By Julie Ershadi
Ron Paul spoke at the Waterfront hotel in Springfield, Virginia last night, toward the end of the primary elections in Michigan and Arizona. He was introduced by his son, Senator Rand Paul (R–KY), who compared his father to noteworthy figures from other difficult times in American history: “I come from the great state of Kentucky, home of Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser. Now it’s also home to Cassius Marcellus Clay, the abolitionist. My question to you is, do we need another Great Compromiser, or an abolitionist?” One person shouted from the crowd, “We need Ron Paul.”
When the Texas congressman and former Air Force flight surgeon appeared onstage, he was welcomed by signs, cheers, and the blare of a vuvuzela. “We’re still winning a lot of delegates,” he said, “and every once in a while, they include my name in the polling, and that is always helpful. Just recently there was a pretty good poll out…. It says that we do the best against Obama.”
Despite their enthusiasm during his speech, some of Paul’s supporters seemed doubtful when asked about his prospects for winning the GOP nomination. In last night’s primaries he came in fourth place, with 8.4 percent, in Arizona and third in Michigan, with 11.6 percent, well behind Senator Rick Santorum’s 37.9 percent.
Read more: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/blog/where-will-the-paul-voters-go/
Ron Paul spoke at the Waterfront hotel in Springfield, Virginia last night, toward the end of the primary elections in Michigan and Arizona. He was introduced by his son, Senator Rand Paul (R–KY), who compared his father to noteworthy figures from other difficult times in American history: “I come from the great state of Kentucky, home of Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser. Now it’s also home to Cassius Marcellus Clay, the abolitionist. My question to you is, do we need another Great Compromiser, or an abolitionist?” One person shouted from the crowd, “We need Ron Paul.”
When the Texas congressman and former Air Force flight surgeon appeared onstage, he was welcomed by signs, cheers, and the blare of a vuvuzela. “We’re still winning a lot of delegates,” he said, “and every once in a while, they include my name in the polling, and that is always helpful. Just recently there was a pretty good poll out…. It says that we do the best against Obama.”
Despite their enthusiasm during his speech, some of Paul’s supporters seemed doubtful when asked about his prospects for winning the GOP nomination. In last night’s primaries he came in fourth place, with 8.4 percent, in Arizona and third in Michigan, with 11.6 percent, well behind Senator Rick Santorum’s 37.9 percent.
Read more: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/blog/where-will-the-paul-voters-go/
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