Ron Paul FIRST in South Dakota @ 22%

[pauliticalfan]

New poll:

http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/60056/group/homepage/


That’s according to a poll by Nielson Brothers Polling, a Sioux Falls polling firm that conducted a statewide survey earlier this month. According to the poll, Paul, a Texas congressman, has the support of 22 percent of South Dakota Republicans, followed by former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich at 19 percent and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann with 18 percent.

[Karsten]

No surprise that whole region is Ron Paul country. Too bad it's not the first primary :p

[Napolitanic Wars]

Too bad it's not the first primary :p

Which one is it?

[pauliticalfan]

No surprise that whole region is Ron Paul country. Too bad it's not the first primary :p

Well, the SD GOP guy in the article said he was surprised by it.

[harikaried]

Which one is it?Second to last. June 5th (same day as California). Last state is Utah June 26th.

[Lafayette]

Great news!

Primary is June 5th , so we still have a lot of time to improve those numbers.

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

"Ron Paul leads. However, more South Dakota voters believe Gingrich and Romney will be the top two candidates, and President Obama fares poorly against both.”" More support Paul, but believe Gingrich will be the nominee? GTFO. They always gotta plug some BS in there. "Ron Paul is leading by 10 points, but he won't win, anyway"

[South Park Fan]

Does South Dakota share media markets with Iowa by any chance?

[jsingh1022]

I thought this was about South Carolina and got really excited. I guess it's nice to have Dakota

[anaconda]

Well this is darned interesting. Wonder what this might say about other states as well?

[The Free Hornet]

"Ron Paul leads. However, more South Dakota voters believe Gingrich and Romney will be the top two candidates, and President Obama fares poorly against both.”" More support Paul, but believe Gingrich will be the nominee? GTFO. They always gotta plug some BS in there. "Ron Paul is leading by 10 points, but he won't win, anyway"

The tactic is BS. It is a second chance for the media to push candidates. Even if the liberty-minded candidate is polling well, they will try to convince you that they "can't win". They could ask whatever BS question they want, "Which candidate is leading in the polls?" or "Which candidate is getting more news coverage?". It is push-polling taken to another level.

It is increasingly clear how few journalists have ethics.

[jkob]

he's catching on :-) Imagine where where Ron will be after he wins Iowa!

[CasualApathy]

he's catching on :-)

I'm tellin ya! http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/customtitles/title-dr_quigley.gif