Des Moines Register Poll Shows Mitt Romney Ahead with Ron Paul Just 2 Percentage Points Behind

The last Des Moines Register poll before Tuesday's Iowa caucuses shows Mitt Romney ahead of the Republican presidential field, with Ron Paul just 2 percentage points behind, within the poll's margin of error. Here are the results:

Mitt Romney: 24 percent
Ron Paul: 22 percent
Rick Santorum: 15 percent
Newt Gingrich: 12 percent
Rick Perry: 11 percent
Michele Bachmann: 7 percent

The media and other republicans have treated Ron Paul with the same disdain they treat the American public. Our opinions are not important. No one listens. Ron Paul has been talking about the corruption, the economic crisis, and our freedom for a long time. No one listened. It's time for the American people to be heard and have a true representative in Washington instead of these bought and paid for politicians. End the corruption. End the wars. End the insane spending. - Proximal2u

There is a man behind the curtain in the emerald city, and he's deathly afraid of Ron Paul.

Are you ready for war with Iran or North Korea.You better be if you elect anyone other than Ron Paul.

Rick Santorum: I Would Vote for Ron Paul If He Becomes the GOP Nominee

Why didn't they make a headline story when Ron Paul was in first place? Or why did they only mention him when Romney tied him? And why did Santurom get a headline story when he is just in third place? This media bias is disgusting .They edit what what comes out of their office by the headlines stories that are only to the liking of the World Elite because, after all, they own them. - FERAL

Santorum said "a vast majority of the people would disqualify Paul as a serious contender if he receives the Republican nomination." This statement articulates clearly the disconnect between the establishment political elite and the American people -- to the Elite it's not about democracy's basic tenet that the majority's vote wins, but rather some nefarious belief that politics and politicians are in control and spoon feed what they want to the gullible public. - Megamind

December 28, 2011

The Ticket - Rick Santorum disagrees with presidential contender Ron Paul on a lot of issues, but if it came down to a choice between the libertarian-leaning member of Congress and President Barack Obama, Santorum would still vote for Paul on Election Day.

"I'd vote for anybody over Barack Obama," Santorum said after a town hall here when asked specifically if he could vote for Paul. "But I'd have a lot of heartburn on the national security issues with Ron Paul."

Santorum has spent much of the campaign sparring with Paul, the candidate he said he considers the "least likely to win against Barack Obama." But unlike former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who this week ruled out the possibility of voting for Paul, Santorum would not vote against a Republican nominee in November.

Paul is currently leading in the RealClearPolitics polling average for the Iowa caucuses, which will be held on Tuesday.

Santorum went on to say that a "vast majority of the people would disqualify" Paul as a serious contender if he receives the Republican nomination. [Establishment candidates continue to say that Paul in unelectable.]

Ron Paul Garners Applause in Iowa, But Does It Come from Caucusgoers?

"The Ticket" is full of SH*T. They want so desperately to spread the message that Ron Paul is losing favor with voters. They've been saying the same thing for months now with bogus articles about false statistics. According to numerous independent polls, Ron Paul is still leading in Iowa. - rabbit

Despite the fact that Ron Paul support is rampant among common citizens, is it not true that our votes are miniscule and some group of schmucks called the 'electoral college' chooses the president? If our media outlets are bought out as well as our representatives and president, then who is to say that these electoral college representatives aren't bought out too? Heck even the vote counting in Iowa was just moved to an undisclosed location; doesn't that seem sketchy to all of you? All I'm saying is we can't trust anyone, and there seriously is a 80% chance that our corporate-owned corrupt nation will disallow Ron Paul's rightful position to represent this nation in 2012. - Paul

December 28, 2011

The Ticket - Ron Paul narrowly leads the RealClearPolitics average of the most recent polls of Republican voters in Iowa, with Mitt Romney close behind. And he has attracted a loyal and active following that has helped him win straw polls across the country (and a close second place in the Aug. 13, 2011, Iowa straw poll) as well as raise formidable amounts of money.

But it remains unclear if his supporters will come out in force for the caucuses on Tuesday.

"I think so--if I get information, yeah, I'll be there," Lorraine DeNardis, a Paul supporter, told Yahoo News when asked after a town-hall meeting with the candidate if she plans participate in the Jan. 3 caucuses.

Addressing a crowd of around 150 attendees Wednesday at the town hall, Paul spoke exactly as he always has: hammering home his disdain for big government, his commitment to lower spending and his respect for the Constitution.

Though he did note that some things appear to be a little bit different these days.

"This looks like there are more cameras than there used to be," Paul said, noting the dozen TV cameramen on a riser at the back of the meeting room--in addition to the reporters and print photographers positioned around his podium. "I've been talking about freedom for a long time-- that's what motivated me to get into politics-- and for many years the crowds were very small, little interest. And it's steadily grown."

Paul received loud applause from the crowd for the cornerstones of his presidential platform, including eliminating the Department of Education and cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget in his first year in office.

"People say, That means everybody has to suffer," Paul said of the reaction to his spending-slashing plans. "Well, not necessarily. The people who got bailed out, they might have to suffer, but they should suffer. They should go bankrupt, not us."

"Before I thought he was just too radical but I rethought it and it makes sense," David Rethmeier of Rock Creek, Iowa, told Yahoo News, adding that he first became a Paul supporter this cycle and considers himself an independent.

"I think he has awakened a lot of people like me who were never really interested in politics," Jeff Neelson of Iowa City, Iowa, told Yahoo News.

As part of its effort to get out the vote next week, Paul's campaign announced on Tuesday that it plans to host 52 caucus training sessions around the state leading up to the caucuses

Lorraine DeNardis, who lives in Bondurant, Iowa, said that the Paul campaign's email on Tuesday helped her to identify a local meeting in Clive that she may attend.

Paul did not respond to any inquiries from reporters as he entered and exited Wednesday's town hall meeting. He has been fending off a new spate of news stories about newsletters written under his name in the 1980s and 1990s that contained racist language. Paul says he did not write the newsletters and that he rejects the controversial comments.

2008 Top 3 Donors to Ron Paul's Presidential Campaign

2008 Top 3 donors to Ron Paul's presidential campaign:

1. US Army $78,056
2. US Navy $56,769
3. US Air Force $55,405

2008 Top 3 donors to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign:

1. Goldman Sachs $235,275
2. Citigroup Inc $178,450
3. Merrill Lynch $176,125

2008 Top 3 donors to Barack Obama's presidential campaign:

1. University of California $1,648,685
2. Goldman Sachs $1,013,091
3. Harvard University $878,164