Ron Paul wins republican debate???
POSTED BY: Eric
UPDATED: Thursday, February 19, 2026 15:21
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Coming out of lurker mode to note something that might be interesting, considering the support he has on RWED. It's likely a technical glitch (or a bunch of Democrats being smartasses, hehe) on the ABC website, but it looks as if Paul won this morning's 'debate' by more than 20,000 poll votes. 
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Decision2008/popup?id=3436820
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A glitch, a prank....call it what you will. No way he won that, or any debate.
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
A glitch, a prank....call it what you will. No way he won that, "
Are you still talking about the debate or the last two Presidential Elections?
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There's only 40,000 votes on the poll; all it takes is one organized team supporting a candidate, and you have 20,000 votes. It's probably a group that supports Dr. Paul and noticed the poll.
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Originally posted by Eric:
Coming out of lurker mode to note something that might be interesting, considering the support he has on RWED. It's likely a technical glitch (or a bunch of Democrats being smartasses, hehe) on the ABC website, but it looks as if Paul won this morning's 'debate' by more than 20,000 poll votes.
Its wierd. He wins every debate and yet in polls he never breaks 1%. Why, with margin of error he's probably in negative numbers. I think he or his illigal Mexican servants are just really good at getting on the internet and messing with poll results.
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Watch the debate. Dr. Paul's message got an aweful lot of applause. The poll was not, "Who's the most electable?" or "Who would you vote for?" The poll asked "Who won the debate?" Watch the debate.
Or just continue on safe in the comfort in knowing that what happens on the internet doesn't count and never will.
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Originally posted by oldenglanddry:Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
A glitch, a prank....call it what you will. No way he won that, "
Are you still talking about the debate or the last two Presidential Elections?
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Originally posted by Penguin:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
A glitch, a prank....call it what you will. No way he won that.
Are you still talking about the debate or the last two Presidential Elections?
Right on...of course! They are actually teaching that as fact now in schools I hear. All school children in public schools must learn by the time they're six that if Democrats win an election you can rest assured that is was legal, accurate, and honest; but if a Republican wins an election you MUST assume fraud and cheating. Come to think of it, that statement could actually become the new Pledge of Allegiance....works perfectly...no awful reference to God, and it gets all the young'ens on board early to vote the Democrat way. Jeeesh...who said politics & social engineering were complicated?
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I think he comes off as very earnest, and in a world where we expect politicos to spin everything that's very refreshing. I can see how enough people would be impressed enough to say he won the debate, and as has been said getting enough people is rediculously easy in an internet poll.
The reason this isn't translating into more than 1% nationally is that outside of the debates he's not getting a lot of media exposure. My guess is that what numbers he does poll nationally probably got a bigger boost from the Colbert Report than from the national debate.
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