i think i've already been over why i put more stock in things like straw polls and grassroots fundraising when it comes to the primaries than i do random phone polls, especially when it comes to Ron Paul, but i'll go over it again...
first off, people that have been polled have reported that they were given the choice of giuliani, romney, mccain, thompson, huckabee, and "other." only if you chose "other" would they give you the option of Ron Paul.
second, the polls of republican primary voters call people who voted in the last presidential primary (2004), which, if you remember, only included George W. Bush, being that he was the incumbent. Only 6.6% of republicans voted in this primary, and you can bet that they were all hardcore Bush loyalists... the type of people who would not support someone like Ron Paul.
USATODAY.com - Voter turnout low for presidential primaries
you also have to realize that a lot of people are registering republican just to vote for Ron Paul, so polls of people previously registered republican wouldn't show them. given the low % of party members that actually vote in primaries, this group of newcomers to the party could make a huge difference.
there is also the fact that Ron Paul supporters tend to be young and/or technologically-savvy, which means that many don't have landline phones. most of the people i know that still do are seniors.
the only kind of people that vote in primaries are hardcore supporters of their candidates, and the voter turnout is low. that's why i put a lot of stock in whoever is inspiring the most excitement and the biggest grassroots following. if somebody doesn't know too much about the candidates or isn't sure, they usually stay home. you can bet every ron paul supporter will be at the polls on primary day -- you can't say that for the other guys. plus, the pro-war vote will be split 5 ways. you know, this is exactly what the election looked like in 1979... nobody thought reagan had a chance, but he ran a hardcore grassroots campaign based on the forgotten ideal of limited government, and ended up coming out ahead in the end.
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Get over it guys, look to another candidate, it's a lost cause!!!!
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that kind of attitude is not going to get us anywhere as a nation. anyway, there is simply no other candidate to look to! it's either Big Government or Ron Paul.