It seems to me that, after today, Ron Paul is in the unique position of being able to run a fifty-state campaign. He has the money and the troops and he has gotten this far without much favorable media, and early on, without much media at all. He’s not currying favor with the GOP elite. He’s not in it solely to win, which, ironically, gives him the stature that will allow him to win.
In short, none of the reasons why the other candidates–short of money or media or troops or a passion for something other than winning, or needing to suck up to the elites–need to score big early or quickly depart, pertain to Ron Paul.
I alluded to this earlier but the main point is that because of these factors Ron Paul can fight everywhere and pick off votes and delegates while the others have to carefully allocate their scarce resources.
It’s like a guerilla war of attrition against a standing army and you know who usually wins those fights.
If Ron Paul runs well everywhere while his opponents pick their spots, that will strengthen his claim to the nomination if no nominee gets 50 percent before the convention.
3:52 pm on December 16, 2007
