Quote Originally Posted by Krugminator2 View Post
Finished a distant fourth in vote total behind two people who dropped out early (Santorum and Gingrich). Won zero states. Was an abhorrent choice to 85% of Republican voters who would have voted for anyone but him.

He was never winning under any circumstance. He did as well as he did because the press and his opponents treated him with kid gloves. If any other candidate wanted to nuke him with ads they could have at anytime. They didn't because they knew he wasn't winning. Romney became his best buddy. And if he were winning primaries the press would have replayed endlessly his list of views that would have ended his campaign.
Ron Paul almost won Iowa.He finished 2nd in New Hampshire.
He did well Minnesota,Maine,Alaska,Idaho,North Dakota,Vermont & Virginia.
He won one state Virgin Islands.
Why did ron paul lose? Because most Republicans are not for limited Government!