Congressman Paul continues to rise in the polls; the CNN/WMUR poll on Monday demonstrated that Paul rose to fourth place in New Hampshire, above candidate Fred Thompson. Simultaneously with his rise in polls, Paul also continues to rise in fundraising gains. In a television interview (Political Capital with Al Hunt) on Friday, Paul asserted that he expects to surpass his $12 million goal in the fourth quarter. Already, Paul has not hesitated to begin spending his influx in campaign money, spending it in New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina, and Nevada. Furthermore, on the 23rd a supporter of Paul generously spent $85,000 to have a supportive article of the candidate appear in USA Today’s front-page. Paul also spent time on Sunday, November 19th rallying with over two hundred University of Iowa students. Despite his overwhelming growth in support, Congressman Paul was also chosen as one of GQ magazine’s “Men of the Year.” He was named the "Dark Horse of the Year," and was the only presidential candidate that GQ honored. The issue will be released this Tuesday, November 27th. Next week, Paul will be continuing his campaign in South Carolina and will finish the week off at the Florida Democratic Debate on November 28th.
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Are we on the verge of the Libertarian Revolution? The Washington Post entertains the possibility in today's paper: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/23/AR2007112301299.html?hpid=opinionsbox1. It's a protest against perceived authoritarianism--how else do you get Barry Manilow, Lou Dobbs, George Will, John Mayer and the creators of South Park all on the same page politically?
Time Magazine featured a similar article regarding the possibility of a "Libertarian Revolution" several weeks ago. Not surprisingly, prominent Libertarians attacked both the Time article and the article you linked, Mr. Shulman. Ron Paul's fund raising power is a clear indication that he won't be dropping out of the race anytime soon, but I don't think he has the ability to win the nomination, and certainly not the presidency. He recognizes that he wouldn't have any chance of winning on Libertarian ticket, even though that's where he belongs, and that's why he's been a Republican for most of his career, except in 1988. Despite his showing in the polls and his online popularity, I don't think a major realignment of the Republican party will occur until the Iraq War is over.
Interesting point on when a realignment would occur. Why not until after Iraq?
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