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Originally Posted by jorgelito
I think it's too soon to tell. We have to wait it out a bit to see how the "herd thins out".
I am actually pretty surprised at McCain's struggles. Also, I don't think money necessarily = a win. Perot, Forbes all had tons of money but didn't really get anywhere. I do think Bloomberg is interesting.
When the dust settles, we will have 1 Democrat and 1 Republican candidate. I am interested to see what independent or other party candidates turn up. Lieberman? Nader?
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I agree about the "herd thinning out" but money and organization do count..thats just the way it is until we have true campaign reform.
As for Ron Paul, even with the recent visibility, he is still not even a blip on the radar. In fact, in two recent national polls (USA Today/Gallup and Fox), his numbers have gone down in the last month to less than 1% (its a whopping 2% in CNN, Newsweek and Cook polls):
http://pollingreport.com/wh08rep.htm
I will take him more seriously as a candidate if he gets anywhere near double digits.....until then, he is just a novelty candidate.