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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 03:52 PM Mar 2012

Ron Paul EPIC FAIL. He finishes behind Fred Karger in PR.

And just who in suffering hell is Fred Karger? You might well ask.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/ron-paul-topped-ran-fred-karger-puerto-rican-153210979.html

Ron Paul not only placed last in Sunday's Puerto Rico primary, he lost to Fred Karger, the former actor and political consultant who has never before held elected office.

Karger, who brands himself as the first openly gay Republican presidential candidate and has failed to garner any significant support this season—let alone qualify for any presidential debates—led Paul 1,702 votes to 1,452 with 83 percent of precincts reporting Monday morning....

But Paul's loss to Karger signals a new low for the Texas congressman.

Though Paul has been much more visible on the national stage and has received significantly more support in previous contests than Karger has, the gay rights advocate and former consultant to Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Gerald Ford made a big push in Puerto Rico's primary, campaigning there in person, circulating sound trucks, and even running a Spanish-language television ad in the territory.


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Ron Paul EPIC FAIL. He finishes behind Fred Karger in PR. (Original Post) KamaAina Mar 2012 OP
That's rich! Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #1
Ron Paul is now and always has been a clown. Nothing more. bowens43 Mar 2012 #2
Now I understand why some people are afraid of clowns. KamaAina Mar 2012 #4
I amazed that there are actually 1,452 tea-baggers in Puerto Rico. madinmaryland Mar 2012 #3
I'm sure he could care less NICO9000 Mar 2012 #5
Fred ran a better campaign. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #6
Ironically Ron Paul just won his first contest, the Virgin Islands grantcart Mar 2012 #7
 

bowens43

(16,064 posts)
2. Ron Paul is now and always has been a clown. Nothing more.
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 04:29 PM
Mar 2012

all he is missing is the rubber ball nose and giant yellow shoes.

NICO9000

(970 posts)
5. I'm sure he could care less
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 08:57 PM
Mar 2012

Hasn't he pretty much said he doesn't even want to be president? He just wants a forum for his crazy ideas.

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
6. Fred ran a better campaign.
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 09:16 PM
Mar 2012

Ron Paul is going to fly to Washington later this week to address this issue.
He's going to take a dirigible.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
7. Ironically Ron Paul just won his first contest, the Virgin Islands
Tue Mar 20, 2012, 12:57 AM
Mar 2012

But the media seems to have missed it altogether.
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