TadpoleJackson said:
SamuelRSmith said:
He picked up 2 delegates in Vermont. Pretty disappointing, considering his achievements in local states (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire), seems that he didn't campaign in Vermont, however, and there was no official organization for the state. When you're on a tight budget, you simply cannot afford to run in all states.
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How did Paul win Massachusetts? He did a pretty good job of taking New England, since that is Romney's backyard. New Hampshire was pretty obviously going to vote paul in, it being the Free State, and all.
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Look at the OP, Paul hasn't won Massachusetts, but all the delegates selected so far have been for Paul, excluding one.
How does the campaign do it? I have no idea. They're on a shoestring budget compared to Romney, and Romney gets all the free media he wants. Plus the RNC directly supports him, and there's been countless "mishaps" in his favour.
Even if Paul doesn't get the nomination, he's already won the RNC. Romney will not be able to win November without adjusting his policies to appeal to the Ron Paulians. All we need is a strong liberty candidate in 2016, and the Republican party will change for good.
When I was watching the Arizona convention last week, a man made a great point. There are probably far more older people in the Republican party who like Ron Paul than they care to admit. The problem is that they don't want to admit that they were wrong, and will stick to Romney. In the next election, if somebody else runs on Paul's platform, they'll be able to support that candidate, and just say "I never really liked that Paul guy, but his policies were okay".
