[George W. Bush]

Here's an article written by Lepard, the MA investment guy paying for the USAToday ad.

The State Is Going Down: Ron Paul 1, Statism 0 by Lawrence Lepard

I notice he's active online as well, doing some counterposting to major media sources who try to distort Ron Paul's message.

Hopefully, we will see a few other deep-pockets RP folks like the hard currency crowd running ads as well to build up our Teaparty07.com moneybomb.

Teaparty07.com is showing about 12,000 already signed up. The Guy Fawkes moneybomb only had 18000, I think but ~36000 participated. Given that we are a month away and already at 12000, I think we might be surprised at the Teaparty response.

[billbears]

Latest CBS/NYT poll for New Hampshire.

Mitt Romney, 34 percent
Rudy Giuliani, 16 percent
John McCain, 16 percent
Ron Paul, 8 percent
Mike Huckabee, 6 percent
Fred Thompson, 5 percent

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5juburdSSdigTLtmCg6Ez87e67L_gD8ST6UVO0

Honest prediction? Romney may win it, although with up to 60% of Republicans in the state undecided that's not a guarantee. Giuliani has shot himself in the foot with the latest scandal and will continue to do so (especially at the debate). He's not done for yet but he's working on it. McCain may have enough money to get through to NH but he's broke. Ooops that leaves the person currently in 4th place heavy on the rise and after Teaparty07 will be even more well known nationwide.

Fred will fall asleep or wander off the stage (I have no idea why he even bothered running) and Hucklebee's anti-smoking, pro-immigration, pro-tax past will catch up with him. Tom Tancredo (especially after that ad) and Duncan Hunter (Duncan who?) can perhaps rub the three votes they get together...