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By: SGT News | Published on 11/19/07    

A loud and colorful crowd of Ron Paul supporters from the politically-significant state of Iowa gathered to hear Texas Representative and presidential candidate Ron Paul speak about his campaign and his priorities within a Paul administration.

Voters from all walks of life, from school-aged students to farmers, filled the crowd of supporters. “You have to wonder about the establishment,” said Tom Levins, one of the 2,000 voters who attended the rally.

Paul, a former flight surgeon in the military, is known as a “fringe” candidate among the mainstream, but has enjoyed significant fundraising successes through the last half of the year. His campaign has already raised 3/4ths of their stated goal of $12 million during the 4th quarter.

Michael Hamme, another supporter in attendance, says he focuses on the Constitution to judge his support for Paul, and expressed doubts on the legality of the Federal Reserve system of money in the United States.

“He's kind of no style and all substance,” said another supporter.

Ron Paul told the crowd that he contributes a lot of his success to his well-organized Internet presence. From discussion groups, to email lists and forum systems, Ron Paul's supporters are everywhere, sometimes to the disgust of mainstream web site operators that have to deal with his supporter's presence.

Party-floppers littered the rally, including Bob Larkin, who changed his registration to the Republican party in the state of Connecticut to allow him to vote for Paul in the looming GOP primaries. "I had to swallow the bile and do it. As soon as Super Tuesday is gone, I'm independent again," he said.

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