I'm going to wonder why a man who beat Rudy in Iowa was excluded but not the man he beat? I am also going to wonder why a man who has raised more money than most of the rest was excluded?
Oh I don't know. Probably because Rudy has been the huge frontrunner for a majority of the primary and is still within a statistical tie for first despite his poor showing in iowa. Add to that the fact that Rudy didn't go to iowa and you have an explanation. Paul was there for months and still came in 5th.
As far as the money raising issue, I'd say it hurts Paul more than anything. Every major network, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, has reported on Paul's fundraising. However he hasn't recieved any boost in the polls. That tells me that all the money in the world isn't going to change his campaign because people don't like what he has to say. You can't buy elections. If you could, Forbes would have been president a long time ago.
Rudy should have been excluded as he has nowhere near the resources as RP in NH. If you want to go by fund raising efforts, only Huckabee, Romney and Paul should have been at that debate. The rest have shown nowhere near the organizational strength.
Again, you are skewing the question to suit your result. Paul hasn't broke double digits AT ANY TIME in national polls. He showed poorly in Iowa. He isn't breaking any necks in NH. Hunter hasn't seen double digits either. He was dismal in iowa.
This was likely the reason for the decision. Every other person on the panel has been high in the polls at some point. Paul hasn't.
No- the Republicans don't like Paul's message of fiscal responsibility, foriegn policy positions, and so they (and you) poke fun at him as your dollar slips in value and Al Qaida grows in numbers, and your favorite guys spend your grandchildren's future.
Ah my favorite. Once again, anyone who doesn't like Paul is evil and will destroy the nation. If we don't go back to how things were in 1920 we are doomed.
The best piece of advice I can give you guys is quit whining. The reason why 3rd parties never make it is because they are complete sissies on the left and huge whiners on the right. You Paul guys are playing true to form.
Bottom line, if Paul can't weather not getting invited to a forum, then he doesn't have the chops for the job. If this is what "destroyed" his campaign, then it was never solvent to begin with.