tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post3770316939021181550..comments2023-10-23T10:05:25.643-04:00Comments on Rick Sincere News and Thoughts: Pundits Give Hopeful Post-Iowa Marks to Ron PaulRick Sincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02430047101172614629noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post-57762025915645174992008-01-04T18:42:00.000-05:002008-01-04T18:42:00.000-05:00Are you saying that the Republican base has lost s...Are you saying that the Republican base has lost sight of the values that animated it in the past? Are Republicans no longer the party of Goldwater and Reagan? Is small government and respect for the Constitution something of the distant past, rather than something of the GOP's future?Rick Sincerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430047101172614629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9666124.post-21948305959968044302008-01-04T18:00:00.000-05:002008-01-04T18:00:00.000-05:00I'm not going to go on a detailed rant, but one th...I'm not going to go on a detailed rant, but one thing you said stands out: "There were some counties in Iowa where Ron Paul excelled."<BR/><BR/>The problem there is with a fifth place finish, Paul also must have done very poorly in the rest of the counties. Paul has found some small pockets of support, but if he did the same thing in the general election, his campaign would tank. And no, it is not simply because of this; it is also because Paul will never garner the support of the Republican base.CR UVahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087674006986070021noreply@blogger.com