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Subscribe to RSSIn the past two weeks, support has fallen sharply in Iowa for Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Rep. Ron Paul are running neck-and-neck in Iowa, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is surging and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich collapsing just four days before the state's Jan. 3 caucuses, according to a new NBC News-Marist poll.
Romney drew the support of 23 percent of likely caucus-goers in Iowa – identified based on interest, chance of voting and past participation – ahead of Paul, at 21 percent.
They are followed by Santorum at 15 percent, Texas Gov. Rick Perry at 14 percent, Gingrich at 13 percent and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann at 6 percent.
The Republican presidential hopefuls are in high gear with just days left until the Iowa caucuses. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.
The poll numbers, which are similar to those published in a recent CNN/Time survey, represent a reversal of fortune for Gingrich, as well as an improvement for Santorum and (to a lesser extent) Perry. The NBC-Marist poll conducted in late November had Gingrich in the lead among likely caucus-goers at 28 percent, Romney and Paul tied at 19 percent, Perry at 10 percent, Bachmann at 7 percent and Santorum at 6 percent.
“More than half of [Gingrich’s] support has evaporated,” said Lee Miringoff, the director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, which conducted the survey.
Negative advertising hits Gingrich 'on the chin'
Miringoff adds that the millions of dollars in negative TV ads targeting Gingrich – from a pro-Romney Super PAC and the Paul campaign – have played a major role in this erosion, with 35 percent of likely caucus-goers now saying he’d be unacceptable as the GOP’s nominee. That’s a 19-point increase from last month.
"The fight I'm in with Romney is exactly the fight that Reagan was in with the establishment in '80," GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich tells NBC's Chuck Todd in a one-on-one interview.
What’s more, only 6 percent in the survey identify Gingrich as the “true conservative” in the Republican contest.
“He took it on the chin,” Miringoff says of the negative advertising campaign, which has questioned Gingrich’s conservative credentials and tied him to Washington.
Splintered Tea Party support
Although just 7 percent of likely Iowa caucus-goers believe that Romney is the true conservative in the GOP field, he has two variables working in his favor, according to the poll. One, only 21 percent of likely caucus-goers say he’s unacceptable as the Republican nominee (compared with 35 percent for Gingrich and 41 percent for Paul).
And two, the conservative vote appears to be splintering between the various candidates, and is no longer coalescing around a single Romney challenger.
The wild card in this race has been and continues to be Ron Paul, the Libertarian who has a growing following inside the Republican Party. NBC's Chuck Todd has more.
Last month, Gingrich had a large lead over Romney (and the other GOP rivals) among Tea Party supporters.
But in this new poll, Tea Party supporters – who make up about half of all likely caucus-goers – are divided.
Santorum gets 20 percent from them, Romney and Paul 17 percent, Gingrich 16 percent, Perry 15 percent and Bachmann 10 percent.
“This is the Romney dream scenario,” Miringoff says. “When you look at the Tea Party and conservatives, they are all splintered.”
Obama’s approval rating ticks up in Iowa
The poll also shows an improvement in President Barack Obama’s approval rating in Iowa.
Forty-five percent of registered voters in the state approve of him, while 43 percent disapprove.
Last month, those numbers were upside down, with 43 approving and 46 disapproving.
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum vaults past Newt Gingrich and into third place in the GOP presidential race in Iowa, according to a new poll. Santorum talks to TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about the surge, his conservative values and why he can beat Barack Obama in the general election.
The Iowa NBC-Marist survey was conducted Dec. 27-28 of 2,905 registered voters (margin of error of plus-minus 1.8 percentage points) and of 433 likely GOP caucus-goers (plus-minus 4.7 percentage points).
Also, unlike the recent CNN-Time poll, the likely voter model in the NBC-Marist survey included independents and a few Democrats, and it measured some respondents by cell phone.
Follow Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) on Twitter.
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Anyone who can beat Obama! We can do without one less multi-million dollar vacation at our expense. Here with are with an economy as bad as it is and Obama and fam with entourages in Hawaii instead of at the White House where we're paying him to be. That makes 2 Christmas Hawaii vacations in the last 3 years at our expense. He has a lot of gall to do this a year out before the election.
