Sematary
07-28-2007, 07:47 AM
http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=3010f101-ac5b-45b5-800a-e87ff556d1cc
Ron Paul may not take the spotlight from top GOP contenders Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and John McCain in the mainstream press, but he creates a buzz among the disaffected, the disheartened and, perhaps most important, the denizens of the World Wide Web. Paul has consistently triumphed in Internet polls following Republican debates, winning the sound-bite war with his denunciations of the conflict in Iraq and calls for more fiscal restraint.
Paul, a parsimonious spender with a $2.4 million war chest swelling as primary season nears, has six meetup groups working for his election in Connecticut, including the Groton contingent. Paul also boasts 581 groups nationwide, representing about 26,000 activists — more meetup organizations than all GOP contenders combined. Of all the other candidates, only Hillary Rodham Clinton has a local group registered at www.meetup.com.
Ron Paul may not take the spotlight from top GOP contenders Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and John McCain in the mainstream press, but he creates a buzz among the disaffected, the disheartened and, perhaps most important, the denizens of the World Wide Web. Paul has consistently triumphed in Internet polls following Republican debates, winning the sound-bite war with his denunciations of the conflict in Iraq and calls for more fiscal restraint.
Paul, a parsimonious spender with a $2.4 million war chest swelling as primary season nears, has six meetup groups working for his election in Connecticut, including the Groton contingent. Paul also boasts 581 groups nationwide, representing about 26,000 activists — more meetup organizations than all GOP contenders combined. Of all the other candidates, only Hillary Rodham Clinton has a local group registered at www.meetup.com.