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RELEASE from Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee
Ron Paul Builds Momentum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2007 |
CONTACT: Jesse Benton |
ARLINGTON, VA – Congressman Ron Paul's support has soared since the
first Republican presidential debate. Conservative commentator John McLaughlin,
host of CNN's "Crossfire," cited Ron Paul as having given "the best performance
of the debate." In fact, the Paul campaign's apparent strength has many
other pundits scrambling to explain it. Paul campaign officials offer the
following examples of the candidates rising success.
Since the debate on May 3, Ron Paul:
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Handily won two post-debate polls posted by event sponsor MSNBC
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Placed a close third (18%) in a post-debate poll on the conservative Drudge
Report
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Won an ABCNews.com online debate poll with 84%
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Won a C-SPAN online GOP candidate poll with 69%
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Became the third most-mentioned person in the blogosphere, beating out
Paris Hilton, according to the reputable Technocrati.com
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Produced a YouTube.com video that was ranked the 8th most popular overall
video, and the most-viewed political video
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Was featured, by popular demand, on the front of Digg.com
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Generated so many bulletin posts on MySpace.com that the site owner News
Corp. blocked all additional posts about Dr. Paul
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Became a "most searched" term on Google and Yahoo!
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Saw a quadrupling of daily visitors to RonPaul2008.com
"These figures speak for themselves," said campaign chairman
Kent Snyder. "Ron Paul has quickly become a strong contender for the
GOP nomination because of his powerful message of freedom and limited government."
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