The day this country can't afford for their president to go home for the holidays, we might as well pack it in.
You don't think we "paid" for ALL OTHER presidential vacations?
Give me a break!
That is just PLAIN DUMB!
"That is just PLAIN DUMB!"
Well -- when you have no REAL ideas about how to solve REAL problems you talk about vacations, birth certificates -- insane things like that.
Sheila..Joanne....$4 million is a HELL of a vacation......sand one this country can't well afford. In his own way, Barack Hussein Obama is as bad as Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney.
kingcopy1,
You're so right...he really is too old and crazy to be a viable candidate against Obama. No wonder he gets no coverage. It is a waste of airtime.
You didn`t read what I said. Ron Paul would beat Obama. He is old but not crazy. It is funny how a man these days that follows the U.S. Constitution is considered crazy. It goes to show you those endless negative rants by the media have paid off.
"And where are the clowns
Send in the clowns
Don't bother, theyre here." SONDHEIM, STEPHEN
they're all in Washington, not working
Not all of them one is in Hawaii on vacation!!
shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Do you hear her? Do you hear that fat lady singing?
I didn't think so
Obama is making America poor
Food stamp use rises to record 45.8 million
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Nearly 15% of the U.S. population relied on food stamps according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
The number of Americans using the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- more commonly referred to as food stamps -- shot to an all-time high of 45.8 million in May, the USDA reported. That's up 12% from a year ago, and 34% higher than two years ago.
The program provides monthly benefits to low-income individuals and families, which they can use at stores that accept SNAP benefits.
To qualify for food stamps, an individual's income can't exceed $1,174 a month or $14,088 a year -- an amount that is 130% of the national poverty level.
The average food stamp benefit was $133.80 per person and $283.65 per household in May.
The highest concentration of food stamp users were in California, Florida, New York and Texas -- where more than 3 million residents in each state received food stamps in May.
The rise in food stamp use comes as the U.S. job market continues to sputter, and food prices across the country climb.
makes me wonder how many snap recipients were US citizens
Hey wait. I thought the GOPtards relished a huge labor pool they could hire for slave wages.
Ron Paul is a NUT CASE, his foreign policy proves it.
Ron Paul has more support from our military than all the other GOP candidates combined. Are they "Nut Cases" as well? I didn`t think so. Educate yourself.
I hope the Tearrorosts win and nominate Paul. I can see Obama winning by as much as seventy percent if that moron is nominated by the Republicans. And, that would ensure the Democrats control of both the house and the senate.
I'm not registered with a party but I'll support Ron Paul. No way I'm voting for mittens or newt. I will write-in Ron Paul against Obama if necessary. All the rest are jokers at best. Paul's foreign policy is off but he will not be allowed to unilaterally remove our troops from other countries. We Americans will see to it that it does not happen and Congress will pitch a fit before it would ever happen. Go home mitt. Nobody trusts you!
Obama will get reelected if the September economic data is good. Everything else until then is just noise like the weekly Iowa polls
Obama will only get relected if the unemployment figure is below 6% by election time. If not kss him goodbye no matter who is challenging him.
I find it very funny that all of you obama supporters are so sure of yourselves.
We'll wake up on that Wednesday next November, and see who wins. Until then it is all speculation
TO: Larry-314720 who wrote:
Not true, but go ahead, unestimate the POTUS and send in one of those GOP clowns.
President Obama will be re-elected in a landslide.
American Girl,now didn't they just under estimate Obama just before Christmas,and got sent home with their tails between their legs.They keep underestimating him.That is exactly why he will be President till 2016.
Hmmm... Apparently the voters of Iowa have a very short memory. We have already had at least one president with the onset of dementia or Alzheimer's - Reagan. He was 69 when elected, and was about 78 when he left office. His last two or three years in office showed the signs of mental trouble.
Ron Paul is 76 years old. (August 20, 1935) He looks 90. The risk of RON PAUL experiencing debilitating health issues or death in the next five years is very high, if not extremely high.
