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If the Ron Paul actually wants to see President Obama defeated in November, he should bow out of the Republican nomination process quickly, accept whatever offer the Romney camp offers him for a speaking slot during the convention, and endorse the inevitable nominee.
Mitt Romney and the Republican Party establishment are currently in a bind over what to do with Ron Paul at the convention.
Whatever your political affiliation, this election season will be both virtual and geographic ground zero for making one's voice heard. The objective as always will be to make the message attract as much media and Internet attention as possible.
Mr. Curry, we'd like to welcome you to Palm Harbor. Life is good over here on this side of Tampa Bay. In fact, we're sure that by the time you leave Palm Harbor, we'll have turned your frown upside down!
Most pundits and pols say no, but the tarot cards say yes, a new candidate may transform the GOP race for president by entering late.
Take all those factors together and you can see that Romney's "I'm mathematically inevitable" pitch is more spin than reality.
Wooing the ultra-right has damaged Romney's reputation and continuing on this path will lead to his political demise. It's time for Governor Romney to stop slinging the mud and get down to business.
The reality from the Romney campaign perspective is it's in their interest to have a divided field, even if it results in a longer and bruising primary season.
If we think the products of past brokered conventions were good for America, good for good for the conservative cause, or even good for the Republican Party, we should think again. A brokered convention could only leave us all, well, broker.
Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul all have reasons to not drop out. With each passing primary, there's a chance the Republican nominee will have to deal with the fallout from the first brokered convention since primaries and caucuses became the critical method of choosing nominees.
Former candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich watched, crest-fallen, from their respective hotel suites as Bush declared victory without ever being a formal candidate himself.
A Gallup poll out this week shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans say they'd replace the Electoral College with a straight popular vote, a number that's been consistent for more than a decade.
Trump may have a problem of his own. Exhaustive research conducted over the past several days reveals there is no credible evidence that Trump was born on this planet.
Our beliefs are the primary determinant of what we do and feel, and even what we perceive; all prejudice can be traced to beliefs.
The Republicans are doing what they do best: Obfuscate the issues, blame, complain, point fingers and make up stuff up instead of offering real solutions about real problems.
Those oldies but goodies....Newt Gingrich rides the nostalgia circuit, playing to the fan base with his greatest hit. And they can still dance to it.
