"It's evidence of something -- either passionate supporters, active supporters, or just one very savvy supporter who's able to vote several thousand times," Greenberger said.
That shit is funny.
I've been given to understand the most...enthusiastic right wing activists were the capital-l Libertarians. It's easiest to recruit guys for scenes like the white collar riots that so influenced the Supreme Court while engaging Bush v Gore in 2000 from folks who don't really believe in rules to begin with.
Hell yeah they'll work the machinery instead of the material. Which ultimately screws up the system.
The Ron Paul Effect
Congressman Seeks Republican Nomination Backed by Libertarian Faithful
By RICK KLEIN
May 7, 2007 — Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who barely registers in public opinion polls of the Republican presidential field, won last Thursday night's debate.
That was the unmistakable conclusion of the online poll posted by debate sponsor MSNBC, which registered Paul with higher positive ratings and lower negative numbers than any of the other nine candidates on the stage.
ABC's post-debate Internet survey showed an even clearer victory for Paul, with the congressman taking more than 9,400 of 11,000 votes as of 12:30 p.m. Monday. (Rudy Giuliani is the next ranked candidate, with barely 150 votes.)
So are the polls missing a Paul boomlet? Is the famously contrarian ob-gyn -- a libertarian nicknamed "Dr. No" because of his propensity to vote against anything he believes contradicts the Constitution's original intent -- poised to surge into contention in the GOP field?
Not likely. What's more likely, based on Web traffic over the past week, is that Paul supporters have mastered the art of "viral marketing," using Internet savvy and blog postings to create at least the perception of momentum for his long-shot presidential bid.
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