It is very embarrassing to realize the Republican Party cannot find better candidates. The present gaggle of presidential wannabes is pathetic.
By the Way, The Zionists Kill Far more people than The MAFIA
If you trace the Mafia back to Italy I would say it is pretty close.
Ron Paul is too over the hill, too out of touch, irrelevant, on the fringe etc Etc ETC
Sorry to tell ya Paul supporters that he will Not be POTUS in 2012
neither will obama
This past summer Ron Paul challenged all candidates to a 20 mile bike race in the Texas 100 degree heat and 100 % humidity. There were no takers. They all know Ron is tough as nails, that he hit the only home run in the Congressional baseball games, that he was the 220 yard dash champ in college , was US Air Force flight surgeon and a Captain in the Air Force Reserves. Ron will be around a long time. Restore Liberty Ron Paul 2012.
Congressman Doc Paul is not a racist. What an absurd accusation. Ron Paul has delivered over 4000 babies of all colors and religions many of them free of charge. The MSM of our time is a disgrace and has lost all credibility. Political Correctness is the last refuge of invertebrates. Ron Paul 2012 Restore Liberty. Those that forfeit Liberty for Security deserve neither.
If only he could remember who wrote those opinion pieces with his name printed on the front.
I had no idea there were ltcommanders in the genius squad
For all the obama lovers in here that are so sure of a second term......
I voted for obama because I had had enough of bush jr. I was like many voters.
I am still like many voters, and I will NOT vote for obama again.
Yeah and I voted for Bush but boy did I learn a lesson I will never forget. I will not be voting for the GOP candidate until they rid themselves of the baggers and whackos.
Obama 2012.
Only the dumb and stupid will vote for Obama again!
Report: Nearly Half Of Detroiters Can’t Read
DETROIT (WWJ) – According to a new report, 47 percent of Detroiters are ”functionally illiterate.” The alarming new statistics were released by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund on Wednesday.
WWJ Newsradio 950 spoke with the Fund’s Director, Karen Tyler-Ruiz, who explained exactly what this means.
“Not able to fill out basic forms, for getting a job — those types of basic everyday (things). Reading a prescription; what’s on the bottle, how many you should take… just your basic everyday tasks,” she said.
“I don’t really know how they get by, but they do. Are they getting by well? Well, that’s another question,” Tyler-Ruiz said.
Some of the Detroit suburbs also have high numbers of functionally illiterate: 34 percent in Pontiac and 24 percent in Southfield.
“For other major urban areas, we are a little bit on the high side… We compare, slightly higher, to Washington D.C.’s urban population, in certain ZIP codes in Washington D.C. and in Cleveland,” she said.
Tyler-Ruiz said only 10 percent of those who can’t read have gotten any help to resolve it.
Now we know why Fox uses such large and colorful graphics. LMAO
Just go to the red state redneck locations and you'll see the same rates.
Love and Politics; what a disorganized piece of crap you just wrote. I assume that you were trying to shame all liberals, lefties, and Democrats. I can see them hanging their heads in shame now. What better way could you have to prove that you shouldn't vote for Obummer. Please have your head examined and go in for some counseling (a prefrontal lobotomy wouldn't hurt either). Thanks, LOL
Ron Paul 2012 & 2016!
Love and politics ......damn! outstanding use of bandwidth. I feel dumber just trying to read that crap.
Romney's Super Pac character assassination machine will soon divert from Ginrich and turn on Ron Paul. He won't have a chance.
please go back to sleep....nothing to add here
In Texas....they are all racist
Racism runs rampant in TexAss
Rednecks hate blackys, mexis and jews
Educated whites hate under educated rednecks
Fair skinned latinos hate dark skinned latinos, etc
There is no end to Racism in Texas.....it's alive, in abundance and they like it that way!
..and Justina777 is the ultimate racist... the one that plays the Race Card over the issues
This is great. I have been wondering about why Whites are racists, and no other race is.....
Proud to be White
Michael Richards makes his point.............
Michael Richards better known as Kramer from TVs Seinfeld does make a good point.
