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As expected, pretty much any GOP ticket that includes Ron Paul as President and a non-establishment VP does extremely well among RonPaul.com visitors:


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Potential GOP tickets that pair Ron Paul as President with an establishment VP also do very well:

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On the other hand, not a single establishment ticket that doesn’t include Ron Paul (or Rand Paul) is able to capture a significant percentage of the Paul vote. The most popular non-Paul ticket is Romney-Huntsman which barely beats Obama-Biden:

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It goes downhill from there:

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Adding Rand Paul as VP to an establishment President increases the ticket’s appeal among RonPaul.com visitors:

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Adding Ron Paul as VP to an establishment President makes a more significant difference, even though a large percentage would still abstain from voting or vote third party:

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Some have speculated about a late entry of Rand Paul into the race; Rand Paul for President would do quite well if paired with an establishment VP…

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…and extremely well if paired with Ron Paul or Gary Johnson:

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Historic instance of a U.S. Senator campaigning for his father, a U.S. Congressman, in run-up to the consequential 2012 New Hampshire Primary

Details of the events are as follows.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

10:30AM – 11:30AM
Substance over Soundbites w/Charlie Arlinghaus [Rand Paul]
The Draft
67 South Main Street, Concord

2:00PM – 3:30PM
Town Hall Meeting, hosted by Southern NH 912 [Rand Paul]
Windham High School
64 London Bridge Road, Windham, NH

9:00PM – 11:00PM
ABC/WMUR New Hampshire Debate [Ron Paul]
Dana Center at Saint Anselm College
Manchester, 100 Saint Anselms Drive

Sunday, January 8, 2012

9:00AM – 11:00AM
NBC News Facebook and Union Leader Debate in New Hampshire [Ron Paul]
Chubb Theatre at the Capitol Center for the Arts
44 South Main Street, Concord
This debate will air on the NBC network as a special edition of “Meet the Press” and will stream live on Facebook. It will also air on MSNBC and NECN.

3:00PM – 4:00PM
Town Hall Meeting [Ron Paul and Rand Paul]
Church Landing at Mill Falls
281 Daniel Webster Hwy, Meredith

Sunday, January 9, 2012

7:30AM – 7:45AM
LIVE on CNN Starting Point [Rand Paul]

8:05AM – 8:30AM
LIVE on Mike Church Radio [Rand Paul]

9:15AM – 10:00AM
LIVE on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal [Rand Paul]

10:30AM – 10:45AM
LIVE w/Jim Mackay and John Harper on WNTK [Rand Paul]

Ron Paul’s whistle-stop tour of Iowa, done today in concert with his son Rand Paul, yielded enormous crowds often numbering in the hundreds.

The Polk County Whistle Stop in Downtown Des Moines attracted more than 700 supporters, the Scott County Whistle Stop held in Davenport drew more than 350 people, and the Linn County Whistle Stop held in Cedar Rapids yielded more than 300 people.

In addition, the Black Hawk County Whistle Stop in Cedar Falls drew more than 300 supporters, and the Cerro Gordo County Whistle Stop in Mason City attracted more than 200 voters.

“The excitement is palpable as Ron and Rand Paul make Ron’s closing arguments to the hundreds of supporters who braved the cold, windy weather to see the Pauls. We hope this level of energy, so unique to Ron Paul’s candidacy, propels us to a strong top-three finish in tomorrow’s caucus,” said Ron Paul 2012 Iowa Chairman Drew Ivers.

Supporters listen as Ron Paul speaks during the Black Hawk County Whistle Sto.

Ron Paul greets the spillover crowd at the Cerro Gordo County Whistle Stop

Transcript

Bob Schieffer: Senator Paul, your dad obviously has a shot at winning Iowa now, but the pollsters out there seem to think that Rick Santorum has really caught the momentum and he’s been closing fast here in the last two days. They say if you measure just the last two days, he’s actually in second place. What do you think happened? I thought your dad was the darling of the evangelical Christian vote, which is such a big vote out there, and a lot of conservatives. What’s happening?

Rand Paul: Well, I think if you look at it, we’ve had several frontrunners, we’ve had several people surge to the top, and I think this is the best time to be surging to the top. And Ron Paul has surged probably as much as anyone in the last two or three weeks. And has been the frontrunner, or near being the frontrunner in Iowa, he’s closing the gap in New Hampshire. So I think he’s surging at precisely the right time.

Bob Schieffer: Well, if Rick Santorum does wind up either winning out there or running ahead of your dad, will he be the sort of “anybody-but-Romney” candidate going into New Hampshire?

