Ron Paul 2nd in Nevada!

Independent UKIP · 19-01-2008, 11:05 PM

Congrats to the candidate largely ignored by the media and excluded from a Fox news debate for being a complete no hoper for coming 2nd in the Nevada caucus ahead of those favoured presidential hopefuls John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson and Rudy Guiliani.

According to CNN with 98% reporting Ron Paul has 13% (Romney winning of course) just under 200 votes ahead of current favourite John McCain. He has thus won 4 delegates to the convention here which added to the 2 he already has means he is 4 ahead of Giuliani though back in 5 place at the moment.

steve fowler · 19-01-2008, 11:14 PM

Just checked this out myself this is great news here the link below.

Politics - News, Opinion and Analysis from CNN.com

Independent UKIP · 19-01-2008, 11:44 PM

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Hunter exits presidential race « - Blogs from CNN.com

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January 19, 2008
Hunter exits presidential race
Posted: 06:51 PM ET
Hunter will announce later Saturday he is exiting the White House race.

NEW YORK (CNN) — Rep. Duncan Hunter has abandoned his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, the California congressman said in a statement released Saturday evening.

“Today we end this campaign,” said Hunter, according to an advance copy of his remarks he was scheduled to deliver later in the evening.

The California Republican, an outspoken proponent of cracking down on illegal immigration, did poorly in the Nevada GOP caucuses held earlier in the day.

“The Nevada caucuses reflecting only 2 percent of the vote for me,” he said. “I ran the campaign exactly the way I wanted to, and at this point not being able to gain traction in conservative states of Nevada and South Carolina, it's time to allow our volunteers and supporters to focus on the campaigns that remain viable.”

– CNN Political Producer Alan Isenberg

One down, all we need now is the other 5 to stand down and Ron Paul wins the nomination. Simple.

Britannist · 20-01-2008, 12:22 AM

Both races (Republican and Democrat) look wide open at this point in time with Billary Clinton presently narrowly head overall in her party. But she faces some tough battles ahead in the contest to be Democrat Party candidate for the American Presidency.

If Mr. Rudolph Giuliani does well in the coming Florida Primary vote his candidacy will provide another angle to the Republican contest.

arden forester · 20-01-2008, 12:57 AM

Great result for Ron paul and he got more votes than Hillary Clinton! Wow! Let's see what Fox News makes of that!

A View from Middle England by Arden Forester: Ron Paul comes in 2nd and beats Ms Clinton!

Baron von Lotsov · 20-01-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by arden forester

Let's see what Fox News makes of that!

Faux News has him as the invisible man!

Michael Heaver · 20-01-2008, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Baron von Lotsov

Faux News has him as the invisible man!

That really is quite shocking.

McLean · 20-01-2008, 10:15 PM

A reality check:

1. Ron Paul has done better in caucuses - where it is activists that count - than in primaries. That is in line with a campaign heavy on a fanatical minority but short on popular support.

2. Mitt Romney was running away with this one and it was left virtually uncontested by the other main candidates. Romney eventually took over 50% of the vote. That none of the other top candidates performed well is a reflection of that fact.

3. 13% in Nevada is his top score so far - the 4% (and 5th place) in South Carolina last night was more indicative of his overall performance.

4. Giuliani has more or less written off the earliest states to focus on Florida, hence his poor results so far. He will be much more prominent in Florida even if his campaign fails to take off, and Ron Paul will do well to take 5th place.

5. The media did not cover Huckabee until he started getting real votes. A distant 13% is not going to shift them, so stop complaining. Huckabee is up there because he is polling well and has a win in Iowa under his belt.

6. (With reference to arden forester's post) Ron Paul did not beat Hillary Clinton's vote tally. The Democratic Party figures were for county level delegates, not actual votes. They therefore do not correspond in any way to the Republican Party caucus figures.

Britannist · 21-01-2008, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by McLean

Giuliani has more or less written off the earliest states to focus on Florida, hence his poor results so far. He will be much more prominent in Florida even if his campaign fails to take off....

