The new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll offers a reality check for Ron Paul supporters — despite his recent gains in Iowa, his surge hasn't caught on nationally.
With the Republican primary race threatening to extend deep into the spring, Republicans across the country aren't warming to Paul's libertarian message, with just 9 percent supporting him — compared to Newt Gingrich's 40 percent.
His support is virtually unchanged over the past five months — and he also trails Gingrich and Mitt Romney as a second choice of Republican voters.
Worse, in a three-way race, Gingrich extends his lead to 53 percent, Romney polls at 31 percent and Paul takes in just 13 percent. This further supports the widely-regarded notion that Paul has a hard ceiling of support nationally — albeit very enthusiastic support — of about that amount.
In a recent Public Policy poll, Paul is supposed one point behind Newt in Iowa. Understand this – when the poll surveys the first person who answers the phone, anything is possible. Don’t be surprised to find out, post Iowa, that all this talk of a Ron Paul surge was just hype to sell press time.
There is a reason why the President of the United States is the Commander in Chief. It is because his first job, per the Constitution, is that of “protector of the Homeland.” Pacifists and isolationists need not apply.
Anyway, this Ron Paul thing is, ultimately, meaningless.
Business Insider/Midknight Review
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