The Ron Paul revolution is alive and well in Lawrence, Kansas
Posted 20 weeks 6 days ago byThe Kansas Republican caucuses are today. I was skipping, but just ran into a friend who was there. There was a big crowd, even though the GOP nomination is pretty much sown up for John McCain on Tuesday.
What's happening? It seems that our hearty band of local anarchists - noy an insult; that's who they are - decided to crash the party on behalf of Ron Paul. It's fair to say that the anarchists and. GOP activists don't rub elbows all that much, usually, even in Lawrence - so I'm kind of wishing I'd gone.
It's doubtful you will see a big Ron Paul surge out of Lawrence, though - to participate in the GOP caucuses in Kansas, I'm told you had to register as a Republican by Jan. 25. I'll make a wager that the anarchists weren't that ... organized. (They hate those jokes.) That's life in a college town!
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UPDATE: But Huckabee ended up whipping McCain in Kansas. I guess the Ron Paul revolution will have to wait another day.
UPDATE THE SECOND: The Huckabee win isn't that big a surprise. The Wall Street Journal points out that home-stater Bob Dole had a tough time winning in 1988 against Pat Robertson of "700 Club" fame. But the fact that core Republicans in a heavily Republican state went so heavily for the evangelical leader instead of the party's frontrunner might tell you something about why we have a Democrat for governor right now.
Thoughts
Actually, they're freakishly organized...
Submitted on February 10th, 2008 by MeAmKumarYeah, as compared to other campaigns almost exclusively perpetuated by grass roots supporters, the Paul campaign is actually very well organized. The difference with Dr. Paul's supporters is that we dont have the name recognition for the average (politically ignorant) American(i.e.-anti-war republicans vote for McCain in NH... wtf?), coupled with the fact that the media also gives him almost non-existant coverage compared to others. So what are Paul supporters forced to do, get every supporter they can find, form a crowd, and get very loud. It doesnt seem to be working, but then again, i never said we were good at bolstering support, just organized with the supporters who were already in the fold.