Daveforliberty
06-12-2007, 12:32 PM
In my opinion, one of the primary reasons Ron Paul will win is that he will have a large amount of support from a huge, previously untapped voter base.
I am 50 years old, and I am absolutely amazed at what I am seeing. Young people, Generation X and Generation Y, are coming out of the woodwork to support Ron Paul. Most of these young adults have never voted before. They don't pay attention to the MSM and don't participate in their polls.
If the MSM somehow finds them, and the first screening question a pollster asks is: "Are you a registered voter?" The answer is no and the interview is over. But by the 2008 primaries, the answer will be different.
These young adults have not felt government has ever been effective, has ever done anything constructive, and has been the source of many of the world's woes. They have stayed away from the polls in droves, creating the mistaken impression that they don't care. The real reason they stayed away from the polls is they felt the fix was in, that their votes didn't count and most importantly, couldn't find anyone in the pool of snake-oil salesmen they could stomach.
I know this because I have four X/Y children myself and they, along with many of their friends, have told me.
But now they have discovered Ron Paul. And they do use the internet. Just look at the vast majority of postings and YouTube videos about Ron Paul. Young people! I told my wife the other day, "I don't believe it. Young people are going to save this country."
Interestingly, my wife, also 50, has always felt the same way, and has never voted. But for the first time, she will vote for President. "She has discovered a candidate that gives her hope. Guess who?
I believe the following groups will help Ron Paul win. The MSM won't see it coming and will be staggered by it. The neo-cons and their MSM talking heads will go nuclear and try to smear, lie, cheat, steal and do anything they can to help their annointed ones, but the American people are finally wising up to the lies. But it won't work.
1) Generation X and Y young adults (like my kids) who have never voted
2) People, like myself, who have always called themselves "independent" and have never voted a party line, will register Republican and vote for Ron Paul.
3) Disgruntled Republicans -- and there are millions. All they are lacking is being introduced to Ron Paul and his incredibly logical (and liberating!) positions.
4) Disgruntled Democrats (in non-party line primaries and the general election)
5) Older people like my wife who have never voted
Of course, this will require a lot of work on our part. There is no coasting into this election. The stakes are too high and the enemies are real and deadlier than a Rudy Giuliani boogey-man. I have never before given money to a candidate or put a bumper sticker on my car. Now I have done both. And I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get this good man elected.
Addendum: My 83 year old mother watched the last debate on CNN. I asked her what she thought about it, and she said "Pretty lopsided, wasn't it?" meaning certain candidates got preferential treatment. Then I asked her what she thought of Ron Paul. She said, "He's the best thing I've ever seen out there." Quite the statement!
So we now have 3 generations in my family voting RP.
I am 50 years old, and I am absolutely amazed at what I am seeing. Young people, Generation X and Generation Y, are coming out of the woodwork to support Ron Paul. Most of these young adults have never voted before. They don't pay attention to the MSM and don't participate in their polls.
If the MSM somehow finds them, and the first screening question a pollster asks is: "Are you a registered voter?" The answer is no and the interview is over. But by the 2008 primaries, the answer will be different.
These young adults have not felt government has ever been effective, has ever done anything constructive, and has been the source of many of the world's woes. They have stayed away from the polls in droves, creating the mistaken impression that they don't care. The real reason they stayed away from the polls is they felt the fix was in, that their votes didn't count and most importantly, couldn't find anyone in the pool of snake-oil salesmen they could stomach.
I know this because I have four X/Y children myself and they, along with many of their friends, have told me.
But now they have discovered Ron Paul. And they do use the internet. Just look at the vast majority of postings and YouTube videos about Ron Paul. Young people! I told my wife the other day, "I don't believe it. Young people are going to save this country."
Interestingly, my wife, also 50, has always felt the same way, and has never voted. But for the first time, she will vote for President. "She has discovered a candidate that gives her hope. Guess who?
I believe the following groups will help Ron Paul win. The MSM won't see it coming and will be staggered by it. The neo-cons and their MSM talking heads will go nuclear and try to smear, lie, cheat, steal and do anything they can to help their annointed ones, but the American people are finally wising up to the lies. But it won't work.
1) Generation X and Y young adults (like my kids) who have never voted
2) People, like myself, who have always called themselves "independent" and have never voted a party line, will register Republican and vote for Ron Paul.
3) Disgruntled Republicans -- and there are millions. All they are lacking is being introduced to Ron Paul and his incredibly logical (and liberating!) positions.
4) Disgruntled Democrats (in non-party line primaries and the general election)
5) Older people like my wife who have never voted
Of course, this will require a lot of work on our part. There is no coasting into this election. The stakes are too high and the enemies are real and deadlier than a Rudy Giuliani boogey-man. I have never before given money to a candidate or put a bumper sticker on my car. Now I have done both. And I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get this good man elected.
Addendum: My 83 year old mother watched the last debate on CNN. I asked her what she thought about it, and she said "Pretty lopsided, wasn't it?" meaning certain candidates got preferential treatment. Then I asked her what she thought of Ron Paul. She said, "He's the best thing I've ever seen out there." Quite the statement!
So we now have 3 generations in my family voting RP.