This was his defense speech in court after making racial comments in his comedy act. He makes some very interesting points...
Someone finally said it.. How many are actually paying attention to this? There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, etc..
And then there are just Americans. You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction. You call me 'White boy,' 'Cracker,' 'Honkey,' 'Whitey,' 'Caveman'... and that's OK.
But when I call you, @!$%#, Kike, Towel head, Sand-@!$%#, Camel Jockey, Beaner, Gook, or Chink .. You call me a racist.
You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you... so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?
You have the United Negro College Fund. You have Martin Luther King Day.
You have Black History Month. You have Cesar Chavez Day.
You have Yom Hashoah. You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.
You have the NAACP. You have BET.. If we had WET (White Entertainment Television), we'd be racists. If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month, we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance' OUR lives, we'd be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce. Wonder who pays for that??
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American pageant, but any color can be in the Miss America pageant.
If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships... You know we'd be racists.
There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US Yet if there were 'White colleges', that would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights... If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists..
You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.
I am proud... But you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists??
There is nothing improper about this e-mail.. Let's see which of you are proud enough to send it on. I sadly don't think many will. That's why we have LOST most of OUR RIGHTS in this country. We won't stand up for ourselves!
BE PROUD TO BE WHITE!
It's not a crime YET.. but getting very close!
It is estimated that ONLY 5% of those reaching this point in this e-mail, will pass it on.
I am proud to certainly pass it on!
Have a safe and happy day.
In fifteen years whites will be a forgotten minority and you will press three for English.
LT. STFU......retards will need to press the whole phone to their butt cheeks
Wow , I am Texan and you are ignorant.
Sour Grapes :( :( ;(
Lotta angry Republicans on here. It's your fault that you guys didn't come up with a better prez candidate. This is the junior varsity squad out there and big time.
If you honestly asked each one of these candidates in Iowa to respond truthfully about whether they could be prez and each would say no chance so long as Obama doesn't suddenly crash.
Iowa's a big publicity show with dogs and ponies.
We don't need Romney or Paul. When the NTSB said that all cell phone use by drivers to include hands free need to be banned Paul opened his mouth saying such a ban would be unconstitutional. I guess he is in favor of more people dying because a driver is having a phone conversation and missing traffic signs and killing and maiming innocent people. A few days ago a cop almost T-boned my vehicle because he was talking on his phone and not observing the stop sign. Every time I go out of town I am run off the road by people who are talking on their Bluetooth instead of driving their vehicle. I don't know much about Santorum but he may be an option. I would prefer in May of next year Donald Trump running. I would vote for him. All the clowns in office today need to be voted out with the exception of the few that are truly trying to do things for the people.
You can`t fix stupid. I won`t even try.
Question: Unca Ronnie and George 1st has the S&L meltdown. The next Repubbie Prez, the Shrub, had the bank meltdown, what will the next Repubbie Prez destroy?
You gotta ask Barney Frank and Chistopher Dodd ...and then ex-Senator Hussein Obama, who took more contributions from AIG in 2008 than any other Senator except for Dodd
They can and Will destroy what Obama has managed to reversed or fix ....... GW Bush's monumental me$$
Republicans always leave a trail of debt and mess for Democrats to fix
Bush's mess was the absolute worst of all.... not an easy fix!
Dodd Frank. Yanked the leash of big banking. There is more to come.
How about asking Phil Gramm who started working for a Swiss bank right after getting the banking regulations gutted?
what will the next Repubbie Prez destroy? OBAMA!
With all the whack-jobs currently running it can be accurately stated that the Republican Party is the party of Pro-Pollution.
The air and water can't be filthy enough for Republicans.
Larry,
With all due respect to your opinion....... when a person is out of work and can't put "food on the table", how much can they possibly worry about dirty air & water??
Romney 2012 for JOBS
This is great. I have been wondering about why Whites are racists, and no other race is.....
Proud to be White
Michael Richards makes his point.............
Michael Richards better known as Kramer from TVs Seinfeld does make a good point.
This was his defense speech in court after making racial comments in his comedy act. He makes some very interesting points...
