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In reply to the discussion: Dear Ron Paul Supporters [View all]Charlemagne
(576 posts)I admire questioning the thesis, I do that all the time, but there have been several threads like "my democrat friend said she would would for Paul," "my liberal son likes Ron Paul," and "OWS members tweet that they like Paul."
So, is it just an observation that third parties are liking Paul, or is it people who like Paul that are planting seeds of discontent here?
One of the tricks in polling is to ask someone 'what their neighbor thinks.' Because if the person holds a controversial issue, and is afraid to say it, they may be willing to reveal it by stating their neighbor holds those values. Thats a trick to find out about racial bias among voters.
That being said, the worry here is that our liberal friends were disenchanted with Obama (and maybe rightfully) and were trying to get support for Paul by saying their "friend" or "son" or "OWS" likes him.
You can look up the threads on the search thing in the top right. Or if you get all pissed about it (take that in jest) I can do it for you. But Id rather not because I gots to get this syllabus done.
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