Ron Paul More Electable Than Mitt Romney in Latest Poll

If the GOP can not nominate a REAL conservitive but have to settle for a liberal like Mitt then Ron Paul should run 3rd party. The GOP should be ashamed of themselves for going for such a moderate as Mitt Romney. The Tea Party is even worse......

“Paul is the strongest candidate with independents, tying Obama with them while the rest of the GOP field trails by 6-15 points.”

LAKE JACKSON, Texas, Mar 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul polls better against President Barack Obama in a head-to-head matchup than establishment-choice moderate Mitt Romney, according to a recent survey conducted by Public Policy Polling.

The poll found that Obama defeats Romney by 4 percentage points (48-44) and Newt Gingrich by 8 percent (50-42). While Santorum also joins Paul being within striking distance of the President by 3 points (48-45 and 46-43 respectively), Paul brings Obama a noticeable 2 percentage points further away from the 50 percent a candidate seeks to win on election day. Considering the +/- 3.3-percentage point margin of error, Paul in this poll is statistically tied for the presidency.

Reinforcing the electability case for Paul is that he ties Obama among independent voters, while Romney loses the largest voting segment by 6 percent, Santorum by 8 percent, and Gingrich by 15 percent -- a cause for concern whether Paul’s three rivals would even be competitive come November.

While many polls have shown Paul to be the most competitive Romney alternative, it also shows Paul to be making substantial progress and momentum for a general election bid. The new poll reveals that Paul is narrowing the gap between himself and Obama by 5 percentage points since last month’s PPP poll.

Other notables are that among one of the fastest growing voter segments, the Hispanic vote, Paul takes a full third of the Hispanic vote against the sitting President, with no other candidate able to come within 5 points of Paul’s Hispanic support.

Among the largest voter segment, self-identified independents, Paul is viewed favorably by 41 percent, whereas Romney and Santorum are relegated to a melancholy 29 percent and Gingrich further behind with a mere 24 percent favorability. These favorability numbers among independents translate into a clear Election Day advantage unique to Paul, where he would tie President Obama 42 to 42 for their votes.

Young voters, those 18 to 29 years in this poll, have long been considered to be in the President’s court. Yet, in a Paul-Obama matchup, these voters leave Obama and comparatively flock to Paul, backing him with a hefty 40 percent of their support. The range of youth support for Paul’s three competitors in a head-to-head with Obama ranges 22 to 29 percent, meaning about half of Paul’s margin to weak at best.

“The media may find an inevitability about Romney becoming nominee, but it is clear that with anyone other than Ron Paul as nominee a second term for Obama is the inevitability,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton.

“When polls say ‘Romney is actually not the most electable Republican candidate,’ voters should flock to the candidate who can defeat Obama by winning on true conservative principle. That man is Ron Paul,” added Mr. Benton.

The PPP poll is based on telephone surveys of 900 voters and has a +/- 3.3-percentage point error margin.

To view the poll release online, please click here. To view the complete poll document including questions and tables, please click here.

Authorized and paid for by Ron Paul 2012 PCC Inc. www.RonPaul2012.com

SOURCE: Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee

 

Logic does not compute with these people. You will get no response to the numbers, just lies and personal insults about Paul or you.

 

what a joke, ron paul hasn't even won one state presidential primary, even though he's tried for nearly 24 years



explain to me how this shows that ron paul can win the election

 

so i take it that you can't explain how ron paul can win the election without having won a single state primary

how logical is that?

 

I do not even begin to care what your point is - you think I would actually waste my time reading your dribble?
I glanced at your post, saw it was just like almost all the rest of your posts in threads like this (that I have seen anyway) and felt the need to say hello.

Your posts that are about Ron Paul are negative and flamebaiting other posters.


Have a nice day.

 

there's no flame baiting in my post, it's perfectly logical

 

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no, i'm not going to

 

Paul can not win GOP nomination so your poll means nothing. I am waiting for Paul to become Ross Perot and give Obama the election

 

The republicans are giving pbama the election by nominating another big govt guy.

