Ron Paul Expects "Dramatic Good News" Night Before Iowa Caucus
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Uploaded by ReasonTV on Jan 3, 2012
"I'm keeping my fingers crossed," said presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) the night before the Iowa Caucus. "I think we may have some dramatic, good news for tomorrow night." Paul supporters at the Prime N Wine in Mason City, Iowa were in high spirits during his final stop on the Iowa Whistle-Stop Tour, which he embarked upon with his son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
Reason.tv was on the scene to gauge the mood and to ask what it is about the Texas congressman that inspires such a devoted following. Answers varied, but common themes were Ron Paul's
consistency, his peaceful foreign policy, and his willingness to take serious steps to reduce the deficit.
Reason Senior Editor Brian Doherty , whose biography of Paul will be coming out in May, was also there to document the event and provide political commentary. "The interesting thing about Ron Paul fans that I found is that whatever hooks them first," says Doherty, "once they're hooked in, they decide, almost universally, that they like everything about him." Perhaps because they value his logical consistency, most of Paul's supporters told us that they would not be willing to support another Republican candidate should he fail to get the nomination.
While many pundits still consider a Paul nomination a long shot, Paul and his supporters feel optimistic about his chances in Iowa. "I definitely expect Ron Paul to come in over 20 [percent]," says Doherty. "Absolutely he'll finish a strong second, and a win is definitely still a possibility."
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We need a christian GOVERNMENT! We should take out the separation of church and state and round up whoever is not a christian take them to a FEMA camp AND MURDER THEM ALL IN JESUS NAME!! RICK SANATORIUM FOR PRESIDENT! Mormons are not christians because they believe in aliens.
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@Rispolikid Your statement proves our point. To fix a problem you just stand there & bitch about what we shouldn't have done instead of dealing with the situation at hand. Yeah looking back, WE, NOT just the USA (it's always the USA's fault isn't it?) should have let Germany breath in ECONOMICS. But what happened, HAPPENED and Hitler THEN began his massacre & we should have took him out when he started to conquer small nations! Not wait until he took over half of fucking Europe!
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@Clutch3Ball Yes, everything you've ever heard is a lie. Every conspiracy theory is true even without physical proof.
It must be nice to live in a world where everything is as you say it is.
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I predict that Ron Paul won't win a single state during the primaries. He's like Ross Perot, except less popular. He can't win. God Bless 2012
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@joeydline1 go for it, believe what ever fox news tells you, Ron Paul is still far more honest than all those other pieces of shit running for president
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Paul is a paleo. (I don't mean that as a compliment, but the Ronulans will, perhaps, take it as one.) Good grief, even the American father of libertarianism (Thomas Jefferson) could not abide Islamic maniacs, and unleashed the Marines on them. Read the Wikipedia entry on the First Barbary War.
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@copenhagenlongcut52 Ron Paul is bearing false witness against Rick Santorum. That makes Ron Paul a LIAR. God Bless 2012
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@Goku I support Santorum. RICK SANTORUM 2012!
RON PAUL SUCKS
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@Jblod240
Hey look it's a Santorum supporter.
I've never seen one of you in real life.
Goku 1 month ago 16
@ryangi5
You consider him dangerous on foreign policy?
Have you heard anything from the other candidates? He can be the worst candidate and still a million light years better than the rest of the candidates running.
Goku 1 month ago 13