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The problem with getting Evangelicals is they don't have a principled objection to using the power of the state to enforce morality. Rick will beat Ron for many of those votes because Rick is willing to ignore the Constitution to impose his beliefs upon others. What you would need to do is...

I daresay there were many people who gave in the '07 effort who held back this time with this knowledge in mind. The truth is while more people get the ideas, which is a good thing, they are not a majority. The majority of people don't research their politics. The problem with this movement...

This week will determine if this is a campaign or just a statement of protest. A win is needed. The good news is with the narrative being how badly Mitt beat Newt, it should suppress turnout of your indifferent voters quite a bit. So, show.

It's smart because he's trying to reach out to new voters who might not otherwise look at him. You don't need to convince voters voting on policy.

I don't know why everyone seems to be assuming Gingrich is dead. Santorum can't replace Gingrich because he lacks personality. We spend so much time here talking about how those things matter, and the more the Republican establishment attacks Newt, the better it will be for him. Just watch.

You know, the problem with expanding the Navy is that it ignores our major threat militarily: asymmetric warfare. Force projection capabilities, and overwhelming conventional force are not issues. Anti-ship missiles are. And if a million dollar missile can take out a trillion dollar carrier...

If undecided voters were watching this (and they aren't), Ron's answer was brilliant and correct, but I doubt they would understand it.

You know, the problem Ron has is he answers the questions. He ought to just say when he gets a chance, "Since this is the only two minutes I'm going to get, I'm going to lay this out. I am the only candidate who believes in limited government up here, the only candidate who has fought for...

Joe Rogan should come out and give them both kendo sticks or something. If we're going to fight, at least there should be some blows.

The good news is everyone is falling asleep. If Paul doesn't win, Obama will.

Am I the only one with debate fatigue?

Many people on the left know nothing about Ron, so there's probably room to grow there.

The most effective guerilla campaigning I've ever seen is always very personal. How you handle the details is up to you, but you pick five to ten people, and you work at them until they are convinced. Freedom sells. Then you ask each of them to convince five people. Most people vote what the...

It's smart of him to try, though. Some of the soft support can probably be peeled away. As bad as Newt is, people are going to come to the ballot box come November, and remember how much they don't like Obama. And it will be interesting to see what happens when you have the dilemma of bad...

It's an awful and uninspired choice, I agree. That said, the thinking there is he'd be able to raise a lot of money quickly, which is true, and he wouldn't have the baggage either Mitt or Newt has with the GOP mainstream establishment. While he isn't the only person who fits that mold, someone...