Half of Romney's vote at CPAC came from the kids he brought to the conference and paid their fees. Since he had a huge presence and Rudy none to speak of his "victory" is rather hollow. Good political propaganda but nothing of substance.
Didn't Mitts first fund raising party raise 6 million compared to the 1.3 of Clinton?
What was Rudy's fund raiser get?
I don't have a problem with mitt bringing in folks, rudy could have as well.
"Half of Romney's vote at CPAC came from the kids he brought to the conference and paid their fees. Since he had a huge presence and Rudy none to speak of his "victory" is rather hollow."
1) This is an overstatement. None of the 'kids' were paid. He got plenty of other votes.
2) It is true that *all* candidates do the same thing.
3) If Romney won via organization, more power to him.
4)Both Romney and Rudy hadchances to give a speech to the convention. The Rudy speech got soso reaction. The Romney speech was praised.
http://powerlineblog.com/archives/016922.php
http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/CPAC_WTS
Romney has established himself as a real conservative and a very sharp candidate.