Granted, Giuliani’s campaign seems to borrow it’s strategy for success from Weekend at Bernie’s, but Ron Paul soundly defeated him in Michigan, with more than a 2-to-1 margin. He also beat Thompson by nearly as much.
It wasn’t just Michigan. Paul also beat Giuliani in Iowa, nearly beat him in New Hampshire, and did beat Thompson there.
He’s still only pulling 6-10% of the votes in these states, but he’s proving that the “viable” candidates aren’t always who we think they are, and that good ideas can trump narcissistic, lisping fascism and southern charm any day.
Those ideas are becoming part of the framework of this nation’s political debate. Ron Paul will probably never be President, but he is changing the game. Young men and women who will be voting for decades to come are becoming aware of civics, federalism and Constitutional government in ways that they probably never would have. I know it was an impetus for me to study and learn.
And provided that NSPD-51 doesn’t wind up being invoked to take away what’s left of the Constitutional government and put the power in one man’s hands, that could be a good thing for the future of America.
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