notbornyesterday
10-02-2008, 12:08 AM
THE RESULTS ARE IN....Paul wins 79 percent of 1,102 votes.
Full report, with analysis, at:
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1488834-ron-paul
Excerpt:
As he did so often in other online polls against different oppoents during the primary season, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) scored an overwhelming win against Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) in The Punditty Project’s Hypothetical Presidential Poll, which was open to online voters Sept. 29 through Oct. 7.
With 1,102 votes cast, Paul (as GOP nominee, not a third party candidate) won a decisive 79 to 20 percent victory over Obama, the Democratic nominee. Paul received 870 votes to Obama’s 228. Four voters chose “other.”
Some people reading this analysis might scoff, saying none of this matters. As to the effect it will have on the 2008 presidential election, they are right. But in the bigger picture – on such matters as the ideological and moral direction the Republican Party will take in the wake of what is shaping up to be a loss in November – the phenomenon these poll numbers is measuring could have an enormous effect when it comes to determining the GOP's nominee in 2012.
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Sure, it's just another Internet poll that Ron Paul will probably dominate, but could you imagine if he somehow managed to get something like a million votes between now and Oct. 6, when the poll closes? With so much political coverage at every level of media - and especially in the wake of the fakeout (I mean bailout) - a huge Paul victory in this admittedly unscientific poll could get some attention. That attention might lead to an actual article or two or three, or even a network news report, on some of the Sound Money ideas Dr. Paul has been espousing for decades.
Maybe. Or maybe not. But if nothing else, it's a fun poll.
Vote in the matchup that should have been: Ron Paul vs. Barack Obama
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1411759-ron-paul
NOTE: some have reported difficulties with link above; please use tinyurl:
http://tinyurl.com/4acffh
From The Punditty Project's "Notes on the concept behind this poll":
"One can be fairly certain that rather than using soundbite lines about “not being elected Miss Congeniality,” a GOP-nominated Paul would have maintained a serious demeanor and talked straight with the American people. Instead of finding himself in the easier position of correcting McCain’s demonstrably inaccurate assertions, Obama would have been forced to engage in a debate with Paul on the merits of their respective approaches to rebuilding a strong economy."
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Full report, with analysis, at:
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1488834-ron-paul
Excerpt:
As he did so often in other online polls against different oppoents during the primary season, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) scored an overwhelming win against Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) in The Punditty Project’s Hypothetical Presidential Poll, which was open to online voters Sept. 29 through Oct. 7.
With 1,102 votes cast, Paul (as GOP nominee, not a third party candidate) won a decisive 79 to 20 percent victory over Obama, the Democratic nominee. Paul received 870 votes to Obama’s 228. Four voters chose “other.”
Some people reading this analysis might scoff, saying none of this matters. As to the effect it will have on the 2008 presidential election, they are right. But in the bigger picture – on such matters as the ideological and moral direction the Republican Party will take in the wake of what is shaping up to be a loss in November – the phenomenon these poll numbers is measuring could have an enormous effect when it comes to determining the GOP's nominee in 2012.
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Original post below
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Sure, it's just another Internet poll that Ron Paul will probably dominate, but could you imagine if he somehow managed to get something like a million votes between now and Oct. 6, when the poll closes? With so much political coverage at every level of media - and especially in the wake of the fakeout (I mean bailout) - a huge Paul victory in this admittedly unscientific poll could get some attention. That attention might lead to an actual article or two or three, or even a network news report, on some of the Sound Money ideas Dr. Paul has been espousing for decades.
Maybe. Or maybe not. But if nothing else, it's a fun poll.
Vote in the matchup that should have been: Ron Paul vs. Barack Obama
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1411759-ron-paul
NOTE: some have reported difficulties with link above; please use tinyurl:
http://tinyurl.com/4acffh
From The Punditty Project's "Notes on the concept behind this poll":
"One can be fairly certain that rather than using soundbite lines about “not being elected Miss Congeniality,” a GOP-nominated Paul would have maintained a serious demeanor and talked straight with the American people. Instead of finding himself in the easier position of correcting McCain’s demonstrably inaccurate assertions, Obama would have been forced to engage in a debate with Paul on the merits of their respective approaches to rebuilding a strong economy."
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