Jan 28 2008
Paul campaign is hopeful about Maine
It appears that Ron Paul is as popular as fresh lobster in Maine. The Republican presidential candidate said Monday he is hoping for “a grand showing” in Maine’s Republican caucuses Friday through Sunday. He visited the State House in Augusta and made remarks to a crowd of nearly 200.
Paul is the invisible candidate nationally despite his success in campaign fundraising and general popularity. However, state Republican Party Executive Director Julie O’Brien says his supporters may have been the most active in Maine.
According to Natalie Schultz of the Nolan Chart said Paul has a good chance of taking 21 delegates during the state competition because his campaign fits right into the politics of the area:
“Because outside of the political elite urbanites who control the state, the majority of real Mainers are very anti-government gun-lovers. Huckabee is gaining a Christian following, but truthfully, most Mainers are old-school Christians, not Evangelicals.”
Paul winning Maine has the potential to throw the Republican presidential bid race into complete chaos. If John McCain loses to Mitt Romney in Florida on Jan. 29 there will still be no clear front-runner. With 9/11 poster boy and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the verge of bowing out if he does not grab Florida, which he probably won’t, there will be no one left in the Republican race whom the media can use to hide Paul behind.
Like it or not, Paul is getting harder to ignore. Time for mainstream media and the Republican Party to put their heads together and figure out another way to hide Paul in plain sight.