Ron Paul in N.H.
I noticed last night and today that the media seem to be giving Ron Paul a break, as they recognize his unquestionable appeal to the young and independents, and his allure generally as a change agent. “Bring Them Home!” the audience was chanting last night in Manchester, about troops overseas. Paul gets at that traditional tension between elites and populists in American politics, and at some point even media toffs have to grant him respect.
American Thinker is a hardcore neocon site. It concedes that Romney and Paul were big winners last night. Thomas Lifson:
South Carolina now becomes a major test for all the candidates. This is far from over, but Romney is clearly gaining momentum. Ron Paul’s clear appeal to younger and independent voters is something for the GOP as a whole to ponder. Whatever the downside of his foreign policy views, Paul’s willingness to speak frankly and talk about major change obviously resonates with constituencies the party needs to win.
Business Insider headlines its piece on Paul, Admit It: Ron Paul’s Performance in New Hampshire last night was impressive… Henry Blodget:
Ron Paul’s current policies are still too extreme for him to win the general election…. And the more Paul’s candidacy is taken seriously by the mainstream, the more directly he will have to answer for issues like the offensive and racist newsletters that were once published under his name. So unless Ron Paul tacks sharply to the center or pulls off a true stunner in some of the upcoming primaries, he’ll continue to be perceived by the mainstream as a fringe candidate.
But if Ron Paul does amass enough delegates, which he appears to be on his way to doing (especially now that Florida may split delegates), he will get more of what his advisors appear to believe they wanted from the beginning: Influence. Why?
Because if Ron Paul decides to run as a third-party candidate, which some analysts consider possible, he could capture enough of the vote to destroy any chance the GOP has of winning the general election.
Thanks to Mark Wauck for this post.
Notice that Huntsman called for a pull out from Afghanistan.
And maybe Obomba also might be destroyed in a general election with Dr.Paul as a third party candidate.All he needs is 34% at the least for that possibility,(of course probably a little more)as Romney and Obomba are carbon copies of bloviation and policies of corporate origin and implementation,to our national chagrin and decline.
“I’m asked this all the time and every time my answer is the same. I have no plans on running as a third party,” he said at the Republican Debate being held at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2012/01/07/ron-paul-says-no-plan-to-run-as-third-party/
And it looks like Paul ain doing to well in Dixie: they like mitt and santorum
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/06/cnntime-poll-romney-and-santorum-soar-in-south-carolina/
New Hampshire just ain’t like the rest of the Republican electorate, its between Mitt and the Rick’s from here on out….
He may be getting respect from some MSM sources. But last night on MSNBC
The MSNBC pundit class have a war against Rep Ron Paul. Now don’t get me wrong would never ever vote for Rep Paul based on domestic issues. But why the MSNBC crew do not get that his anti war based on false claims stances unites Democrats, Independents and Republicans against unnecessary wars based on lies. He has huge support amongst the military. Yet Chris Mattews, Ed, Lawrence O Donnell, Al Sharpton continue to rip him up. They really have a war against him. Here are a few of their comments last night during their coverage of the outcome of the New Hampshire results.
Lawrence O’Donnell ” nothing Ron Paul can do that is relevant” “I just don’t count him. A joke. A srew up.”
Chris Matthews: ” If the second place is taken by Rep Paul blah blah(those words Chris’s words) who cares”
Al Sharpton: “discounts” Ron Paul “whacky”
Bob Shrum “irrelevant”
Yesterday I got on the Ed Schultz radio show and Ed called Rep Paul “a jerk” that those who support “do not want wars” Ed said this in a high pitched whiny voice. As if all of the military folks who support Rep Paul are whiners or chicken hawks like the MSNBC pundit class.
What is it that MSNBC has against Rep Paul and why is it that they do not get that his message unites the anti war crowd…including active military.
Really seems the MSNBC crew is at war against Rep Paul and the anti war folks.
Military folks should call into Ed Schultz’s radio program today. Ask him why he calls Rep Paul “a jerk” makes fun of the anti unnecessary war crowd (yesterday on his show in a whiny dismissive voice Ed said to me (Kathleen/Dayton Ohio) that oh Paul represents the “we don’t want a war” crowd. Uh the chickenhawk pundit class at MSNBC including Ed do not seem to get that the anti war crowd…including many people serving in the military support Rep Pauls anti unnecessary wars stance.
Many would not vote for him based on his stance on domestic issues. But know if Rep Paul is shaken out of the race the anti war message is shaken out. Ed needs to visit more VA’s like the one in Dayton Ohio that I visit quite frequently taking my WWII/Teamster 85 year old father and talk with the Iraq and AFghanistan war Vets sitting there with out limbs and often half of their minds. Yeah Ed you were a real arrogant ass—- on the radio making fun of the anti unnecessary war crowd who support Rep Pauls message. Have you noticed Rep Paul served and you MSNBC folks have not.
Military folks should hammer Ed and the rest of the MSNBC chickenhawk pundit class