So is Paul an irrelevant fringe candidate or Ross Perot II? He can't be both.
Look at the facts, Sam. All else being equal, Romney does not beat Obama head to head. Gingrich could, I think, if he recovers from his precipitous drop in the polls, but what are the odds he can keep it together for another eleven months? Santorum can compete with the President on gravitas, but he has a shortage of charisma when matched against Obama, who can turn it on *big time* in the spotlight. Hunstman is Romney with more international political experience and less name recognition, not a bad thing, but not a winner. Bachmann is a Tea Party darling, but not a winner at this level. And then there is Ron Paul. Despite lacking the shininess of the other candidates, he is polling at the top in Iowa. He has intellectual heft and consistency on his side. His positions leave him open to attack from the mainstream, but those same positions provide him an incredibly solid base of support. He is a terrible debater from a technical standpoint, but the right debate coach could break his bad habits and turn him into an iron hammer. He will continue to have money and a message. He isn't going away anytime soon, so someone in the Republican establishment had better find a way to bring his supporters into the fold. On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > You so confused. > The Hardcore middle does not represent the Majority. > The are a fringe like all other fringe groups. > They can swing both ways or in neither direction. Do not confuse the > with the mainstream. > > . > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:344813 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
