Perry drops out of GOP presidential race, endorses Gingrich

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sethnintendo said:

mrstickball said:

No. Ron Paul or Gary Johnson.

How is Ron Paul looking right now?  I haven't paid any attention to any of the debates or primaries since I am not republican.  However, since Ron Paul is more libertarian than anything I have a foundness for him.  I hope he has a chance.  I was listening to Rush yesterday (not sure why I just wanted him to piss me off again I suppose) and he takes a decent amount of cheap shots at Ron Paul pretty much labeling him as wacko (or at least that is what he led me to believe).  Pretty much I need to never turn on fox talk radio ever again (unless Clark Howard is on).

In general, Ron Paul is doing a bit poorly. Out of the four remaining candidates, he's about tied with Santorum for last place, with about 15% of people supporting him nationwide over the three other candidates. Gingrich and Romney are at about 20% and 30% respectively, although Rick Perry's endorsement would theoretically give Gingrich another 5%.

South Carolina essentially supports Gingrich at the expense of Paul and Santorum. Florida is even worse, with less than 10% of those polled chose Paul.

The good news is, other than Romney, Paul stands the best chance at beating Obama in November. Santorum and Gingrich isolate too many moderates.

If Paul has any hope, he has to win in states in the northern half of the country. For some reason, he tends to do better in places where the winter is cold. In 2008, his best states were Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Maine.