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Dec. 22nd, 2011 07:28 amWhen we last checked in, the Ron Paul revolution had taken off.
No surprise as Ron Paul has the best tv ads on the air, and has done so, consistently throughout the campaign (the only problem with Paul's ads is that he looks a bit Pat Paulsen, but there's not much anyone can do about that).
Willard's ads have been pretty solid, and Newton's deserve credit for staying positive (although there is too much of a funeral home vie to them , that I halfway expect Newt to say "When a loved one passes away.."). The first Santorum ads have ran, and Bachmann's out of money. The most recent Perry ad stars Anita Perry, who at least comes across as honest and likable, something that her husband just can't pull off.
After the first major poll to show Paul on top, a second one came out this week to verify it- the KCRG/Cedar Rapids Gazette poll:
Paul 27.5%
Gingrich 25.3%
Romney 17.5%
Perry 11.2%
Bachmann 7.4%
Santorum 4.9%
Cain 0.4%
Huntsman 0.3%
The poll also finds that the younger, poorer, secular and women prefer Paul, while the older, richer, more religious and men generally favor Gingrich.
Still, we know that things are pretty much still up in the air, and so like Bachmann, Cain and Gingrich before him, we assumed Paul's time at the top would be short.
Although he didn't suffer the negative ad barrage that Gingrich did, it wasn't long before the blowhards who built Paul up by praising his 'fiscal genius', were tearing him down by claiming his libertarian policies would legalize polygamy. Ministers, who were never big fans in the first place, were claiming Paul would bring about Armageddon.
These factors combined with a disastrous debate performance in which Paul revealed he was such an isolationist that he thought American teams should boycott the World Series.
Most damning of all, Paul has been hit by that worst of all phrases "unelectable"; meaning when Rasmussen's poll came out yesterday, Willard was back on top again.
Romney 25%
Paul 20%
Gingrich 17%
Perry 10%
Santorum 10%
Bachmann 6%
Huntsman 4%
Others 1%
In the category of "Strongest General Election Candidate' Paul finishes third (Romney 35%, Gingrich 25%, Paul 15%), but on the other end, Paul has fallen behind even Michelle Bachmann as "weakest general election candidate" (Paul 26%, Bachmann 21%, Gingrich 16%, Romney 3%).
On the other hand, Paul did win the mock election held by Polk County High Schoolers, taking 31% of the vote, beating Romney (22%) and Perry (20%). So at least, Ron can live in comfort that if they ever lower the voting age toeighteen fourteen, he is a sure bet.
No surprise as Ron Paul has the best tv ads on the air, and has done so, consistently throughout the campaign (the only problem with Paul's ads is that he looks a bit Pat Paulsen, but there's not much anyone can do about that).
Willard's ads have been pretty solid, and Newton's deserve credit for staying positive (although there is too much of a funeral home vie to them , that I halfway expect Newt to say "When a loved one passes away.."). The first Santorum ads have ran, and Bachmann's out of money. The most recent Perry ad stars Anita Perry, who at least comes across as honest and likable, something that her husband just can't pull off.
After the first major poll to show Paul on top, a second one came out this week to verify it- the KCRG/Cedar Rapids Gazette poll:
Paul 27.5%
Gingrich 25.3%
Romney 17.5%
Perry 11.2%
Bachmann 7.4%
Santorum 4.9%
Cain 0.4%
Huntsman 0.3%
The poll also finds that the younger, poorer, secular and women prefer Paul, while the older, richer, more religious and men generally favor Gingrich.
Still, we know that things are pretty much still up in the air, and so like Bachmann, Cain and Gingrich before him, we assumed Paul's time at the top would be short.
Although he didn't suffer the negative ad barrage that Gingrich did, it wasn't long before the blowhards who built Paul up by praising his 'fiscal genius', were tearing him down by claiming his libertarian policies would legalize polygamy. Ministers, who were never big fans in the first place, were claiming Paul would bring about Armageddon.
These factors combined with a disastrous debate performance in which Paul revealed he was such an isolationist that he thought American teams should boycott the World Series.
Most damning of all, Paul has been hit by that worst of all phrases "unelectable"; meaning when Rasmussen's poll came out yesterday, Willard was back on top again.
Romney 25%
Paul 20%
Gingrich 17%
Perry 10%
Santorum 10%
Bachmann 6%
Huntsman 4%
Others 1%
In the category of "Strongest General Election Candidate' Paul finishes third (Romney 35%, Gingrich 25%, Paul 15%), but on the other end, Paul has fallen behind even Michelle Bachmann as "weakest general election candidate" (Paul 26%, Bachmann 21%, Gingrich 16%, Romney 3%).
On the other hand, Paul did win the mock election held by Polk County High Schoolers, taking 31% of the vote, beating Romney (22%) and Perry (20%). So at least, Ron can live in comfort that if they ever lower the voting age to