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Still ignored by the major media outlets, Ron Paul continues to gain momentum. The Fourth of July gathering by the Cobb County GOP saw votes cast in another presidential straw poll. Ron Paul came in second, scooping up 17 percent of the votes. New Hampshire first Straw Poll, held by the Coalition for New Hampshire Taxpayers, and Dr. Paul received 65 percent of the votes! In a recent California Republican Assembly Presidential Preference straw poll he pulled in 12 percent of the votes. Hopefully momentum continues to build.

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Ron Paul is generally considered not in the race and ignored by the major media outlets. Until very recently he’s been seen as having 1% or less support in the polls… recently he’s been seen as having 3-5%. There is of course a lot of talk about how his supporters are generally younger, and harder to poll… this is generally attributed to the lack of a land line, because more and more young people only use cellular. This may be changing as the California Republican Assembly, the state’s oldest and largest Republican volunteer organization, conducted a straw poll during their annual convention. Fred Thompson was the clear winner with 25% of the votes… what stands out is that the straw poll showed Ron Paul with 12%. Maybe the major media outlets will begin to pay more attention. If you didn’t know (I didn’t… I had to look it up) a straw poll is an informal type of voting where the results are used to gauge opinion. They are commonly used in American political caucuses, where the primary goals are to select delegates and vote on resolutions.

More info on Ron Paul can be found on his website: RonPaul2008