Mart Unmitigated success
Just a quick note because a quick check of the news doesn't turn up this little tidbit: Ron Paul won the Strafford County GOP Straw Poll yesterday with 73% of the vote. You can see the vote tally announcement, with Romney coming in a close second at 9%, here.
For a little background... The Strafford County GOP is, to my knowledge, pretty much the most active and supported Republican county committee in New Hampshire; the picnic yesterday drew not just Ron Paul himself, but Tom Tancredo, Mike Huckabee, and a few stand-ins for those candidates who've decided that they're above Granite State face-to-face campaigning. I'm sure some folks around the state are grousing this morning that those damned Paul people went and packed the poll again—that we must have trucked people in, bought their tickets, and offered them untold riches and glory in exchange for their support. But aside from being untrue, that really misses the point.
Which is? That an arm of the battered, bruised, and crouching NH Republican Party got a boost yesterday from people who support Ron Paul and his platform. Multiply Dr. Paul's vote tally by the price of a ticket, and you see that we raised over $4,000 yesterday for the Strafford GOP—a lovely group of people, by the way, who are working hard to pull this state back from the brink of big government. The head of the state party, Fergus Cullen, was there watching, and I hope what he saw in the sea of Paul shirts and signs was opportunity. We're not invaders; we're standard-bearers, carrying the flag that used to keep this state red.
6 Comments:
We are the true conservatives and the real Republicans. Ron Paul is the epitome of what Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan brought to this party. It's high time we return to the principles that they spoke of.
Congratulations from the Tar Heel State!
The Strafford GOP is a great bunch (of course it is, or I wouldn't be in it), and were very open and friendly towards Dr Paul and his supporters. It's a pleasant contrast from other states. Goldwater Conservatism hasn't gone out of style in NH!
Kate,
Well said! Many Ron Paul supporters just want the GOP to go back to what it was SUPPOSED to be all along.
Great job on the picnic and the booth!
Strafford County always puts on a beautiful event at that venue and I'm glad that Fergus was there to see the amount of support for Dr. Paul.
This was a great trip for Ron and I think we gained even more supporters judging from the requests for signs and offers to help that came of it.
Thank you, HQ!
- Jane
I think the amount of money Ron Paul supporters are bringing to their local GOP events is something we need to highlight more. $4000 for a local party is pretty huge money for a single event. Most are lucky to pick up $1000 from a single fundraiser event.
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