 

Ron Paul is on record in supporting the legalization of prostitution and drugs (meaning those drugs now listed as illegal such as marijuana, etc.)


Even if he might say things that on the face appear to be conservative-- anyone that would promote or condone making prostitution legal is seriously flawed. There is nothing admirable, honorable or safe about destroying the basic structure of the society-- the relationship of husband and wife. Let alone the moral question-- you cannot find anything that is meritorious in demeaning women and condoning the total abandonment of self control for men and sexual appetite- as if we are all just dogs (animals-- with no regard to the partner or any offspring from such unions)

Any given that any real thinking person who has not been asleep about the history and destructive actions of drugs in our society -- knows that drugs are not benign. There is no real adult reason to give the green light to people destroying society in this way. And make no mistake the behavior of those who want to get high does not remain to their homes, or private use of these drugs. They go to work, they drive cars, they interact with society. And most of those who truly use drugs on a weekly basis do have a detrimental effect on the world around them. It is just a fact.

You may not like the truth-- But if your honest you know this is true.

WHY in the World would you want a pretender or dissembler claiming to be conservative or a so-called supporter of 'The Constitution' to want such life wrecking behaviors to be legal -- They would not become less -- they would grow.

What happened after the failed attempt on prohibition--
Unless you are blind -- and you go to the Convenience Store on the corner or the grocery store and see stacks of beer and door after door in the refrigerator case with beer-- you know legalizing alcohol has not made it a modest part of our daily society's character.

And of course there has not been any crimes, car accidents, broken homes, or addiction problems with alcohol (SARCASM)

Can any of you dream of the effects of The United States having a moral reprobate as President-- Oh yes, we have not yet forgotten the debacle of Bill Clinton-

Really!! ??

Do we who seek a higher standard really want such a man for President??

Those who know what made our 'America'-- The United States the greatest nation in history seek a great nation to remain. We seek of honesty, a real and dynamic Free Republic of smaller and responsible government, that does not seek to enslave the public with restrictions on our God Given Rights.

Since any responsible Republican wants these things -- Why would we want any masked men (pretending to be conservative so they can further their own choice of the same poison the Democrats have in such abundance)?
NO We don't

So NO to Ron Paul and his legal prostitution and drugs
And NO to Romney and his hypocrisy of proven efforts towards Socialism with Welfare Medicine in Massachusetts

PICK a Better Horse to bet on

Not the same vote breakers or false men of pride -- seeking power

FIND BETTER MEN TO VOTE FOR -- please

yours
Einer Kleine Stimme

 

That will not give the election to Obama. Obama's policies and failures will cause Obama to lose

 

explain to me the logic of running the last place candidate, instead of the winning one

 

he wouldn't be running against a GOP candidate.

 

either way, a big government guy wins.
then the dunces can run around blaming each other for four more years, culminating in the election of yet another big government guy.

 

and he won't be running as a gop candidate after the convention

 

the OP was about his electability.
With all that time in a classroom, one would think your reading comprehension would be better.

 

Because the winning one is not an opposition candidate...

 

now you did it. You spelled it out for him.

 

certainly romney opposes obama and the democrats

ron paul hasn't won a single primary, not one

that makes it pretty clear he's not electable

 

People have been brainwashed into thinking Ron Paul can't win. I watched several of my best friends floundering unsuccessfully for a candidate they could support. They tossed around Palin before she said no. Then they went quickly from Bachmann, to Perry, to Cain, to Gingrich, to Santorum... still not satisfied but at the end of the line is Romney and they aren't that desperate yet. Funny thing is... I know these people. I know the candidate they agree with most.

I'm not sure if they simply lack the courage of their convictions or if the rest of the talking heads have convinced them that Iran is the greatest threat we face.

 

i think it's more they've observed that he hasn't won

 

His record is better than Romney's. Romney has run in 3 elections and only won one.

 

romney has won many state primaries and more estimated delegates than all of his rivals combined

 

Well, I know I'm impressed.