Comments on: Has Ron Paul peaked?

By: sparkie

sparkie — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:30:54 +0000

I think Newt ought to continue speaking about conservative principles, without necessarily running himself.

He is a good speaker with a strong grasp of many of the issues today, but he is unelectable, I believe.

The same thing ought to be done by other presidential aspirants, regardless of whether they win the nomination or not, they still ought to care enough about conservative victory in America that they continue speaking, but now supporting the primary winner and the general principles of conservatism.

By: MarkD

MarkD — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:22:24 +0000

I’d say the switch to Newt is the small government conservatives who were for Ron Paul on that issue only.

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:08:50 +0000

Newt sure does have a good handle on the culture and the historical forces operating on it.

By: LouMinatti

LouMinatti — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:32:57 +0000

Ron Paul is a punchline. He has little support, but the support he does have is annoyingly loud. It does seem very odd that so-called liberals are fond of Paul because he battles against the dreaded “neocons”. Do these people know that David Duke and the Stormfront people are also firmly in the Ron Paul camp?

By: David Thomson

David Thomson — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:41:49 +0000

I am afraid that Newt Gingrich is bitter because he is no longer a top player in the political arena. Might he subconsciously wish to “punish” the GOP because of his second rate status? In back of Newt’s mind, is he saying? “If I can’t have the presidency—then no Republican can have it!”

By: Gary Rosen

Gary Rosen — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:09:11 +0000

… and John Bolton for the other one.

By: Gary Rosen

Gary Rosen — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:07:53 +0000

But David, I would love to see Newt take an important national security post (NSC or Sec. of State?) in the Giuliani administration.

By: David Thomson

David Thomson — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:32:39 +0000

I sense that Newt Gingrich can only cause damage. He is wasting everyone’s time. He seems to be on an ego trip. I doubt very much if Gingrich will ever poll above 4%.

By: rinkuhero

rinkuhero — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:42:05 +0000

Two things:

1) http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/2008/articles/ron-paul-now-at-five-percent-new-hampshire.html

2) Remember the margin of error. These polls typically poll around 400 people, which gives them a margin of error of about 3% plus or minus.