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Tonights yahoo news:
Paul shaping up as spoiler in GOP race
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent
Thu Dec 20, 5:56 PM ET
CONCORD, N.H. - It wasn't long ago that Rep. Ron Paul was an anti-war asterisk in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Then his campaign raised a record $6 million in a single day.
Now the libertarian-leaning Texas congressman is looking like a possible spoiler, with an eclectic, tech-savvy following and an astounding $18 million in donations raised in less than three months.
"It's sort of gotten out of control. I don't know what to do about it," he told one audience recently in mock frustration.
At the current rate, it is some of his better known rivals who might have cause for concern. Polls give no indication that Paul can win any primaries or caucuses. But his appeal to independents, in particular, could make a difference in contests in New Hampshire, which votes on Jan. 8, or in Michigan, where a primary is scheduled one week later.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_on_el_pr/anti_war_asterisk
Paul shaping up as spoiler in GOP race
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent
Thu Dec 20, 5:56 PM ET
CONCORD, N.H. - It wasn't long ago that Rep. Ron Paul was an anti-war asterisk in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Then his campaign raised a record $6 million in a single day.
Now the libertarian-leaning Texas congressman is looking like a possible spoiler, with an eclectic, tech-savvy following and an astounding $18 million in donations raised in less than three months.
"It's sort of gotten out of control. I don't know what to do about it," he told one audience recently in mock frustration.
At the current rate, it is some of his better known rivals who might have cause for concern. Polls give no indication that Paul can win any primaries or caucuses. But his appeal to independents, in particular, could make a difference in contests in New Hampshire, which votes on Jan. 8, or in Michigan, where a primary is scheduled one week later.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_on_el_pr/anti_war_asterisk
