There is precedent and justification for excluding candidates who lack any substantial support. Is Keyes registering at all in any polls? Has he raised any considerable amount of money? There comes a point where they have to cull the herd a bit. The protest on Dr. Paul's behalf is valid because he has evidence of support that puts him in contention with the electable field of candidates, in some cases more than others in the field and he's raised the most out of any of them this quarter and arguably last quarter if you subtract Romney's self-"loan" Being that the New Hampshire GOP has stated that even they want Dr. Paul in the debate is reason to question the exclusion.
Stand up for Keyes and Thompson, too?
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My list of objective factors justifying Paul's inclusion below. Does Keyes compare?
-Senior elected official (Congressman), 20 years
-Raised nearly $20 million in the last quarter
-Has had thousands of people at his rallies
-Made campaign news headlines throughout 2007
-Has outpolled several of the "frontrunners" in key races
-Has a huge, well-organized grassroots following
-Won almost all online and text-phone debates
-Is in double digits in several offline national polls
-Won most state straw polls
-Has more cash on hand then many "frontrunners"
-Clearly well-organized to run a 50 state campaign
-Receives more donations from military than other candidates
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