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Ron Paul Effectively Ending Presidential Campaign

Posted by Soulskill on from the and-then-there-were-two dept.

New submitter Dainsanefh sends this quote from the LA Times: "Ron Paul, Mitt Romney's lone remaining rival for the Republican presidential nomination, announced Monday that he would stop spending money on the party's 11 remaining primaries, in effect suspending his campaign. ... Apart from President Obama and Romney, Paul has raised more money than any other White House contender this year – more than $36 million. His calls for strict adherence to the Constitution and his no-nonsense manner have spawned a vocal and well organized group of followers, but not enough to give him a realistic shot at the presidency."

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  1. Wrong by tmosley · · Score: 5, Informative

    He is no longer seeking primary votes, and is instead focusing 100% on taking delegate positions. This race is not over.

    1. Re:Wrong by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      It's over in that there is absolutely no chance of anyone other than Romney taking the nomination.

    2. Re:Wrong by tmosley · · Score: 5, Informative

      Except that the delegates that you and the MSM count as being Romney's are 75% Paul people, and they are unbound by party rules.

      Whoops.

    3. Re:Wrong by flitty · · Score: 5, Informative

      http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/with-romney-all-but-the-nominee-ron-paul-snags-delegate-majority-at-maines-gop-convention/2012/05/06/gIQAjJS05T_story.html There are several stories very similar to this, if you care to read them. I'm no Ron Paul supporter, but he is working the delegate strategy, not the Popular vote money strategy, which is very savvy.

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    4. Re:Wrong by cpu6502 · · Score: 5, Informative

      >>>>>Paul has been gaining delegates and winning states (at least 8 so far)

      It's now 12 states. After this weekend it will likely be 14.

      >>Yes, I'm sure that all those delegates that are technically not bound to Romney will suddenly discover their deep and unabiding love for Paul

      No need.
      They already love Paul. There are already known Paulbots who got themselves elected in states like Massachusetts. The Paulbots versus the Romneybots is ~70% to 30%..... and we're seeing that same pattern in state after state.

      >>I really wonder what will happen to all you Paul-fans when Romney gets the overwhelming number of delegates during the Convention

      Nothing.
      Because I'm expecting it. Yes I want Paul to win but I'm not naive'. I expect Romney to win the 1st round delegate voting ~60% to 40% (same result as Virginia when Paul/Romney ran head-to-head). The end. He's got the support of the RNC Leadership and they WILL make him win, no matter what it takes.

      If it turns-out I'm wrong, and Paul pulls a miracle to win the convention, I'll give the guy $5,000 with a note, "I was wrong to doubt you."

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  2. Nice twisting. by cpu6502 · · Score: 5, Informative

    He stopped spending money on ads, and is diverting the money to the state conventions (where he's winning). It seems a logical stance to take if his goal is to win the delegate vote.

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  3. Wrong by J'raxis · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Paul campaign is redirecting their attention to the delegate strategy---which is turning out to be very successful. This is being discussed at The Daily Paul. They predicted that the media would intentionally misrepresent this as Ron Paul ending his campaign, and they were right.

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