Someone finally said it.. How many are actually paying attention to this? There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, etc..
And then there are just Americans. You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction. You call me 'White boy,' 'Cracker,' 'Honkey,' 'Whitey,' 'Caveman'... and that's OK.
But when I call you, @!$%#, Kike, Towel head, Sand-@!$%#, Camel Jockey, Beaner, Gook, or Chink .. You call me a racist.
You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you... so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?
You have the United Negro College Fund. You have Martin Luther King Day.
You have Black History Month. You have Cesar Chavez Day.
You have Yom Hashoah. You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.
You have the NAACP. You have BET.. If we had WET (White Entertainment Television), we'd be racists. If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month, we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance' OUR lives, we'd be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce. Wonder who pays for that??
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American pageant, but any color can be in the Miss America pageant.
If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships... You know we'd be racists.
There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US Yet if there were 'White colleges', that would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights... If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists..
You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.
I am proud... But you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists??
There is nothing improper about this e-mail.. Let's see which of you are proud enough to send it on. I sadly don't think many will. That's why we have LOST most of OUR RIGHTS in this country. We won't stand up for ourselves!
BE PROUD TO BE WHITE!
It's not a crime YET.. but getting very close!
It is estimated that ONLY 5% of those reaching this point in this e-mail, will pass it on.
I am proud to certainly pass it on!
Have a safe and happy day.
97% of Blacks voted for Obama, 42% of whites voted for Obama, Who is Racist???? Before any panties get knotted up, I am not white..
I thought racism was rooted in hatred.
With all the vile things that liberals and others said about Bush, most of them lies, no one was ever called a racist.
All of a sudden, if you criticize Obama's policies, you are called a racist.
All of a sudden, if you criticize Obama's policies, you are called a racist.
Well LEONA -- when someone calls him a "skinny crack dealer from the ghetto" -- that's racist. When they compare him to an ape -- that's racist. When they call him "the affirmative action president -- that's racist. And it you don't see it -- you're blind.
RE: Charlie!
Obama does not look like an ape, he looks like an idiot...
I saw a segment on NBC news yesterday where people off the street were asked about who they were going to vote for. One women stated she wanted to vote for Michelle Bachman but did not think she will win, so she is going to vote for Mitt Romney instead. That one statement she made kind of shows what is wrong with this country. Why would you vote for someone you don't want to win?
Because removing Obama is what matters most. He has shown he does not know what to do. Therefore, he cannot fix the economy. We must give someone else a chance to correct it.
I would vote for Mickey Mouse before Obama.
That's good cause you got lot's of Mouseketeers to choose from in Iowa.
"he cannot fix the economy"
So tell us Larry --- how is Romney going to fix it??
LoL, they are all the same Romney, Obama, Perry you name it. All except Ron Paul work for the big banks and the military industrial complex!
The wheels are being set in motion. Obama knows he will not be re-elected just because of the stagnant economy, and his political beliefs that prevent him from taking action. This next year will be one of the hardest economically that we will have to face. Obama's threat to Iran will certainly result in a small action that will dramatically raise gas prices much to the delight of the environmentalist. Unemployment will begin to rise again with companies once again cutting costs. The new Republican president will look at a far worse mess than Obama was looking at when he took over. Yet, he will roll up his sleeves and get to work changing unfavorable job legislation. We will not hear its Obama's fault one time. No one is going to care whose fault any of it is. The mantra will be who is going fix it? The past is water under the bridge and history cannot be changed honestly. We must move forward, and so has Obama who signed legislation last week that will certainly raise electric charges and spur more lay-offs. Americans are going to be forced to work together, and hard work is what it will take to restore our nation. We will have people with college degrees shoveling dirt. Hang on because it is going to be a rough one people.
Obama signed legislation that passed the GOP controlled House Of Reps? say it ain't so.
I find all the economic indicators are swinging up and the future looks a lot brighter than it did three years ago.
Sure does Itcommander! That is if you are wearing blinders and rose colored glasses!
It would be a sad day indeed if Americans vote to stay this course.
