Ron Paul Jabs Mitt Romney Ahead Of 2012 Iowa Caucus

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul dealt a blow to rival Mitt Romney Tuesday, launching a radio attack ad against his fellow frontrunner just hours before the Iowa caucus.

The ad calls out Romney for supporting government bailouts and health care mandates, and attacks the former Massachusetts governor's electability. "Romney's record is liberal and putting him up against Obama is a recipe for defeat," Paul's ad says.

Buoyed by poll numbers showing Paul virtually tied for first place in Iowa with Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Paul said Monday he expects "some dramatic, good news for tomorrow night."

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Paul has the most viral reach of any of the GOP candidates, according to analysis from Socialbakers (H/T NBC News). Still, despite his loyal supporter base and potential Iowa win, many wonder whether Paul could actually clench the GOP nomination or win the general election. The candidate himself acknowledged harboring some reservations in an interview with ABC News on Monday. When ABC's Terry Moran asked Paul, "When you lay your head on your pillow at night, do you see yourself in the Oval Office?" Paul answered, "Not really."

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Comments

[corndogdan]

09:26 PM on 01/03/2012

all the commentors are saying ron paul will never win the republican nomination.i think americans are so sick of the way things are going .he is the only one that will shake things up. he is against needless war especially war waged that has not been declared by congress.

[l78lancer]

09:17 PM on 01/03/2012

Romnney is running on a more conventional GOP campaign model built on party machinery and big money for lots of TV and radio advertisement. Paul is running on an unconventional type campaign without nearly the financial resources. In some ways Paul is running a campaign styled more like Obama's in 2008. Depending on how well Paul does - or how much Romney struggles - it will be very instructive about the strengths and vulnerabilities of the GOP and it's readiness for fall 2012.

[l78lancer]

09:06 PM on 01/03/2012

Its a bit ironic that the oldest competitor in the GOP has the most efficient means of communicating with voters, even though Romney has the mnost money and deep-pocketed super PACs ready and willing to do his messy work.

Even if Romney does win the nomination, Paul will make it tough for him until the very end.

The two unlikely cantidates of the past have turned out to be the gladiators of the GOP this year.

[corndogdan]

08:40 PM on 01/03/2012

ron paul all the way! americans are tired of people saying that in order for us to make you safe we have to be able to lock you away without trial hearing or charge.if there actions are so noble then why do they need to be able to violate us citizens rights in secret.our government doesnt hardly hesitate to bale out the banks but they sure have been slow to investigate and charge the bankers for there fraud that caused there banking mess.ive got a feeling that ron pauls money dont come from banks or super pact money.he does not represent them.go ron paul!

[EdCorner]

08:38 PM on 01/03/2012

Watching MSNBC and with 1% in Paul has 43% compared to Mitt's 14%. I hope this continues, but the rhetoric by the MSNBC talking heads is grating on my nerves lol - their lack of knowledge or understanding of his stances.

[mislz7]

08:11 PM on 01/03/2012

I am watching CNN, they are not releasing "entrance polls". Ron Paul must be way ahead.

[EdCorner]

08:14 PM on 01/03/2012

So like CNN

[frank day]

08:18 PM on 01/03/2012

It's going to be interesting to see them dismiss this win for Paul.

[Bschou]

10:18 PM on 01/03/2012

If Ron Paul wins the presidency this will be the msm propaganda headline:

"Paul wins election. President of the United States no longer considered important!"

[TrueConservative]

08:04 PM on 01/03/2012

Romney is just mushy. I don't trust him and nobody really knows him.

[frank day]

08:00 PM on 01/03/2012

Ron Paul is cool.

And he's right about Romney boy.

[EdCorner]

08:04 PM on 01/03/2012

He's Wall St's favorite bankster buddy - they'd love for him to win. Of course that should be obvious the way this 1%'er is played up in the news.

[frank day]

08:12 PM on 01/03/2012

Notice that the M S M at tacks everybody but golden boy Mit tens.

[baldbull2]

07:52 PM on 01/03/2012

I am going to vote for war, debt, war, ndaa, sopa, Pa...

facism is awesome!

