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' "
I gather from another freeper that your post was incorrect, it appears that Thompson won 3 delegates and 1 alternate, while Hunter won 1 delegate and 1 alternate.
http://www.wygop.org/images/wy/twelve%20da%202008%20form.xls
Yeah, I downloaded a results page that wasn’t in final format. I have been posting the correction on every thread that I misstated the results on.
I fixed it on the blog too:
..we are all very proud of you...
First Place: ROMNEY
Second Place: THOMPSON
Third Place: HUNTER
Giuliani, Huckabee, Paul, McCain, Keyes: NO DELEGATES
By the way, the candidate in third place for the GOP Nomination, Duncan Hunter, (in addition to Paul) is being excluded from tomorrow's FOX TV debate, where as those in the fourth place on donward are being invited.
Thanks. I don’t know what it means though :P
Just sent him a donation. Duncan is the best candidate. A lot can happen in 11 months that could make him the only viable candidate.
Thank you. I’m going to send him another one also.
That's obvious.
“By the way, the candidate in third place for the GOP Nomination, Duncan Hunter, (in addition to Paul) is being excluded from tomorrow’s FOX TV debate, where as those in the fourth place on donward are being invited.”
The MSM elites need to change their silly “criteria.”
“I became one for Hunter today”
How exciting.
Hey, have a little of that there Chinese wheat gluten on your Cheerios, why don’t cha? LOL!
Don’t know either. Maybe it means you’ll go to the National Convention? I’m confused too.
Well, anyway, congratulations! :-)
Only if I get a secret decoder ring!
“Protectionism is not a conservative trait. Please quit pretending that it is.”
Giving away jobs and money through trade is a liberal trait, not a conservative one. What we have gives away American jobs and sends much more money overseas than what it brings in. Bad trade treaties are not conservative traits.
Keep contacting folks and making the case.
Oh well, might as get it over with and start from scratch.
MOney well spent if it irritates a RINO.
Get bent
Would you prefer Obama, who’s a media darling?
E MAILING LIKE CRAZY OVER HERE,(ON BEHALF OF CONGRESSMAN HUNTER’S DEBATE INCLUSION).... IT IS 3 IN THE AFTERNOON HERE, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN USA.
Always.
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