Ron Paul gears up for the long haul - Political Hotsheet - CBS News - Lucy Madison:
January 21, 2012 - "In South Carolina's key primary contest on Saturday, Ron Paul walked away with fourth place, earning only 13 percent of voter support.... But don't mistake a last-place finish for a signal that the libertarian firebrand has any plans to pack it up anytime soon....
"In an interview with MSNBC Saturday, adviser Doug Wead even sought to portray a Gingrich win as a victory for Paul.
"'The fact that Newt Gingrich could challenge Mitt Romney shows us it's a wide-open race,' Wead said before the race was called. 'There's still going to be money pumped into both of those campaigns -- that's very good for us.'
"As of now, there are 2,286 total delegates in the Republican primary process. A candidate needs to win 1144 delegates to earn the nomination.... Paul's strategy is to determine where he has the best opportunities to pick up delegates (generally in states with proportional or non-binding contests) and selectively invest his resources. Even in the near-certainty that he doesn't get enough delegates to secure the nomination, he could get enough to prevent someone else from doing so -- giving him, and his message, a chance to exert real influence at the Republican convention this summer.
"In other words, Paul is in this thing until the bitter end."
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"In an interview with MSNBC Saturday, adviser Doug Wead even sought to portray a Gingrich win as a victory for Paul.
"'The fact that Newt Gingrich could challenge Mitt Romney shows us it's a wide-open race,' Wead said before the race was called. 'There's still going to be money pumped into both of those campaigns -- that's very good for us.'
"As of now, there are 2,286 total delegates in the Republican primary process. A candidate needs to win 1144 delegates to earn the nomination.... Paul's strategy is to determine where he has the best opportunities to pick up delegates (generally in states with proportional or non-binding contests) and selectively invest his resources. Even in the near-certainty that he doesn't get enough delegates to secure the nomination, he could get enough to prevent someone else from doing so -- giving him, and his message, a chance to exert real influence at the Republican convention this summer.
"In other words, Paul is in this thing until the bitter end."
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57363432-503544/ron-paul-gears-up-for-the-long-haul/
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