Ron Paul destroys Romney and Perry in straw poll victory. Follow

Ron Paul has done it again. Paul has won the CA straw poll with a landslide victory in CA. This quote is taken directly from CNN.

"Paul won with 44.9% of the votes, Texas Gov. Rick Perry came in second with 29.3% of the votes, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney came in third with 8.8% of the votes."

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-17/politics/california.straw.poll_1_straw-poll-ron-paul-votes?_s=PM:POLITICS

It's no surprise that Americans are finally waking up and tired of the lies. One of the largest reasons why people are waking up is the facts support Paul's stance. America became great because of our freedom and the Constitution, not the overabundance of government regulation. It's no surprise that the military supports Ron Paul more than any other candidate. Those of in the military know how war works and how the public is mislead. It's truly sad how many people only have FOX, MSNBC, and CNN to rely on for news coverage. Regardless of your views or politics, we've been on this slippery slope for years. On the verge of financial meltdown for America, a 30 year Congressional veteran of the Constitution stands up for us in the last ditch effort to save this country from destruction. I've included Ron Paul's video taken at the straw poll for your own viewing.





Edited, Sep 19th 2011 1:40pm by ShadowedgeFFXI

This just in: Straw polls still don't matter.

Same crazy nut, different tree.

Personally I like Ron Paul, but his platform hardly appeals to the average Republican.

I think you're missing the point: straw polls aren't an indicator either way.

Were they trailing by 10-20 points in the polls at the time?

Unfortunate that one of his greatest attributes, to you, could be one of his biggest downfalls in ever accomplishing anything politically.

I should been more clear. Ron Paul will compromise on issues, but not on principle. For example, he said he would vote for money to be pumped into FEMA(help with Irene) if it were diverted from the defense budget. I think that the DEM would vote for a lot of Paul's bills because it seems the left likes him more than his own party. Again, this is all speculation, but judging by most left winged shows and views I hear, I think they would support Paul at least more than Romney or Perry.

The problem with politics is the lobbyists control things. Obama and many others have said this statement. So the American people will have to rally behind Paul if he's to push though the money donated by these lobbyists who control their politicians like puppets.

Good question though.

I like him. Like you said, he's honest. I don't really agree so much with his politics. I think there are too many people in this country for the government to simply turn it's back on governing.

Oh and platforms are for hanging onto. When it comes time to actually make legislation calling compromising 'flip-flopping' is bullcrap.

But you just accused Obama of flip-flopping because he was forced to compromise on issues.

I liked the offshore drilling compromise at the time.

Then of course that rig blew something like 2 weeks later in the worst case of political 'bad timing' I've seen in a while.

Nope. Just found amusing similarities between Obama's speech today in which he basically said "I'll veto any bill that doesn't have what I want in it" and Debalic's portrayal of what Ron Paul would do if/when Congress isn't willing to pass his bills. Same thing, right?