Rudy Finally Beats Ron Paul - Then Quits!

For those of us who find both Rudy Giuliani and Eric Rittboink
distasteful, tonight is a night to revel in their further elimination
from relevancy.

Rudy did so poorly in Florida today, he and his staff have
informed the media, Giuliani will formally leave the race
tomorrow and endorse McCain.

Yeah, strike a blow for freedom there, guys.

From bad to weird.

Rudy comes in a distant third, and he quits.

And then there were four.

Before Texas Earache starts spinning wildly about this, let's
not forget that Ron Paul's Campaign decided there were not
enough delegates in Florida to spend a lot of time and money
there.

Sure, Ron Paul came in last at 3%, but so have some of the
others previously, but they didn't give up, and neither will he!

No money, no honey.

Let's also not forget that Ron has money, and more is steadily
coming in. My guess is that Mister Huckabee will be out fairly
soon, no matter how much he wants to play kingmaker in a
brokered Convention with his delegates.

He's broke.

Things will get to be very interesting when it's a three way
race between Ron Paul, Romney and McCain.

If Ron survives Stupor Tuesday, we have a real campaign
on our hands.

Rudy checked out two days before the Primary

My people in the Guiliani campaign saw the writing on the
wall days ago, and say a deal was struck with the McCain
camp before the first vote was cast. All the Giuliani folks
have already gone looking for jobs with McCain or Romney.

The LP just got more relevant

Looking further forward, if Ron Paul does not win the GOP
nod, and doesn't stay in as an Independent or Libertarian,
the LP Candidates suddenly take on a lot more significance
in the overall outcome of things.

Wayne Root is very confident he can win, George Phillies
team is busy mailing and calling people, and Steve Kubby
is building his team and gathering endorsements.

Paul Fundraising Fluke Free

As of 1:20 PM on MLKs
Birthday/Holiday, the
ticker on Doctor Paul's
Campaign website has spun
rather quickly past two and
a half million dollars.


What's more amazing is that it's still totally a grass
roots, volunteer effort, with apparently nothing to
do with the campaign.





Libertarian America has gone absolutely nutsy
kookoo over the man, and I mean that in the very
best possible way.



Yes, there are a few controversies swirling around
the campaign. No, they all haven't been addressed
completely, but America still loves Ron Paul.



This money makes a big difference and the Paulites
know it very well.


Doctor Paul has some serious staying power with
all this cash pouring in, and could very well make
it all the way to the GOP Convention.



While the campaign, mistakenly I feel, is sticking
to campaigning exclusively, they can afford to do
so if the money keeps pouring in like this.



There is more good news on top of the mountains
of cash pouring in on their own. The militant
Libertarians have, for the first time in their lives,
come down off their extremist, radical perches
and started to support someone for their big
picture views.



Has the Libertarian Party grown up? I have my
doubts about that. However, the greater
Libertarian movement seems to be tired of
shooting themselves in the foot and supporting
an imaginary Candidate that supports their
utopian fantasies.



I too hope Ron Paul does well.
Very well.



And I too differ with the good Congressman on
several points.



But my enthusiasm for the vast majority of
points that I do agree with him on far
outweigh any policy disagreements.



And Doctor Paul is certainly getting our money's
worth for us. He's on the news and in the debates.


The other Candidates are stealing his lines, not
to mention his policy ideas and solutions.



And the enthusiasm is infectious.


Leading Libertarian Candidates Wayne Root
and Steve Kubby both speak highly of Doctor
Paul and wish him well.



The tall and handsome Art Olivier was recently
photographed with Ron, and leading Libertarian
activist Martha DeForest donated cashola to the
Ron Paul Blimp today.



The question of whether Doctor Paul will break
any more fundraising records today is interesting.

But more interesting is the phenomenon of Ron
Paul fans and the whole Libertarian world being
glued to their computer screens the numbers roll
up as they keep giving.



As Ron Paul for President continues to run
circles around the other candidates who were
expected to eliminate him, no one can say
anymore where this will end up.