Ron Paul’s campaign manager denies reports that his boss is falling behind in his re-election race:
Peden is NOT leading Dr. Paul in this race. In fact, most voters still don’t even know who Peden is. How do I know this? Because I am Ron Paul’s campaign manager and I have personally overseen 4 different political surveys in district 14 in recent weeks. All 4 surveys have shown the same results: Ron Paul has a high favorable rating and high marks on his job approval. And if the election were held today, 60+ percent of the GOP voters say they would vote to reelect Ron Paul, while only 18-20% chose Peden. The remaining 20% or so say they are undecided or refuse to give an answer to these scientific and statistically accurate surveys.
I hope he’s right, not just because I think Ron Paul belongs back in Congress but because a primary loss at this point would be taken by the neo-con and social conservative wings of the GOP as a sign that libertarian Republicans have been defeated.
H/T: Jason Pye
February 21st, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Jason,
A different circumstance, but Joe Liberman lost his primary and stuck it to the democrats for defeating him by winning in the general. Food for thought.