For the last couple of days after a lot of doubt. I am starting to see the big picture. I might not completely understand it just yet. But Ron Paul has a definite plan and it seems to be working very well. I'm not saying anything is a lock...far from it. I'm sure there has to be a lot of "ifs" in the plan like who and when candidates drop out, how is the war and economy are going and how much money other people are spending. But I can start to see a road through the fog that will get us the nomination.
I questioned the Florida plan. Now I think it was pretty smart. We know we were not in a position to win Florida. A close 2nd netted zero delegates. Giuliani went broke there. Huckabee is going to be gone shortly without a penny to the campaigns name. Romney is questioning whether or not to put any more of his own money into his campaign. And we have a bunch of cash left because we didn't spend on a no win situation. And thank God the money keeps coming in.
Just compare McCain's strategy against Ron Paul's for a second. There are a lot of states voting on Super Tuesday. Some are winner take all and some split their delegates by vote total. McCain is advertising in the winner take all states. (Along with CA). Have you seen where RP is putting his money. He's putting them is the proportional states. That means even if he finishes 2nd, he will still pick up delegates. Better yet, he is the only candidate campaigning and spending money in those states.
So what happens after Super Tuesday? States start to trickle in. At this point Huckabee will probably be gone. Romney is either in or out. Both benefit us. If he's still in, that means he did well on Super Tuesday which means the nomination is a mess and we keep getting closer and closer to a Brokered Convention.
If Romney drops out, it is down to McCain and Paul and we all know who wins that conversation. Pro-Life=RP Economy=RP Lower Taxes=RP Immigration=RP The war=Push (face it, some men you just can't reach)
When it gets down to 2 candidates, people will look a lot closer, hopefully the media looks a lot closer. The GOP will look a lot closer. Listen to Rush or any of those others on the radio...They hate McCain. This is the GOP's worse nightmare - A liberal Republican.
Ron Paul is ready in those late states. He's the only candidate that has stressing to his supporters how important they are. McCain probably didn't think the race would even go this long let alone that he would be in it. I'm in PA, an April 22nd vote. We are organized and ready. Do you really think the other campaigns can say that. Don't forget we will still be waiting on Texas to cast it's vote along with some other big decent size states.
RP hammers the Economy. RP hammers the war. RP hammers the National Debt. Maybe we pick up a few conservative endorsements. Then the book comes out, we make it a best seller. Never underestimate the media. They are always looking to boost ratings. What type of ratings are they going to get between Super Tuesday and September October if the Republican nominee is decided. Not as much as a comeback story with Ron Paul and McCain fighting out all the way to September.
Like I said, I'm crossing my fingers and praying for the best. I'm not willing to bet my house on the nomination just yet. However, there are a lot of people ready to bail. We need to make sure they stick around because Ron Paul is going to need them. This can not be done without them or without us.
Keep the Faith and keep working.
I questioned the Florida plan. Now I think it was pretty smart. We know we were not in a position to win Florida. A close 2nd netted zero delegates. Giuliani went broke there. Huckabee is going to be gone shortly without a penny to the campaigns name. Romney is questioning whether or not to put any more of his own money into his campaign. And we have a bunch of cash left because we didn't spend on a no win situation. And thank God the money keeps coming in.
Just compare McCain's strategy against Ron Paul's for a second. There are a lot of states voting on Super Tuesday. Some are winner take all and some split their delegates by vote total. McCain is advertising in the winner take all states. (Along with CA). Have you seen where RP is putting his money. He's putting them is the proportional states. That means even if he finishes 2nd, he will still pick up delegates. Better yet, he is the only candidate campaigning and spending money in those states.
So what happens after Super Tuesday? States start to trickle in. At this point Huckabee will probably be gone. Romney is either in or out. Both benefit us. If he's still in, that means he did well on Super Tuesday which means the nomination is a mess and we keep getting closer and closer to a Brokered Convention.
If Romney drops out, it is down to McCain and Paul and we all know who wins that conversation. Pro-Life=RP Economy=RP Lower Taxes=RP Immigration=RP The war=Push (face it, some men you just can't reach)
When it gets down to 2 candidates, people will look a lot closer, hopefully the media looks a lot closer. The GOP will look a lot closer. Listen to Rush or any of those others on the radio...They hate McCain. This is the GOP's worse nightmare - A liberal Republican.
Ron Paul is ready in those late states. He's the only candidate that has stressing to his supporters how important they are. McCain probably didn't think the race would even go this long let alone that he would be in it. I'm in PA, an April 22nd vote. We are organized and ready. Do you really think the other campaigns can say that. Don't forget we will still be waiting on Texas to cast it's vote along with some other big decent size states.
RP hammers the Economy. RP hammers the war. RP hammers the National Debt. Maybe we pick up a few conservative endorsements. Then the book comes out, we make it a best seller. Never underestimate the media. They are always looking to boost ratings. What type of ratings are they going to get between Super Tuesday and September October if the Republican nominee is decided. Not as much as a comeback story with Ron Paul and McCain fighting out all the way to September.
Like I said, I'm crossing my fingers and praying for the best. I'm not willing to bet my house on the nomination just yet. However, there are a lot of people ready to bail. We need to make sure they stick around because Ron Paul is going to need them. This can not be done without them or without us.
Keep the Faith and keep working.
BUT Paul has to win at least 5 states to be eligible for the nomination, right? So even if he gets 2nd in a bunch of Super Tuesday states and ends up somehow with the most delegates, it might not be quite enough