Rand Paul: I think he has a lot of things to overcome, in his last election he was defeated by over 20 points, he was a big supporter of Arlen Specter, against pat Toomey, he’s really been a big government type of moderate, and a lot of people don’t know that, because he hasn’t surged to the top yet, so he hasn’t had much scrutiny. When he has the scrutiny, I think he’s going to have some of the same problems that some of the other fair-weather conservatives have had.

Bob Schieffer: Let me ask you this, I mean, your father is a very polite and decent man, he’s very nice to deal with, everybody seems to like him. But I don’t know a single impartial observer who thinks that he could wind up getting the nomination, let alone winning in a general election. Does he think he could win?

Rand Paul: You know, the interesting thing is when people say that, when you actually look at the numbers and the polls, who’s scoring the best with independents and Democrats among Republicans? Ron Paul is the only one getting significant independent votes and Democrat votes. And every year I watch the elections and people say, “You need independent votes to win the election, you can’t win with just Republicans”. So I actually see Ron Paul as the one Republican who could reach across the boundaries of party, collect a lot of people who don’t vote normally, and really energize the party. Look at the crowds, he says he’s crowds are growing by the hundreds, and then you interview someone like Santorum who’s got 5 people and they’re telling him to be quite because they’re watching the football game. So, I mean, Ron Paul is having these big huge crowds in Iowa and is really exciting a lot of young people and new people, so I think there is a lot of momentum and I think he could win by bringing in independents.

Bob Schieffer: But you would have to concede he is far beyond the mainstream in the Republican Party, is he even Republican or is he a libertarian?

Rand Paul: I would say he’s different in the sense that he believes with foreign policy we should only go to war if Congress declares war. And because he believes that way, he has a reluctance to go to war. But I think for a lot of Americans who are tired after 10 years, we lost 5000 soldiers, or nearly 5000 soldiers in Iraq. The rest of the Republican field is beating the drums and jumping up and down and saying, “Oh no, I’ll bomb Iran first”. Beginning a new war should be something that is done very reluctantly and in consultation with Congress. And I think we don’t want people who are eager to go to war, and I think many Republicans also understand that, and that’s why his crowds are growing. But also you’re seeing Democrats and independents want someone who is wise, who is not reckless, someone who will control our nuclear weapons should not be someone who is trigger happy and wants to start a war every moment.

Bob Schieffer: Alright.

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Historic instance of a U.S. Senator campaigning for his father, a U.S. Congressman, in run-up to the consequential 2012 Iowa Caucus

ANKENY, Iowa – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul and his son U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) will conduct a daylong whistle-stop tour to energize Iowa caucus goers on the day prior to the first-in-nation voting contest.

On Monday, January 2nd the 12-term Congressman from Texas and the junior Senator from the Commonwealth of Kentucky will make five stops – ones in Polk, Scott, Linn, Black Hawk, and Cerro Gordo counties. In addition, Senator Paul on his own will kick off the day by appearing live in-studio with WHO Radio’s Jan Mickelson.

“In the run-up to the Iowa Straw Poll we were privileged to witness the historic occurrence of a sitting U.S. Senator campaigning for his father, a sitting member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Now, we are seeing Senator Paul support his father on the eve of the pivotal Iowa Caucus where we are hopeful that Ron Paul achieves a strong top-three finish,” said Ron Paul 2012 Iowa Chairman Drew Ivers.

Details of the events are as follows. All times Central.

Monday, January 2, 2012

10:00 a.m.
Sen. Rand Paul live in-studio with Jan Mickelson
WHO Radio
2141 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50312

11:15 a.m.
Polk County Whistle Stop
Des Moines Marriott Downtown – Salon D
700 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309

1:00 p.m.
Scott County Whistle Stop
SteepleGate Inn – Williamsburg Room
100 W 76th St.
Davenport, IA 52806

2:30 p.m.
Linn County Whistle Stop
The Hotel at Kirkwood Center – Atrium
7725 Kirkwood Blvd SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

4:00 p.m.
Black Hawk County Whistle Stop
Park Place (PIPAC) Event Centre
1521 Technology Parkway
Cedar Falls, IA 50613

5:30 p.m.
Cerro Gordo County Whistle Stop
Prime N Wine
3000 4th St SW (Hwy 122 West)
Mason City, IA 50401

Rand Paul: I’m Rand Paul. My father taught me the value of commitment to faith, family, and our Constitution. The Tea Party began as a protest against politicians who supported more debt and bigger government. My father, Ron Paul, stood against the establishment and against government bailouts. He’s always stayed true to his principles and convictions. He won’t falter, he won’t bend, and he will restore what made America great. Merry Christmas, and God Bless America.