Ron Paul Lost, Let Me Count the Ways

James Joyner | Saturday, May 31, 2008

Jim Henley assesses the complete and utter failure that was the Ron Paul campaign for the Republican presidential nomination:

Paul failed to win any states, to move the GOP debate in his direction, to accrue significant delegates or to leverage his fund-raising into a third-party run. And word is he’s staying quiet about endorsing an independent because he doesn’t want the Congressional GOP leadership to strip him of committee assignments come the fall. Paul accomplished the one thing he’s always been good at: using political appeals to get people to send money. I don’t feel freer.

But other than that, he did a super job. Revolution!

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.

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His supporters who spammed my blog comments did a fine job of making me hate them, and I certainly liked him no better for their actions.

Posted by Beldar | May 31, 2008 | 10:31 am | Permalink

 

Why is it that loosing gracefully after a valiant effort has become such a dead art?

Posted by Spoker | May 31, 2008 | 01:32 pm | Permalink

 

Ron Paul didn't win, but he did expose why the GOP is losing. All anyone has to do is read this five year old article to know why the GOP is losing

The GOPs NeoCon problem

They have hijacked the GOP and turned it into a big government welfare warfare party. The cautious foreign policy of Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan and the first Bush has been thrown out the window for preemtive endless war. The American people have had enough. And this website is run by a lightweight.

Posted by William R | June 4, 2008 | 04:19 pm | Permalink

 

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