Ron Paul scored many victories in the first battle that was the 2007 Iowa Caucus. In what is certainly the toughest test in the primary election for the R3VOLution, Ron Paul rocked the establishment with double-digit support. Some Paulies are reeling from the #5 position - just 3 points behind. Thompson and McCain, but the 10% share is phenomenal. Especially considering the lack of press, the slander and blackout from most of the main-stream media and the Iowa demographic.

Ron Paul’s Campaign Manager, Kent Snyder on the Alex Jones show today said:

“I would like your listeners to know that this is simply the beginning. Keep in mind that Dr Paul when we started this whole enterprise in Iowa was at 0 to 1% in all polls, and we have made substantial progress.

People have to understand, and I have to remind myself as well that it is always harder to go from zero to ten than it is to go from ten to twenty. It’s like the space shuttle, it uses 80/90% of its fuel just to get out of the atmosphere.”

Ron Paul responded to the results, “It indicates we’re doing quite well.” He continued, “One category we won was the independent type people, we won that category.”

Dr. Paul was the obvious favorite among independent voters in Iowa with 29% of the independent vote. It is well known that New Hampshire, the Live Free or Die State, is bulging with independent minded voters. The Paul campaign stands to fair well and most analysts agree, despite the polls, that he could take a top three spot, perhaps even a #1 or #2 finish.

“In NH, about half the people think of themselves as independent, so I think we have a nice opportunity…it’s very optimistic” said Paul.

And there is good reason for his optimism. Here is a list of the victories the Ron Paul R3VOLution scored in Iowa:

  1. #1 with 29% of the Independent Voters and #3 among young voters. Paul pulled in the most independent GOP caucus goers, McCain was 2nd with 21%.
  2. Ron Paul beat media-anointed ‘top-tier’ candidate Rudy Giuliani, who is invited to this Sunday’s Fox Forum. He garnered only 4%.
  3. Over 11,000 people in the heartland voted for the smaller-government, pro-peace candidate. Even against the odds with many farmers who rely on federal subsidies and folks happy with the Bush Administration (68% reported being enthusiastic or satisfied with the Bush presidency).
  4. Paul received 10% support in a state where 60% of the caucus goers consider themselves Born-Again or Evangelical Christians. This was Huckabee turf and the right-wing Christian-conservatives got out the vote in what some have said was an effort to ‘keep the Mormon out of the White House’.
  5. 14% support in Eastern Iowa. A look at the 23 Eastern most counties in Iowa, which includes the college town of Iowa City and the counties north, south and east of Iowa City, placed Ron Paul at an impressive 14%, or 3rd place.  These numbers far outpace the purported support the polls have claimed.
  6. The support for Paul in the caucus aligns with that of the Iowa straw poll results. In Iowa this doesn’t bode as well since he took 5th, but in the upcoming primaries if he continues this trend, the establishment is in for a boat-rocking:

2007 Straw Poll results that could prove indicative in the upcoming primaries:

  1. Iowa: 9.1% (5th)
  2. Wyoming: 48% (1st)
  3. New Hampshire: 65% (1st) and 72% (1st)
  4. Michigan: 11% (3rd)
  5. Nevada: 33% (1st)
  6. South Carolina: 29.5% (1st) and 17.9% (2nd)
  7. Florida: 22.5% (1st)

Lew Moore, Campaign Manager for the Ron Paul campaign, released this statement and thanks to all that helped make the Iowa event a resounding success.

    “Yesterday was a remarkable day for Ron Paul, and it wouldn’t have happened without you. For those of you who haven’t yet heard, Ron Paul took over 10% in yesterday’s Iowa caucus, handily beating Rudy Giuliani and finishing right behind both Fred Thompson and John McCain. This despite that Rudy Giuliani made more visits to Iowa than Ron Paul. And, entrance polls showed that Ron Paul took first place (29%) among independent Republicans!This campaign is just beginning, and we are starting off better than anyone in the “mainstream” media imagined.

    Back in February 2007, no one gave Ron Paul any chance to succeed in this race. Ron Paul did not have the name recognition of other candidates, nor the financial resources. Essentially, Ron Paul started at a level of 0% in all 50 states.

    But then, as we know, something started to happen. Americans started to hear this message of freedom, and began to galvanize behind the cause. It’s no small feat that we brought in 10% yesterday in Iowa, a double-digit turnout that has brought a lot of commentary - even from Fox News!

    Just last night, Greta van Sustern had this to say:

    Ten per cent is not insignificant - that’s a huge number. Here you have a candidate that 10 per cent of the people caucused in his party really want him and it’s not like he’s an insignificant player. He didn’t just drop in yesterday to the process, he has been running for president for a long time, and certainly many of the issues he’s raised are rather provocative and certainly stimulate the debate; that’s not a bad thing.

    This election is just getting started. It’s time to mobilize and do what needs to be done. It’s time to win the most important election of our lifetime.”

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