
Ron Paul Wins NH Straw Poll
• LewRockwellRon takes the Strafford County, NH, GOP straw poll today by another landslide:
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Ron takes the Strafford County, NH, GOP straw poll today by another landslide:
A staunch supporter of lower taxes, a dramatically smaller government, and long-term conservative monetary policy, a Ron Paul presidency could mean big changes for the US Dollar and its relationship to other currencies. We investigate the specific af
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Chalk a surprising victory up to Ron Paul in the early days of the presidential race. There was a low-profile straw poll in Alabama, and he won in a landslide. I'm sure critics will laugh this one off, and the mainstream media is ignoring it. But
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"You felt the enthusiasm in that room -- here it is, it was pouring rain at the time, and people were literally standing in the rain waiting to vote,” said Illinois State Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna. [results at bottom]
Unusual Ron Paul vid on YouTube -- should appeal to those who like word play. Great music, too!
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Hear ye! Hear ye! The Ron Paul Campaign has confirmed to callers what was repeated at the event itself -- that the campaign bought and gave away 800 tickets. The “Adopt an Iowan group” (an independent effort) has published that they had collected $22
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Detractors of the exit poll claim this difference was caused by the exit pollsters being obvious Paul supporters—driving away supporters of other candidates.... But here is a representative shirt worn by an Iowa Straw Poll exit pollster:
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