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- chubbymandoo, on 02/07/2008, -22/+199I know it's not going to happen, but who else wants to see Romney give all his delegates to Ron Paul as a big eff yew to McCain??
- EricMiIIer, on 07/10/2009, -23/+189Bom Bom Bom ... Another one bites the dust.
- tuffgong50, on 02/07/2008, -45/+200Hmmm, I wonder what happens when they have to put Ron Paul on television and people actually like what he has to say.
- thefirelane, on 02/07/2008, -0/+140For those who are curious about "suspend" here's the relevant part:
Candidates who officially drop out must forfeit statewide delegates. - mandagrrl, on 02/07/2008, -68/+207please oh please let McCain be next.. then Huckabee... please oh please...
- orelses, on 02/07/2008, -36/+142He is such a stiff uninspiring awkward robot. good riddance.
- Elementix, on 02/07/2008, -24/+130Ron Paul hardly gets any airtime at all. The only reason he's an underdog is that they don't treat him the same as the other candidates when it comes to news converage. You could watch the cnn or msnbc all day and not see or hear his name mentioned once. I also wonder what will happen when/if he gets more airtime due to Romney dropping out. I suppose only time will tell....
- bolotinjbl, on 02/07/2008, -12/+117What are you talking about?
there is no way McCain will drop if he is winning
if anything itll be Huckabee - gklitt, on 02/07/2008, -6/+84Well, that was a waste of money.
- Gabberwok, on 02/07/2008, -13/+87This is all the more reason why the Democrats should nominate Obama and not Hillary. McCain will clearly win the Republican nomination now, and Hillary would lose the independent vote to him, whereas Obama would have a chance.
- davidg11, on 02/07/2008, -25/+86I realize Ron Paul has a snowball's chance; however, consider this...Ron can now get more delegates in the remaining states (like Texas anyone?) by placing 2nd or 3rd. Ron has 42+ delegates so far. Also, Romney doesn't want to give his delegates away to McCain...he hates him.
- overtoke, on 02/07/2008, -7/+64If McCain wanted this country to succeed he would quit.
- clownguyx, on 02/07/2008, -3/+56McCain can not stand Romney, I don't see that happening.
- cusoman, on 02/07/2008, -4/+53Let the anti-McCain Digg Spam Fest '08 begin!
- shadash, on 02/07/2008, -6/+54Ron Paul should buy them from Mitt
- mandagrrl, on 02/07/2008, -24/+71Call it hopeful thinking from a RP supporter. :)
- JimmyChooLove, on 02/07/2008, -13/+59Suspending means he can keep all the delegates he's won so far even though he's no longer running..
Greedy Bastard - shadash, on 02/07/2008, -3/+48Huckabee is next
- dinsy, on 02/07/2008, -3/+44He might drop over.
- disruptor108, on 02/07/2008, -1/+41What will happen to his delegates?
- buildbyflying, on 02/07/2008, -9/+48it'll be tougher for the msm to ignore paul, but let's assume they'll try... they've never lacked gall before.
and anyone who thinks that paul has been given fair coverage -- ask a stranger about ron paul... they'll say ron who??? you know damn well the msm gives him no coverage because they want to whittle down the candidates. Is that objective? No it's not. and the fact that people will let it slide because it's not contrary to your ego or personal agenda is Fk'd. with a capital U. - 00Wang, on 02/07/2008, -34/+71Now Ron Paul really has a chance! I kid, I kid
- jeffiek, on 02/07/2008, -3/+40Good one. I needed that laugh. Imagine - Romney and Huckabee drop out. That leaves Paul and McCain.
McCain keels over, leaving Dr. Paul!
You would hear the loudest WTF you ever heard. - Todash19, on 02/07/2008, -12/+49When true conservatives look at the remaining candidates, they know a few things: McCain is not a conservative. He's not even close. Huckabee is not a conservative. He is a preacher and has many Christians voting for him out of loyalty to a half-hearted and unrealistic attempt to overturn Roe v. Wade. And then there is Ron Paul. Ron Paul is a true conservative. He is the only candidate that has a solvent campaign. He is the only candidate that understands that in order to change our course in this country, we need a president who will address the very real problems of economic woes, failing dollar, and wars run amok.
Yes, Ron Paul is still in the running. In Washington State, we have the chance to tell the liberal neo-con establishment that we will not support a liberal RINO, John McCain. (Republican in name only.) That means that the vote for Ron Paul just got stronger! If we show up, we win. It is that simple. We are Republicans because we believe in less tax, no amnesty, less government. McCain is none of these. We stand for non-intervention, something that McCain has flip-flopped on. - 2trkpony, on 02/07/2008, -27/+63Another pro war, CFR, religious myth touting, AIPAC-serf neocon down!! And the shills swore he's going all the way. What do they know?
Ron Paul step up your game. We're counting on you.. - inactive, on 02/07/2008, -0/+35If someone comes in 1st with a majority, Texas is winner-take-all for delegates. It's only proportional if the victor does not have a majority.
- DigitalOmnivore, on 02/07/2008, -10/+43Actually, this really hurts Ron Paul. I wouldn't be surprised if 'The Paul Strategy' was part of the reason Romney was pressured to bow out by the Republican party.
If you haven't been following it, it became pretty well known right before Super Tuesday that Ron Paul was shooting for a brokered convention. That is, he wanted to see a split between the Huckabee, Romney and McCain voters that ensured nobody was the winner.
