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Originally Posted by dc_dux
He has a "serious" hold on fifth place now among the Repub candidates with around 5% of the likely primary voters, having finally broken away from Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo. 
Why do you think it is that Mike Huckabee, with very little money, has surged so far ahead of Ron Paul? |
To be honest, the only reason Huckabee is gaining support is because the right wing talk shows are totally freaking out at the support Ron Paul is getting. They are scrambling to talk about anyone other than Ron Paul. Their constituents have all but given up on Giuliani, Romney, and Thompson as real conservatives other than their 'not-hillary' appeal.
Did you watch the youtube debates? Ron Paul got asked the most loaded questions possible and Guiliani and Romney had twice the amount of time to speak as him despite his likely outraising them in the fourth quarter. He had time similar to Hunter and Tancredo who have become non contenders.
The two problems Ron Paul faces is name recognition, and the unfair shake/defamation he recieves in the media.