On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Michael Pollak <mpollak at panix.com> wrote:
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> To be fair to the OWS, these Ron Paulites are an organized vanguard group
> like the LaRouchies and are catching even much better organized rightwing
> groups off guard. The Value Voters Summit this weekend was a prime
> gathering of evangelicals where they sought to focus their support on a
> candidate. Mitt Romney only won 4% there. Herb Cain came out as their
> current darling (now that they've decided neither Perry nor Bachman can win
> -- they tied with 8%). But who won the poll? Ron Paul with 23%, because a
> bunch of Paul supporters registered simply in order to be able to vote:
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> http://www.thedailybeast.com/**articles/2011/10/09/herman-**
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> Given that kind of dedication, I think OWS should be commended on how
> marginal these people have been kept (proving once again it's hard to hijack
> a general assembly). And perhaps the commentariat should consider if they
> should be considered more like annoying chiggers than a real current. I
> think comparisons to the LaRouchies deserve to become a stock simile.
>
> Michael
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