The strategy after that was to win a brokered convention, Paul would use his supporters, who have disproportionally applied to be delegates to vote for him if a brokered convention came up. He'd also have a chance to trade his delegates for a more influential role in the party, or at least a chance to speak at the RNC and be heard. Remember, a brokered convention would make for high ratings television, and most people still haven't heard Paul's message. A loss would still be a 'win' if he won people over in losing, like Goldwater did.
So, this is a bad thing for Paul. Romney will endorse McCain, and the state party heads will just give Romney's delegates to McCain. - inactive, on 02/07/2008, -2/+32Ya i'm thinking he's dropping because he cut one of those "backroom" deals he hates so much.
- swrostmore, on 02/07/2008, -6/+34He'll barter them for favors; maybe a VP spot but probably not.
- reuscel, on 02/07/2008, -10/+35Who would have thought a flip-flopping rich douche from Massachusetts would have such trouble running for President?
- dinsy, on 02/07/2008, -8/+33Oh yeah sound currency and sensible foreign policy are just crazy as hell.
- blorc, on 02/07/2008, -2/+27Don't vote for the lesser of two evils. Vote for what you believe in.
- BrandonMills, on 02/07/2008, -68/+92Sorry, but your Ron Paul dream is going to be nothing more than a dream.
- pianomahnn, on 02/07/2008, -0/+24He's in it for different reasons than the other candidates. I find it unlikely for him to drop out...he's going to the nominating convention.
- Truzseeker, on 02/07/2008, -28/+52Good ... Vets slam McCain http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/05/ve ...
- dukeeeey, on 02/07/2008, -10/+33Soon there will only be new world order candidates to choose from, and that's no choice at all because they all basically support the same ideas. If americans think electing one of these candidates will undo bush's mess, think again. The nightmare will only continue.
- lawngnomes4pres, on 02/07/2008, -6/+29Thank god its McCain?
You must be joking. - undergrace, on 02/07/2008, -9/+32"On the Republican side, decisions on how to allocate delegates is left to the state parties."
I doubt every state will allow Romney go keep his delegates - hopefully most of them will re-allocate them accordingly. This means in a state like Nevada, Ron Paul could get a *huge* boost! - DigitalOmnivore, on 02/07/2008, -2/+24He's as loony as Thomas Jefferson was. How far have we fallen when people get called a 'loon' for endorsing the same political positions as our founding fathers? Really, I can live with people saying Paul's policies are stuck in the 1800's. I can even live with those who think the government should be able to redistribute income even though I disagree. But the idiotic debate that dominates this election cycle is sickening. Rather than talk policy people call names, and talk about fuzzy abstracts like 'change' . Of course they do this, because they just repeat what the mainstream media talks about. Over and over it's about race, gender, "change" and name calling. Choke me with a spoon.
- kaelyiesta, on 02/07/2008, -2/+24I'll be sooo embarrassed if Seattle doesn't put Ron Paul above McCain. For those of you in WA voting in the primary by mail, make sure you sign that little oath on the outside flap of the envelope they send you. You're vote wont count if you don't. Yes its ***** and it weeds out first time voters who don't know better, so dont ***** up and make your vote invalid by missing that part.
And go to your caucus location on saturday! - inactive, on 02/07/2008, -5/+27yay for america! now we can look forward to the possibility of 4 more years of mindless war-mongering and corporate exploitation under mein fuhrer mccain.
- AnarkeIncarnate, on 02/07/2008, -2/+24His 3 minutes of time to 11 minutes given to Romney (out) and 10 min to Guiliani (out) seem to be just about even, right?
The last CNN debate was a mockery of a fair forum. - inactive, on 02/07/2008, -17/+39Yeah, civil liberties and following the Constitution are loony. Obama pissing all over the Constitution and wanting more wars - now that's sane!
- mlirblur, on 02/07/2008, -11/+32Touche! Damn, leave it to Romney to be a dick and stop campaigning while keeping the 25% of the delegacy he currently has.
Hey Romney, since you claim to be a true conservative, why not give your delegates to Ron Paul? That would shut up the naysayers. - Gryffydd, on 02/07/2008, -1/+21Hell, if I had that much money I might run for president just as a hobby.
- dinot, on 02/07/2008, -1/+20I hear there's an opening for Secretary of Lookin' Good in Obama's cabinet http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/25/obama-del ...
- Skitzzo, on 02/07/2008, -3/+22Dude, pay attention. None of the candidates left would ever pick Mitt for their VP. McCain and Huckabee pretty much hate him (along with most of the rest of the party).
- inactive, on 02/07/2008, -2/+20It's folks like yourself who cannot see two sides of an issue that really hurt this country. You discount a guy by calling him a loon but you can't put any hard facts behind that. Paul may be coming off like he's whining and maybe he doesn't have that powerful voice everyone expects but he does have his head on straight.
- ggacid, on 02/07/2008, -3/+20Atleast now Huckabee and Paul can get a chance to talk at the debates! (I hope)
- kommit99, on 02/07/2008, -12/+29Obama collects $7+ Million in contributions, Hillary has to shell out 5 Mil from her pocket and Romney drops out of the Race, McCain has to pander to the CPAC, where he will most likely get booed. The only way this day gets better is if Bush Resigns from Office. We can wish can't we.
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