Ron Paul Supporters Dominate Fort Worth Event
by James Buchanan
On-site reporter Jamie Kelso reports that Ron Paul supporters seem to be dominating the Republican Fort Worth event. About 700 to 900 people packed one meeting hall to listen to Ron Paul speak. Many of the competing candidates were notable by their absence. Hopefully the Texas delegates (who will be the ones voting in the straw poll) will take note of who made the effort to show up at their event and who attracted the most Texans.
Not only has Ron Paul demonstrated his popularity in yet another Republican event; a recent news article finally reports on the Ron Paul Revolution: “Passengers on a plane leaving New York could see three words in 4-foot block letters painted on an East Village rooftop terrace as they ascended: GOOGLE RON PAUL. The entreaty to search the Internet for news of the Republican congressman from rural Texas is one of the more visible signs of enthusiasm from a do-it-yourself base of Web fans. Their support doesn’t show up in public opinion polls, but it’s unmatched among presidential candidates in its passion. On their own, the fans have developed a Ron Paul Revolution logo, marketing the idea through YouTube. Message boards and websites debate his virtues. The Web fans for Paul’s anti-establishment campaign run away with online polls and blanket websites with caps-locked, exclamation-point endorsements of the contrarian Republican…” (more…)