The only poll I'm really concerned about is the primary. I predict that he'll do considerably better than 1 percent in the primaries, because his people are motivated.
There might be lots of people out there who, when polled, report that they favor Giuliani or McCain...God help us...or whoever, but when it comes time to actually vote in the primary, you know the Paul supporters are going to make it to the polls.
>> The only poll I’m really concerned about is the primary. I predict that he’ll do considerably better than 1 percent in the primaries, because his people are motivated.
Perhaps he will do better than 1% ... but unless he does 25x, 30x or 40x better than 1%, he’s entirely irrelevant. His numbers may skyrocket to 3 or 4%, but he’ll never make a dent in those with an actual shot of winning this thing.
This race is between Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney ... and perhaps John McCain and Mike Huckabee. Everyone else is just wasting their time, and my time. Perhaps they serve a purpose in allowing the actual candidate to refine their positions and arguments, and hone their debating skills.
But, ultimately, these second tier candidates are no more important than the “practice squad” that a professional football team pounds on in practices. And, like a pro-football practice squad, they can be harmful to the extent that they actually injure the starters ... we’re on the same team here, and our eventual nominee needs to come out of the primary unscathed.
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