Ron Paul up big in congressional race!

February 28, 2008 - Facing a challenge on the right from Friendswood City Councilman Chris Peden in the Republican primary, Paul still looks safe for reelection. He leads Peden 63-30.

“Ron Paul basically suspended his active candidacy for President earlier this month to go home and focus on getting reelected,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “If he had continued to spend most of his time campaigning out of state he might have been in trouble, but it doesn’t appear he’s facing too much damage on the home front for his national candidacy.”

Peden has particularly tried to attack Paul on issues like the war and moral and family values, but the poll shows he’s not getting much traction. Paul leads 64-27 among voters who said Iraq was their biggest concern, and has a 65-28 advantage with people who listed moral and family values as their top issue. The poll also shows Paul popular with young people, a trend that has held across the country. He gets 29% of their votes.