copying from other thread, sorry accidental duplicate due to fatigue from staying up all night, can't sleep.
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Not sure if he's up next, they just announced on the show he is coming up live.
Joe and some others on the panel just reiterated that people can no longer call him a fringe candidate.
Joe said he represents 20-25% of the party as has been seen in Iowa and New Hampshire. He represents those Republicans
that are disillusioned with big government spending Republicans and he (Joe) considers himself in that group. They briefly discussed that Mitt Romney if he gets the nomination and the Republican Party in general will need to figure out a way to fold Ron Paul supporters in behind Romney and not give them a reason to vote for Obama or become a Democrat.
One of the panelist said that just giving Ron Paul a speaker roll at the convention isn't going to be enough, Ron Paul will hold his own convention if he has to as he did four years ago. They mentioned that he probably won't run 3rd party as it will be political end to Rand's future so the Party leadership would use that as an insurance policy.
Joe said that somehow Romney will need to this group of people that he will do actual cuts, reduce this military adventurism around the world, deal with the debt, and reduce spending in washington otherwise this is going to be a real problem. He continue to repeat that the group of concern is no longer Ron Paul's 10% that he has broken through and is now attracting 20-15%
