The polls for a one-on-one match-up with Obama are climbing for the GOP candidates as the approval rating for the current occupant of our White House continues to dive into dangerous territory.

Perhaps the most revealing spread of polling numbers comes from the latest Rasmussen poll on Tuesday showing that among voters that do not identify themselves as Republican or Democrat, Ron Paul is now in a 10-point lead over Obama (43% to 33%). This means that Paul is picking up a significant portion of the all important Independent, Decline-to-state and 3rd party vote. These 3 categories represent the fastest growing segments of registered voters today. This trend is largely being fueled by rapidly increasing voter' discontent of traditional, establishment candidates. Only God knows what these numbers may grow to by November of 2012.

Continue reading on Examiner.com Ron Paul soars to 10-point lead over Obama among fastest growing voter segments - Washington DC Conservative | Examiner.com www.examiner.com...

BUT... Not necessarily sure this is really related to RP. More likely they're unhappy with his ability to get anyone other than Tea Partiers and red-meat republicans energized (i.e. donating)...

In yet another sign that perhaps the news media ought to think about treating his presidential campaign more seriously, Ron Paul was viewed about as favorably as Rick Perry and Mitt Romney by Americans in a new poll.

In an Associated Press-GfK telephone survey of the general population, 37 percent of the respondents said they have a positive view of the libertarian-leaning representative from Texas, while 36 percent said they did not.
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Originally posted by 27jd
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Okay, I'll take your word that the examiner is wrong, and you're right. I don't have much stock in either, nor do I care about the establishment republicans. Here in AZ, the republican primaries are semi-closed, which means I can vote in them as an Independent. So, Ron Paul has my vote. I'm guessing we can't count on yours. If he doesn't get the primary, I believe he'll still run and take all the young republican votes except for the die hard establishment folks...and the establishment republicans can hand Obama his 2nd term, unless the conditions are right that a 3rd party candidate can actually win. Now, more than ever, that's a possibility. Guess we'll have to revisit this thread late in 2012...

another poll showing Paul as a contender...

In yet another sign that perhaps the news media ought to think about treating his presidential campaign more seriously, Ron Paul was viewed about as favorably as Rick Perry and Mitt Romney by Americans in a new poll.

In an Associated Press-GfK telephone survey of the general population, 37 percent of the respondents said they have a positive view of the libertarian-leaning representative from Texas, while 36 percent said they did not.
news.yahoo.com...

I know, I know...they're probably wrong too.

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President Obama is not the only one to feel the sting of increasing anger and frustration with Washington in the aftermath of the contested debt-ceiling deal, a new AP-GfK poll suggests. The poll finds that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is increasingly unpopular and that the Tea Party has lost support.

The Republican strategy of holding the line on tax increases might prove a tough sell, as well. Sixty-nine percent of those polled believed that some taxes will have to be increased for the government to balance the budget. That being said, more than half believe lawmakers' main focus should be on cutting government services. Voters are less enamored with the insurgent Tea Party that swept Republicans into control of the House in 2010. Only 28 percent of those polled had a favorable view of the movement.

Q: Are you still in favor of abolishing Social Security?
A: Yes, but not overnight. As a matter of fact, my program’s the only one that is going to be able to take care of the elderly. I’d like to get the young people out of it, just the younger generation, because there’s no money there, and they’re going to have to pay 50 years and they’re not going to get anything. I’d take care of all the elderly, all those who are dependent, but I would save the money from this wild spending overseas.

Right now they’re getting behind because they’re having a 10% to 12% inflation rate and we give them a 2% increase, and they’re really hurting. I don’t want taxes on the Social Security benefits that they receive. I have a bill in that would secure the trust fund, where none of that money could be spent in the general revenues. So in many ways, the goal would be to get us out of this program that is a failure. It doesn’t work, and is going to bankrupt this country. The only way you can do that is save enough money, tide the people over, let the young people get out, because they’re going to be paying all these years and they’re not going to get anything. I probably have the only program that would really help the elderly because the money’s not going to be there. There’s no way these cost-of-living increases are ever going to keep up with their benefits are never going to keep up with their cost of living. They’re decreasing. My program has a better chance of helping them than any other one.
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Originally posted by 27jd
reply to post by RealTalk

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Wow, that was a real breath of fresh air, such a well thought out post. Ron Paul isn't the typical Republican, establishment Republicans HATE Ron Paul...so, if what you say is true, he seems like the PERFECT candidate for the people who aren't "that stupid".

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Originally posted by 27jd
reply to post by RealTalk

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My sarcasm meter is a reading a little high on that post.

Originally posted by RealTalk

Originally posted by 27jd
reply to post by RealTalk

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My sarcasm meter is a reading a little high on that post.

LOL,its Real.
Your explanation holds good clean water,i can respect that.