How Ron Paul's McGovernite strategy can win on Super Tuesday … and beyond – Telegraph Blogs

How Ron Paul's McGovernite strategy can win on Super Tuesday … and beyond – Telegraph Blogs - Tim Stanley:

March 6, 2012 - "Today’s Super Tuesday primaries give Ron Paul a rare chance to shine. There are 49 delegates up for grabs in Virginia, and Paul is the only candidate to have filed against Mitt Romney. How well he does will be the first real field test of the Paulite constituency.

"The libertarian is ... looking ... for a strong performance in ... caucuses in small states, [where] it’s easier to out-organise the opposition and leverage his activist muscle into a victory.

"This was the Ron Paul strategy from the very beginning. He never expected to win anything in the early rounds (except, perhaps, Iowa). Instead, he hoped to pull in a consistent 20 to 30 percent of the vote in every contest – snagging the odd caucus here and there. If he’s never seemed depressed in interviews by his results thus far, it’s because everything is sort of going to plan. The only real disappointment was Maine, which he stood a chance of winning."

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