I agree: the 'Giuliani factor' has yet to appear - but it will do soon and it will affect the voting breakdown in the Republican contest. Whether Mr. Giuliani wins in Florida (or does not win but comes close) he should not be 'written off'. Billary Clinton is presently narrowly ahead in the Democrat Party race (according to national opinion polls in the USA) but - just like the Republican Party contest - it is all still (at this time) wide open.

mkpdavies · 22-01-2008, 02:13 PM

Giuliani is a busted flush. He is finished. It doesn't even look like he will win Florida now, even though he has put most effort there, while all the others haven't treated the rest of America with such contempt.

The only Republican who has a hope of beating Hillary is Ron Paul. As the MSM don't want Ron Paul, they have backed him out in total. Even then he has managed to **** on Benito in most contests.

If only there was truly free press. Then he may have had a chance. As it is the Neocons are quite happy for Hillary to take on the batton. She is one of them.

19-01-2008, 11:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Independent UKIP Uber Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 2,140	Ron Paul 2nd in Nevada! Congrats to the candidate largely ignored by the media and excluded from a Fox news debate for being a complete no hoper for coming 2nd in the Nevada caucus ahead of those favoured presidential hopefuls John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson and Rudy Guiliani. According to CNN with 98% reporting Ron Paul has 13% (Romney winning of course) just under 200 votes ahead of current favourite John McCain. He has thus won 4 delegates to the convention here which added to the 2 he already has means he is 4 ahead of Giuliani though back in 5 place at the moment.

19-01-2008, 11:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
steve fowler Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nr Birmingham Posts: 1,163 Party: UKIP	Just checked this out myself this is great news here the link below. Politics - News, Opinion and Analysis from CNN.com __________________ RULE BRITANNIA BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES, BRITONS NEVER EVER SHALL BE SLAVE'S. Never give in - never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. Winston Churchill. When Labour won the 1997 General Election, Enoch Powell told his wife that the electorate had voted to break up the United Kingdom.

20-01-2008, 12:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Races wide open, Republican, Democrat, Billary Clinton, Presidency, Rudolph Giuliani Both races (Republican and Democrat) look wide open at this point in time with Billary Clinton presently narrowly head overall in her party. But she faces some tough battles ahead in the contest to be Democrat Party candidate for the American Presidency. If Mr. Rudolph Giuliani does well in the coming Florida Primary vote his candidacy will provide another angle to the Republican contest.

20-01-2008, 12:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
arden forester Uber Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Solihull, in The Forest of Arden, Warwickshire! Posts: 2,633 Party: None	Ron Paul comes in 2nd! Great result for Ron paul and he got more votes than Hillary Clinton! Wow! Let's see what Fox News makes of that! A View from Middle England by Arden Forester: Ron Paul comes in 2nd and beats Ms Clinton! __________________ www.westminster-whispers.blogspot.com

22-01-2008, 02:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 30,615	Giuliani is a busted flush. He is finished. It doesn't even look like he will win Florida now, even though he has put most effort there, while all the others haven't treated the rest of America with such contempt. The only Republican who has a hope of beating Hillary is Ron Paul. As the MSM don't want Ron Paul, they have backed him out in total. Even then he has managed to **** on Benito in most contests. If only there was truly free press. Then he may have had a chance. As it is the Neocons are quite happy for Hillary to take on the batton. She is one of them. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

20-01-2008, 10:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
McLean Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southampton, England Posts: 11	A reality check: 1. Ron Paul has done better in caucuses - where it is activists that count - than in primaries. That is in line with a campaign heavy on a fanatical minority but short on popular support. 2. Mitt Romney was running away with this one and it was left virtually uncontested by the other main candidates. Romney eventually took over 50% of the vote. That none of the other top candidates performed well is a reflection of that fact. 3. 13% in Nevada is his top score so far - the 4% (and 5th place) in South Carolina last night was more indicative of his overall performance. 4. Giuliani has more or less written off the earliest states to focus on Florida, hence his poor results so far. He will be much more prominent in Florida even if his campaign fails to take off, and Ron Paul will do well to take 5th place. 5. The media did not cover Huckabee until he started getting real votes. A distant 13% is not going to shift them, so stop complaining. Huckabee is up there because he is polling well and has a win in Iowa under his belt. 6. (With reference to arden forester's post) Ron Paul did not beat Hillary Clinton's vote tally. The Democratic Party figures were for county level delegates, not actual votes. They therefore do not correspond in any way to the Republican Party caucus figures.

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