41% of Adult Americans can not list even one Republican Presidential Candidate (Ron Paul, Iraq)

[goodtype]

It is just amazing how uninformed the average American is. While millions are spent by candidates to get their name out, a large number of Americans do not know even one candidate.

Pew Research Center: Modest Interest in 2008 Campaign News

[spunky1]

I find that hard to believe. They can't come up with the name Hillary?

[jak88]

REPUBLICAN presidential candidate, not democrat. Not that I blame them, none of them with the exception of Ron Paul are worth talking about. They vary little in their stances and how they will run the country. As a matter of fact, once the primaries are over and the losers from both sides are elected, you will notice more of a moderate stance from both candidates. Of course, banning gay marriage will be on the republican side, and Iraq will be on the democrats side, but both parties are eerily familiar when it comes to hot ticket items like government spending.

And by government spending, I mean they like to spend, a LOT.

[TriMT7]

Originally Posted by spunky1

I find that hard to believe. They can't come up with the name Hillary?

Originally Posted by jak88

REPUBLICAN presidential candidate, not democrat.

Well...unless he's being snarky about Hillary's views.

Many liberals and dems see her as "Republican lite"... which is funny since many right wingers view her as Lenin incarnate.

[bigchuckie]

How could they. Media outlets are crammimg Hilary down our throat. We dont even see
Barak anymore. The media has spoken and have decided the race over a year in advance
We will see Hilary and Rudy. Shameful

[SALteacher]

Originally Posted by bigchuckie

How could they. Media outlets are crammimg Hilary down our throat. We dont even see
Barak anymore. The media has spoken and have decided the race over a year in advance
We will see Hilary and Rudy. Shameful

But we, the people, still have the ability to turn it around.

[spunky1]

Originally Posted by jak88

REPUBLICAN presidential candidate, not democrat. Not that I blame them, none of them with the exception of Ron Paul are worth talking about. They vary little in their stances and how they will run the country. As a matter of fact, once the primaries are over and the losers from both sides are elected, you will notice more of a moderate stance from both candidates. Of course, banning gay marriage will be on the republican side, and Iraq will be on the democrats side, but both parties are eerily familiar when it comes to hot ticket items like government spending.

And by government spending, I mean they like to spend, a LOT.

Sorry, I misread the post. I'm still surprised-no one knows Rudy?

[sun queen]

Originally Posted by goodtype

It is just amazing how uninformed the average American is. While millions are spent by candidates to get their name out, a large number of Americans do not know even one candidate.

Pew Research Center: Modest Interest in 2008 Campaign News

Maybe the problem is not that so many people are uninformed. Maybe that many people have become discouraged with politics, and as a result have just lost interest.

[lionking]

Thankfully I am not one of those 41% because I can list the Republican candidates.........

#1...there is Ron Paul
#2...then there is,ugh....erh....hmmm.....ugh,wait a minute,actually there is only one Republican candidate....Ron Paul!

[TriMT7]

There's a bunch of Ron Paul banners on I-95 throughout Palm Beach County, which I think is great Guerilla marketing.