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Quote Originally Posted by alanmolstad View Post
There are now 2 things left in doubt in this election....

Ron Paul has always been planning on a making his real showing in the 2nd half of the Primary, and so we are now just at the beginning of his actually run for the White House.

and....


Rick seems willing to try to out-live Newt.

I do not know where rick gets his money, but he has hung on now for a long time with really no hope of winning anything more.

at first I was thinking that it was just that he had a 'dream" of beating Mitt in Florida, but when we came out of SC with Rick clearly fading, i was a bit stumped as to why Rick would want to even show up in Florida?
I am considering sending money to Rick---I like him as my number two choice. I hope he sticks in there.

But given the way Newt had now fell off the pace, I think Rick has spotted a opportunity for himself to jump in line ahead of Newt.

It comes down to raw money at this point.
Rick and New were out spent by Mitt's people from between 5 to 1, to in some markets 10 to 1....
Yup, running for President takes years of preparation and financial support. If you don't have that--then there is no way you have a chance against Obama and his union machine.


In many of the next States headed to Super Tuesday (When I get to vote) we see that it only Mitt and Ron Paul have any boots-on-the-ground right now. This is a sign that regardless of the current battle between Newt and Rick for 2nd place, its not really going to matter much in the long run.

at this point,,,,,,the only last story to learn is what actually is the deal with Ron Paul in this election?

How much support does he actually have in the Western States?
He has a lot of support here and I am out West.




oh, and one more thing....given the results of Florida I do not expect much more talk of an Open Convention at this point....
It would be foolish to bring in a new-comer that late in the game.