"During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you"
- Footprints in the Sand
Posted on 01/05/2008 11:12:29 AM PST by pissant
He is the invisible man of the 2008 presidential campaign. Next to him Rep. Ron Paul looks over covered by the media. Yet California Rep. Duncan Hunter continues to campaign in New Hampshire, despite not even winning a single percentage point in Iowa last night. Although Democratic Senators Joe Biden and Chris Dodd who left the race last night, or Rep. Tom Tancredo who did two weeks ago, Hunter says he plans to continue his quixotic quest for the Republican presidential nomination.
"He is forging ahead using tried-and-true tactics for New Hampshire, albeit on a small scale given his meager campaign finances," Copley News reports. "Although he is essentially skipping today's Iowa caucuses and is overshadowed by just about every other candidate here, Hunter continues to talk of placing third - at least - in this state's first-in-the-nation primary on Tuesday."
"The only thing that stands between us and high numbers in the polls right now are media coverage and money," he said.
Perhaps.
Money would certainly help his quest. Although he has raised around $1.9 million overall, he has about $132,000 on hand, and is unlikely to raise more after his non-finish in Iowa last night. And he's not going to get much media exposure, considering he has been excluded from the two televised debates that will be happening over the next few days in New Hampshire.
"My motto in politics is never complain," Hunter said. "My trademark for 26 years has been, 'Don't whine. Keep working' "
bttt
Of course the L/MSM where careful to make sure Wyoming would stay off the map of the masses. Don’t want to let folks starting to get any funny ideas.
Romney ......73%
Thompson ...18%
Hunter ..........9%
Huckabee .....0%
Giuliani .........0%
McCain ........0%
Paul .............0%
92% reporting
Delegates: Romney 8, Thompson 2, Hunter 1.
"During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you"
- Footprints in the Sand
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From that link in #89
>>>>Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter, two conservatives who both campaigned in the Cowboy state, each won delegates, two for Thompson, one for Hunter.
I have the live caucus results right here:
http://www.wygop.org/images/wy/nine%20da%202008%20form.xls
It says Fred Thompson won ONE delegate and ONE alternative.
It also says Duncan Hunter won ONE delegate and ONE alternative.
How is Duncan Hunter THIRD?
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“Of course the L/MSM where careful to make sure Wyoming would stay off the map of the masses. Don’t want to let folks starting to get any funny ideas.”
Yeah, like Duncan Hunter has MOMENTUM on his side. :)
Things are looking up!
“I told you people to listen to me!”
You were right!
This should motivate Hunter supporters to step up their efforts.
Please see post 103.
“..I can’t help but get the feeling somehow the media tacitly telling voters the media will decide who the candidates ..”
They have been doing that for decades, but now they are more blatant about it.
They are incorrect.
I just posted the results from the Wyoming website:
http://blog.barofintegrity.us/
I couldn’t bring the Excel sheet over to FR. So I posted it on my blog and hotlinked to the sheet for downloading.
LOL!!
We shall see. I do hope he gets on the map.
Duncan Hunter for President or no-vote. He’s a combat veteran and has long experience at working in favor of defense (as opposed, for example, to the State Dept.). Some of the others are, by their records, communist-preferring, Islamo-fascist-appeasing, lifetime civilians. I won’t vote for any of them for the times ahead.
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