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bobbyw24
08-18-2011, 07:47 PM
While other candidates are dominating headlines in the Republican presidential campaign, Ron Paul is quietly commanding a campaign that’s showing a level of maturity in fundraising and performance that was lacking four years ago.
http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2011/08/18/20110818-210151-pic-694697076_s640x433.jpg?5bb4e468b23a5201bbf492f7db3 ad817f4ac6036
The 12-term congressman from Texas has raised nearly double the amount of campaign cash he had at this point in 2007, and in his second-place showing in the Ames, Iowa, straw poll, he garnered nearly four times the support he had last time, falling just shy of knocking off Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota in her own backyard.

Overall, some supporters say that Mr. Paul has already won by forcing several of the top-tier GOP contenders to move closer to him on the issues. But this time around, the 75-year-old also is doing a much better job of turning those issues into a credible bid for the country’s top office.

“We have a lot more supporters and a lot more organization,” Mr. Paul said in a recent interview with The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/18/second-times-the-charm-as-paul-learns-from-08-bid/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

bobbyw24
08-18-2011, 07:53 PM
I guess the `88 run doesn't count

klamath
08-18-2011, 07:55 PM
The people in the picture don't look very young. Seems to be a lot of middle age and seniors. So much for pimple faced college kids.

bobbyw24
08-18-2011, 07:57 PM
The people in the picture don't look very young. Seems to be a lot of middle age and seniors. So much for pimple faced college kids.

Yep--that freedom message appeals to all ages

bobbyw24
08-18-2011, 07:59 PM
Check out the left side of piece for

Question of the Day
Would you vote to make Republican candidate Ron Paul president of the United States?

Anti Federalist
08-18-2011, 08:08 PM
The people in the picture don't look very young. Seems to be a lot of middle age and seniors. So much for pimple faced college kids.

Maybe they were just being polite.

asurfaholic
08-18-2011, 08:53 PM
I guess the `88 run doesn't count

Many of us werent alive in 88. Lol... well i was 3 in 88

bobbyw24
08-19-2011, 04:42 AM
Vote in the poll

MRoCkEd
08-19-2011, 06:17 AM
http://i.imgur.com/0pS1X.jpg

bobbyw24
08-19-2011, 06:21 AM
http://i.imgur.com/0pS1X.jpg

Very Nice

V3n
08-19-2011, 06:45 AM
Excellent!