realtonygoodwin
05-24-2011, 04:01 PM
http://www.nationaljournal.com/whitehouse/what-obama-s-political-team-thinks-of-the-republican-field-20110524
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, can make a credible case that, so far as the economy is concerned, his policies turn 180 degrees from Obama’s. But Paul’s libertarian support seems to have a ceiling. And though some of his predictions about the economy have proven prescient, the media elite remains unconvinced about his ability to bring younger libertarians into the party at a fast enough clip to be a credible delegate-gatherer.
And the race, after all, is about delegates. Since activist tea party Republicans are not new to the party, the delegate makeup make not be as different as it appears. Though the caucus and primary calendar isn’t fixed, one thing that is that the delegates prior to March 1, 2012, will be proportionally apportioned. That gives lesser-known candidates a way to stay in the race longer—and well-known candidates the impetus to invest heavily in races outside the core fourearly states—Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina.
Pleasantly surprised at this.
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, can make a credible case that, so far as the economy is concerned, his policies turn 180 degrees from Obama’s. But Paul’s libertarian support seems to have a ceiling. And though some of his predictions about the economy have proven prescient, the media elite remains unconvinced about his ability to bring younger libertarians into the party at a fast enough clip to be a credible delegate-gatherer.
And the race, after all, is about delegates. Since activist tea party Republicans are not new to the party, the delegate makeup make not be as different as it appears. Though the caucus and primary calendar isn’t fixed, one thing that is that the delegates prior to March 1, 2012, will be proportionally apportioned. That gives lesser-known candidates a way to stay in the race longer—and well-known candidates the impetus to invest heavily in races outside the core fourearly states—Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina.
Pleasantly surprised at this.