There May beTwo Reasons Ron Paul is Not Doing Better Than 4th or 5th.

So all those people donated MONEY to a presidential campaign in NH then just decided they couldn't be bothered to go to the polls today? Didn't we get most of our donations per capita there? Anyone know how many meet up members are in NH? It wouldn't be proof in a court but finding out would at least tell us something is rotten and we should support the efforts of the people trying to prevent voter fraud.

People, voter fraud in America is NOT conspiracy theory. It has been documented and people are in prison right now for their parts in the 2004 election rigging.

Does anyone have any idea how many people work in government vs the private sector? Once the balance tips past 50 percent in favor of govt. employees, its all over. I have several friends who recently got jobs in government at various levels and it seems to me these will be the only jobs left.

None of those so-called "morons" who voted for McCain knew that McCain voted for IMBRA, which forces Americans to be background checked before being allowed to say hello to foreigners online.

Why?

Because, especially since nobody echoed my concern for these kinds of laws on Daily Paul, the HQ was apparently too frightened to discuss Internet regulation...fearing that New Hampshire residents would side with McCain in his battle to stop American men for being all sex offenders until proven otherwise.

But the only way to get through on our loss of civil liberties is to expose all the laws that assume American men are sex offenders until proven otherwise.

This is not just some minor point. Nobody cares about laws designed to stop actual terrorists. I live in Europe and, when I call my parents in the USA, we expect that several nations are wiretapping us passively (but not forcing us to have background checks in order to talk).

So while HQ apparently considered this Neocon preoccupation with hating American men was "too hot to handle" or "not something too many people are concerned about", HQ thought it was "safe" to say that the US needed to close its huge air base in Germany and project no more power around the world (an extremely, extremely radical position - seriously).

As a result, there seemed to be no serious message of "We have seriously lost civil rights at home and here is a list of them".

Hugh Hewitt hit the nail on the head when he started interviewing Ron Paul supporters asking "What civil liberties have you really been losing that really affects your life"?

Most Ron Paul supporters cannot answer that question.

At least neither they nor HQ will discuss the issue (instead they think they have to mimic the McGovern campaign of 1972):

And we are calling the public morons? We are not morons either, but we are a confused bunch for not stressing actual loss of civil liberties as the main issue.

Does anyone realize how "I will destroy the IRS and replace it with nothing" sounds to people who listen to the MSM? You cannot be so blunt. You have to say "Replace it temporarily with a flat tax"...showing that you know how to compromise at least temporarily.

By far the last message that was needed to place well was "I will deconstruct the military and use the funds to pay for health care." This is considered to be the most left wing position possible. It shrieks of McGovern, Mondale, Dukakis.

Furthermore, the "youths" who harrassed Luntz and Hannity in the last news cycle failed to identify themselves as Republicans, thus giving the impression that they were left wing anarchists

Hair cuts would have helped for some of them. Hippies were left wing in the 60s. It won't work in 2008 to go that route. Believe me.

Now let's recount those votes. Then let's see HQ expose McCain's voting record.

" Exit polls found 64 percent of Tuesday's Republican voters still support the conflict (Iraq) -- and Romney, whose criticism of President Bush's management of the war has been muted, outpolled McCain in that category.

But among the 34 percent who said they disapproved of the war, McCain had a wide advantage over the GOP field -- even over Texas Rep. Ron Paul, the sole advocate of a U.S. withdrawal in the Republican field. "

If Ron Paul cannot get more of the anti Iraq people than McCain then we are in trouble. Lets face it most Republicans like war and big government. The Republican party is a lost cause.

is Hurting us. I think that is why he is still in the race. he is seen as a true conservative.

That and people don't like cults. Ron Paul supporters are portrayed as cult members.
Some of it warranted, most of it not

NH voters are the most politically involved in the country. They are the best we've got. But the majority were unimpressed by Dr. Paul's style. We may love him, but he does not inspire confidence in many people.

Image is very important: Take the NH after-party speech - Dr. Paul had several minutes of CNN live coverage and what did we hear? A call to abolish the Fed and the crowd chanting "Ban the Fed!" After CNN cut away I saw him deliver some compelling lines on C-SPAN - but why weren't those delivered when the national cameras were rolling? Where was the polished speech they had weeks/months to prepare? Adding to the image problem: a cheap hotel backdrop and sign (above the camera frame) and no supporters surrounding him. His wonderful family was off camera. These things matter! Image that most viewers took away?: lonely and low-budget fringe candidate with an inscrutable message and some loud supporters.

That speech earned exactly zero new votes in Nevada, SC, and Michigan.

I love Dr. Paul's message, but if the campaign and the candidate don't understand that their image problem compels people to tune them out, they will not expand our national base, which polls (do we believe them now?) show to be 4%.