Originally posted by: Perry404
Originally posted by: bamacre
Ron Paul doesn't have to win the nomination, nor the presidency to make a difference in this country. Just getting the word out, the ideas out, and forcing the Republicans, and even the Democrats, to change a bit is all a good start.
I think the short-term goal is not to get rid of the Federal Reserve, and maybe not the IRS either, but only to get this country headed back in the right direction. This movement didn't begin with Ron Paul, and it certainly won't end with him either.
It is going to be interesting to see what happens to this movement after the 2008 elections.
I've got news for you...this movement IS going to be in the whitehouse because Ron Paul is going to win the election. He already has atleast five states wrapped up and is rapidly moving up in states across the nation. Many already expect him to take New Hampshire, West Virginia, Nevada, Michigan and California, and he is exploding in many other states. The media doesn't give him the credit but Giuliani and the other candidates are terrified of Paul. Check out all the Giuliani events and you'll find many of them have more Paul supporters than Giuliani supporters. Same goes for the other republicans. If you get your information strictly from the corporate media you can never have any idea just how powerful Paul has become. In one week the Paul grassroots campaign will display their support by boosting Paul with another $6+ million dollars in 24 hours. No...this is more than just some heartfelt run. This is a true revolution in 21st century America. All those(not you) who laughed all along have a major surprise coming their way. But the REAL surprise is that after Ron Paul is elected president these naysayers will realize that they were wrong and will fall in love with Ron Paul realizing what a sacrifice he made for our nation.
I wouldn't go this far, but I too hope you are correct.
I do believe the media isn't giving his grassroots supporters credit. Paul is winning all of the straw polls because his supporters are enthusiastic and dedicated to voting. He's polling 8% right now nationally, and I think that many of the supporters for the other Republican candidates are armchair supporters. They're not very motivated to get to the polls and actually vote. The change in support to Huckabee all of the sudden shows how weak their support is. Paul has steadily been climbing.
If Paul gets to 15% nationally, I would agree with you. He's being growing fast. This last month will decide everything.