Paul Supporters Turn Out for GOP Straw Poll (http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070818/LATEST/70818015/1010/NEWS05)

Send the writer a pat on the back:

Jamon Smith at jamon.smith@tuscaloosanews.com

You can't buy an endorsement like this:

“Ron Paul believes in freedom and the Constitution, and as a historian it is my sincere opinion that he is the greatest congressman in American history,” said Thomas Woods, an Auburn native whose book, “The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History,” was on the New York Times bestsellers list when it was published in 2004.

[specsaregood]

Another article and they do their best to not mention Ron Paul.
http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2007-08-18-0008.html

They mention Ron Paul:
"Out of 266 ballots cast, it was Texas Congressman Ron Paul by an overwhelming majority, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in a distant second."

But then no mention of him at all....

I wonder why they fail to mention which candidate this supporter is talking about:
"The straw poll hopes to also draw in people like Tracy Kozinski.
This is the first time I've participated in anything ever, politically. I vote as I'm supposed to. This is the first time a candidate has moved me to become so incredibly involved,” said Kozinski."

[klamath]

I love this. I am really starting to appreciate not having MSM coverage. We are sneaking in under the radar so to speak. When we hit them they will be reeling so hard that by the time they recover Paul will have the nomination.

[honkywill]

We kicked some arse.

There was one lone Ron Paul sign sitting at the foot of the door to the entrance of the huge voting room. At one point my girlfriend and I noticed that somehow a Mitt Romney sign had been taped over the Ron Paul sign.

Correcting this injustice we unmounted the Ron Paul sign and allowed both Romney and Dr. Paul's signs to be visible.

My group was seated in front of the only Mitt supporters I spotted the whole time. After I was done eating I offered to and took their food trays to the garbage.

[LibertyEagle]

We still have a long way to go. We're still polling very low in Alabama. This win is GREAT, but I'm just sayin'.....

Congratulations to the Alabama supporters. You guys did a wonderful job!

[SwooshOU]

http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2007-08-18-0008.html

Here's a local news story about it.

[honkywill]

If anything it's yet another indication of the die-hard commitment we Ron Paul supporters have.

I was in a group of seven that traveled 216 miles so that it could be 216 votes.

It wouldn't have changed much if we hadn't showed, but if I had the chance to relive this day I wouldn't want it altered unless I could bring more people with me.

[jj111]

http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2007-08-18-0008.html

Here's a local news story about it.

Post your comments on the story web page

http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2007-08-18-0008.html

[austin356]

There is another, more important, straw poll in Jefferson County (Birmingham/suburbs) on October 13th.

ALL make plans to attend. We hope to have alot more Paul related goin on that weekend. Go ahead and mark the calender.

[CMoore]

There is another, more important, straw poll in Jefferson County (Birmingham/suburbs) on October 13th.

We are there!!!

[The Good Doctor]

Yeah it's not like they could get in line again with a fake ID to pay and vote again. :rolleyes:


Fucking poll spammers. NH too. These Ron Paul spammers are getting annoying, the only reason no one else is showing up is obviously because the Ron paul spammers are scaring them away because theya re interrupting and are really annoying and stuff and need to go away because the real supporters of real candidates won't want to show up. SToopid ron paul spammers go back to the internet where you came from.

[The Good Doctor]

I got to tell you that this message board is hilarious. It is so freaking funny. I went there thinking that there would be a lot of Fred supporters and I can't tell if the whole site is a joke or not. I started reading the threads and there is like Hannity, Jeff Gannon, Henry Kissinger, Barbara and Jenna Bush. These guys are hilarious.

One guy in this thread said "if it weren't for all of you masturbating to pictures of Fred we might have won that straw poll" OMFG! Hilarious.


A thread has popped up on Ron Paul's success at the Fred Thomspon forum site: http://www.fredthompsonforum.com/showthread.php?p=7049

[The Good Doctor]

I can't wait to see the amount of third quarter funds raised. It should be great.


I love this. I am really starting to appreciate not having MSM coverage. We are sneaking in under the radar so to speak. When we hit them they will be reeling so hard that by the time they recover Paul will have the nomination.

[Badger Paul]

Roll Tide!

[mconder]

We kicked some arse.

Not to be a downer, but random polling of 600 republican voters was 1%. It's great for name recognition whenever we win a straw poll, but the low polling numbers suggest that the nomination will still be a monumental sacrifice for all of us, if Ron is going win it. I guess I am saying, I would not let victories like this make us drunk with success lest we forget what we are up against. To win this, we need to be everywhere and donate our time, talent and resources until it hurts.

[StereoPhile]

This is great! I was worried about how Ron would be supported in my hometown state of Alabama (grew up in Florence), but this takes my fears away. I'm proud of my fellow Alabamians. And if you read the Tuscaloosa News story, the main organizer of the event was very positive and fair in his assessment of RP supporters.

Rock on, Alabama! My parents live in Jefferson county, so I'll try to get them to vote at the poll in october.

[politico]

The main stream media believes the US electorate is apathetic. Americans will usually
vote, but to get them out on the street to support a candidate has become unheard of.

This has changed with the entry of Ron Paul into the Presidential Race. People like
Alabamian Tracy Kozinski said this to NBC13,"This is the first time I've participated in
anything ever, politically. I vote as I'm supposed to. This is the first time a candidate
has moved me to become so incredibly involved."

Americans are not apathetic toward politics. It is the same old messages politicians spew
that we reject. Ron Paul has changed that and I hope our leaders sit up and take note.

From the Ron Paul press release. "Dr. Paul received 208 votes (73%) for a landslide
victory against Mitt Romney today at the Strafford County, New Hampshire straw poll.
Romney received 26 votes," and "Ron Paul received 216 votes for a commanding first-place
finish in a straw poll today sponsored by the West Alabama Republican Assembly. Mitt
Romney came in second with 14 votes."

This is an historical election and it is up to us to take advantage of this unprecedented
opportunity.

I also hope that in upcoming elections, that Americans who feel as Doctor Paul does, will
run for Federal, State and Local Offices.

[Bro.Butch]

The main stream media believes the US electorate is apathetic. Americans will usually
vote, but to get them out on the street to support a candidate has become unheard of.

This has changed with the entry of Ron Paul into the Presidential Race. People like
Alabamian Tracy Kozinski said this to NBC13,"This is the first time I've participated in
anything ever, politically. I vote as I'm supposed to. This is the first time a candidate
has moved me to become so incredibly involved."
...
I also hope that in upcoming elections, that Americans who feel as Doctor Paul does, will
run for Federal, State and Local Offices.

Friends they have been running every two and four years for decades, the corparate media will just not cover them.

They are Libertarians and Constitutionalists !

[aussielady]

Here is the You-tube video! What a great day!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GWhKMhKaIk