[EdCorner]

07:55 PM on 01/03/2012

Sarcasm is awesome hahahaaa - fav'd

[americaneric]

07:57 PM on 01/03/2012

Ron Paul is the only choice if you are being sarcastic.

[EdCorner]

08:00 PM on 01/03/2012

Yes because a vote for anybody else is a vote for the status quo of "war, debt, war, ndaa, sopa, Pa...

facism is awesome!"

[americaneric]

07:45 PM on 01/03/2012

yay ron paul is winning and nobody is listening to the b.s. attacks against him. i love it.

[Nagarjuna]

07:47 PM on 01/03/2012

Good luck with that.

[EdCorner]

07:52 PM on 01/03/2012

Thanks, I'm going to go watch while the clueless stay here defending a president that in just one week signed a bill, NDAA, that guts the 4th amendment and gets a payroll tax cut so that it will now be paid out of the general funds leaving room for SS's inviolate status to become just another outlay that can be cut.

[Nagarjuna]

07:59 PM on 01/03/2012

Take a breath, Ed.

[frank day]

08:01 PM on 01/03/2012

Well said Ed .

[PickOneTwoThree]

07:42 PM on 01/03/2012

Go get 'em Ron, Romney deserves no less.

I'm not a supporter of Ron Paul - but I just plain dislike Mitt Romney.

[Becky Bartlett]

07:36 PM on 01/03/2012

Thanks to liberals women have the right to vote, minorities have civil liberties, disabled children have a right to an education and people can access emergency medical care.

The conservatives can't wait to change all of that.

[EdCorner]

07:45 PM on 01/03/2012

The banks can't wait to change all that - don't you get it yet? Obama surrounds himself with banksters that he gives free passes to for all their frauds and corruptions. There is never enough money for the banksters, they don't care about all the things you mention and neither do their lackey's - Obama being one.

[corndogdan]

10:20 PM on 01/03/2012

it took me awhile but i got it.all you have to do is study what is being said.the more i studied the more i realised that even though obama has done some good the fact of the matter is hes mixed up with the bankers and the military industrial complex.when he stood with the ndaa provision to detain us citizens without trial hearing or charge that was the last straw.why didnt he say detaining an american citizen is wrong and i wont do it.its because he cant appose an authority that he has allready exercised.he said he would not do it to a us citizen on us soil but he did not say its unconstitutional or thats not what the ndaa wording means. so what happens if he changes his mind or the next president decides diferrently.he should have vetoed it.the bills backers said that he insisted on its addition.

[baldbull2]

08:06 PM on 01/03/2012

All noble ideas...

but how about NDAA, SOPA, PA, TARP
Ron Paul can't wait to change all of that...You are correct in that assumption!

[joekel]

07:35 PM on 01/03/2012

Yes and paul is so electable! LOL they all have mad clowns disease.

[EdCorner]

07:46 PM on 01/03/2012

He's been elected to Congress 12 times and could beat Obama on all counts, honesty and integrity being the highest.

[Nagarjuna]

07:47 PM on 01/03/2012

Paul is unelectable. Also, too old.

[joekel]

07:52 PM on 01/03/2012

paul has never been honest and lacks any sort of integrity. He is nothing more than an old greedy , hatefilled bigot.

[Pabloe Cruuz]

07:33 PM on 01/03/2012

The US does not need an army!
The US does not need police!
Bush brought down the towers!
I am not a lunatic!
Luv,
zombies

[EdCorner]

07:47 PM on 01/03/2012

Why didn't he investigate fully? Why did he cut off the funds for the investigations. Because his family and the Bin Ladens were friends?

[TrueConservative]

08:05 PM on 01/03/2012

yes

[Binea]

07:25 PM on 01/03/2012

It’s not a good sign when the people doing the fighting are saying, ‘Why are we here?’” said Glen Massie, a Marine Corps veteran who lives in Des Moines, Iowa, and is supporting Paul for president. “They realize they’re being utilized for other purposes — nation building and being world’s policeman — and it’s not what they signed up for.”