Who now feels better off then they were 4 years ago?
And is Mitt any better than Obama w/different special interests funding him? Does anyone here think Mitt will rein in the FED, repeal the Bush tax cuts, or be able to tweak the economy to start importing & creating jobs?
I see Ron Paul as the only option on real change even though I disagree w/about half his positions.
I feel a lot better off then three years ago.
Obama 2012
I feel the same way. As bad as I want Dr. Paul I also know it will be tough. I will vote for him in our primary, and also know I will vote for whoever the Republican nomination goes to. We need to change now as Obama has admitted openly he does not know what to do.
Itcommander you are in the minority with that feeling. Everywhere you look you see people in despair.
ltcommander must be living in a felt lined Box, Crime is skyrocketing, Unemployment numbers are in the Teens and twenty percentile ranges, There are no jobs, One sixth of this country are on Food stamps, Ignorance to all this plight is astonishing, You have no more validity time to ignore you..
But what platform would the GOP have to run on if it were not for all the misery of which, you lie?
It helps to understand that entitlement spending is up US!
Who now feels better off then they were 4 years ago?
Anyone with a 401-K. We're not losing 600,000 jobs per month like we were in 2008. The economy isn't shrinking at 6% per year like ti was in 2008. the DOW is up 4000 points since 2008. This economy isn't great but it is slowly growing unlike it was under Bush.
I too have a 401K and it is now a small fortune larger than it was in 2008. To get it here, since 2008 I'd invested a large fortune in it so I'm not sure I call this progress.
IMO Bush was a bonehead when it comes to economic policy. I will grant you that Obama is somewhat less of a bonehead. But we don't need a lesser bonehead, we need someone who knows how to create jobs that pay a living wage. Claiming a reduction in job loss because all the jobs are already gone isn't really the type of victory I was looking for. Claiming growth because non-living wage jobs are projected to grow in 2012 while living wage jobs continue to be exported isn't the type of growth I was looking for.
Looking forward it again seems we need to pick the lesser of several boneheads none of which IMO have a plan to create living wage jobs in America. At least Dr. Paul has a plan to reduce the cost of this farce we call a federal gvt. which may reduce the number of Americans falling below the poverty line and requiring assistance.
Some questions for Paul Supporters:
Iran starts blasting tankers in the Straights of Hormuz - What does President Paul do?
Kentucky State legislature passes a law that allows resturants to refuse to serve Minorities - What does President Paul do?
Iowa makes abortion a criminal offense (including sentences/fines) - What does President Paul Do?
Arizona passes a law that can only be enforced using Racial Profiling - What does President Paul do?
Alabama passes a law that states Minorites are not allowed to vote - What does President Paul do?
Got a few more - but answering these questions might settle things a bit in my mind.
I think he would be presidential and make a decision, unlike the current boob that waffles until someone tells him what to do.
First off, Ron Paul is not running against God. Dr. Paul is running against Mr. Romney so your questions need to be asked in the context of what the other candidates would do.
What would Mr. Obama do if Iran blasted tankers in the Straits of Hormuz? Well so far he has only given them the empty finger wag which looks worse than doing nothing. What has Obama done about the Pirates in Ethiopia? What happened to Libya when Mr. Obama helped unhorse Mo? And IMO Mr. Romney would be all over charging taxpayers (even non-drivers) to defend corporate tankers in Hormuz. IMO tankers in Hormuz is a cost of doing business and needs to be absorbed by gas prices; if gas prices are too high then those impacted need to voice their desire for a diplomatic solution, not a military one (though as Capone said "You get more with a gun and a smile then just a smile").
State laws in conflict w/Federal laws are a Judicial issue, not an executive one and Dr. Paul is running for President, not the Supreme Court. But what has Obama done about the AZ and AL laws that encourage racial profiling? What would Romney do?
Dr. Paul is far from my ideal choice. But he is light years ahead of the other viable choices we have IMO.
JMR49 Wow second posting of the same crap. Want to stop that now?
Do you happen to have any Dr. Paul questions that are realistic? or is this the "run for cover hour"?