Very dangerous for the other GOP candidates..
NEW YORK--Texas congressman Ron Paul was the second of four presidential candidates answering questions at the MTV-MySpace "Closing Arguments" event on Saturday evening, and there were probably a whole lot of people tuning in online to the live-streamed event.
Paul and his libertarian leanings have proven hugely popular on the Web; the long-shot Republican candidate actually won MySpace's mock Republican primary. Unfortunately for tech enthusiasts, technology policy wasn't brought up at all; subjects like Net neutrality and online copyright law didn't seem to be hot-button issues among the Gen-Y crowds in the audience.
One question from a Fordham University student asked Rep. Paul why he thought young voters were turning out in droves for the Democratic rather than Republican party, and Paul suggested that it's because the other Republican candidates just don't get what's important to the youth voting bloc. He raised as examples the Iraq war, which he does not support, and a shaky economy that has left many students wondering how they'll pay tuition or get a job after graduation.
A live poll conducted through MySpace revealed that 67 percent of respondents indeed thought that Paul had done an adequate job reaching out to young voters.
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I suspect Ron Paul will surprise alot of people on Super Tuesday. The GOP has been getting low turn outs from voters but Ron Paul's signs are all over California. Yes McCain has taken out a loan for his campaign, Mitt wrote himself a 14 Million dollar check from his business, or should I say shareholders money. Rev. Huck is living on a shoe string and what is left in the Church plate. Ron Paul gets millions of dollars from young on line supporters. Oh Rudy spent 50 Million dollars in Florida and lost.
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