It's becoming an old refrain. Ron Paul loses a caucus or primary election, and his supporters automatically claim that something is amiss. According to them, it can't be because people are rejecting his message - it must either be fraud, or a conspiracy.
After all, everyone should vote for Ron Paul, they argue.
So far, Paul is 0 - 5, however, he did better in Nevada than in Florida, where he finished in last place.
One poster at the Daily Paul suggested an "End the Fraud" money bomb:
It seems that the campaign may not want to get involved in actively circumventing voter fraud and they may have reason not to do so. That said, as a citizen, I'm frustrated that MY elections are being rigged and cheated.
How many people would be willing to give to an "End The Fraud" Money Bomb that we could then use to pay an army to be at every precinct with specific "job duties" in every up-coming state? I know I read a post before about a gentleman who specializes in vote fraud prevention... maybe we can get advice from him?
This is OUR R3VOLUTION and changing the state of the horrifically secretive and faulty election proceedings could be a HUGE game changer. I know I'd be willing to put a lot of money towards such an effort.
Another, claiming that everybody in the GOP hates them, and opining that everything is rigged against them, said that it's time to "get serious" and form a third party.
This person wrote:
Enough of this gentleman bulls**t! We need to demand justice and I think most Americans feel the same.
If we continue down the road were following...well then...it was nice knowing you cause I am not in this for another social network...we're in grave danger and better take evasive meneuvers and start going for the throat!
Time to stop being nice!
One individual, wearing a crude smiley-face mask, put a video on Youtube alleging fraud, based in part, on the fact that some media outlets listed Mitt Romney's name in red.
This video relies on a lot of circumstantial evidence, and tries to make the case that since media outlets reported different numbers at various times that is proof of fraud. If anything, it only proves that various media outlets had different numbers at various times.
Various conspiracy theory websites also claim the vote is rigged and a post at Revolution PAC adds:
Although the Nevada caucuses ended last night, only 71% of precincts have reported. This smells fishy. With electronic voting, results should be tabulated in an hour or so. Paper ballots may take two to three hours, but no more. Our much heralded “democracy” is corrupt. Voter fraud, undercounting and overcounting, is occurring. According to one source, Romney got two votes in one Iowa precinct, but it was reported as 22. Ron Paul’s votes in Iowa, according to other sources, may have been tampered with because some of the ballots were counted in a closed room by GOP state officials. Maybe the UN should monitor our primaries and elections like they do in third world countries.
There is, of course, another possible reason Ron Paul is losing. People aren't voting for him.
More on Ron Paul at Examiner.com can be found here.
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