And they have Ron Paul at 6th? Behind who Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee…pffft! Face it Ron Paul’s little campaign easily put him in 4th place.

Want proof? Rudy and Romney ducked the CNN/YouTube debate. Why? Cuz the people want Ron Paul…alot more than the media is letting onto…and it really shows on YouTube.

Why didn’t the politicalderby and most media call Rudy and Romney cowards for doing so?

Aren’t you tired of the biased coverage yet?

By percentage, Ron Paul increased his campaign finances between Q1 and Q2 more than any other candidate…and barely spent a dime in Q1…lol.

Ron Paul won all (or nearly all) three GOP debate polls. The ones where voters were polled…not fake @ss media polls.

Ron Paul has received the most donations from military personnel of all candidates (what does that tell you).

Ron Paul supporters have moved well beyond owning the internet, into more meetup groups than any other candidates, and onto the streets in record numbers.

I know the media has scheduled next week for the big Fred splash, but the media can’t ignore the RON PAUL TSUNAMI! If the media tries, it will be WIPED OUT!

“There are three ways for the names of presidential candidates to be placed on the presidential primary ballot:

Candidates may file nomination papers with at least 2,500 certified signatures. For primary ballot placement, signatures of at least 2,500 voters must be certified by local election officials and subsequently filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth may place candidates on the ballot who have been generally advocated or recognized in the national news media.

The chairperson of each party’s state committee may designate names to be listed.”

Now. Can FDT count on my party chair to annoint him? I live in a Democrat state, so our Sec. of State may not place him on the ballot.

If you wait until November – can you count on having enough foot soldiers to gather signatures before the deadline, or will they already be committed to somebody else?

Every state has its own criteria – but the day of the convention draft is over, and Fred and Newt dally at their peril if they ARE serious. (which I don’t think they are)

Washington Post/ABC News Poll: Rudy the Clear Favorite

A Washington Post/ABC News national poll released this evening has Rudy Giuliani with an impressive 21 point lead over his closest rival.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/07/24/new_poll_gop_likes_rudys_elect.html?hpid=topnews

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll of the Republican field shows Giuliani with a sizeable lead over his three principal rivals. The former mayor was the choice of 37 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, well ahead of Arizona Sen. John McCain and the still-undeclared Fred Thompson, the former senator from Tennessee, virtually tied at 16 and 15 percent, respectively. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney ran fourth with 8 percent.

Giuliani’s frontrunner status is fueled by a broad-based perception that he is the party’s most electable candidate. Nearly half of Republicans believe Giuliani is their party’s best chance of winning in November 2008; that is three or four times higher than the percentage mentioning other candidates. Democrats and independents also said Giuliani would represent the Republicans’ best shot at holding onto the White House.

BTW: What is the official cut off date for announcing?

As such, I have a post in the political forums section under Fred Thompson. It is called “The Fred Thompson Presidential Announcement Contest.”

Yes, it is a little contest. Do check it out and participate. Only 6 days left in July!

Even if the goal is off by 2 million that isn’t, in my opinion, anything to be concerned about. Once the announcement is made, and everyone is dead sure it will be made, then the money will start flowing in.

Besides, it’s not like Fred needs the money right now. Like he said, start the campaign this late means he saved 50 million of the projected 100 million polls said would be needed to win the election.

Just 47 million left to go…

Above is a link to Sam Brownback’s site (the press release page). You would think he is running for governor of Iowa, but at least it shows that his campaign isn’t dead in the water. He placed second in a straw poll in Iowa’s second largest county (30%) and first in it’s fourth largest county (40%). I wouldn’t be suprised to see Brownback throw almost everything he has at the Ames straw poll and nip Romney’s heels. Of course my guess is as good as anyone’s as to whether that will give him a boost.

By the way, I think the power rankings are pretty good overall- although Sheehan would top out Moore anyday

http://www.swnebr.net/newspaper/cgi-bin/articles/articlearchiver.pl?161202

Not every poll has him doing as well, but Tommy Thompson nevertheless has a presence in Iowa. Romney is still the favorite, but as far as the Ames straw poll in August, nothing is set in stone and there could be a few surprises. Personally, I think Sam Brownback may surprise a lot of people. The Des Moines Register has an interesting article about it:

http://www.swnebr.net/newspaper/cgi-bin/articles/articlearchiver.pl?161202

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/07/25/289502.aspx

Sources close to the presumptive campaign tell NBC News that Fred Thompson’s fundraising is down “markedly.” One claimed it has “slowed down big-time.” The pace is described as a consequence of the delayed announcement to enter the race.

See you at #1 next month Fred.

Ron Paul might just be VP too.