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Politics : The Botox4U2 Real ***Ron Paul for President Discussion Board
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To: the navigator who wrote (48)12/29/2007 12:16:11 AM
From: Proud Deplorable  Read Replies (1) of 77
 
Ron Paul Could Do Well in New Hampshire
It's all about the independents in New Hampshire. How well a candidate does in the Granite State's primary can often depend on how many of those independents he or she attracts. And Felice Belman, executive editor of the liberal Concord Monitor, and Joe McQuaid, publisher of the conservative New Hampshire Union Leader, say the candidate who might get a lot of support from independents this year is Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul.

"He doesn't show up much in the polls, but yes I do think he could do very well here," McQuaid told Melissa Block on All Things Considered. "I don't think he'll do well past here, but I think he'll surprise people."

Belman agreed

"His issues are so disparate that he'll pull from a lot of different groups ...fiscal conservatives ... anti-abortion people ... anti-war people. That's not a typical kind of primary voter. He'll take away from everybody."

While both journalists think that the voters of New Hampshire are watching Iowa closely, neither thinks that the state's voters are waiting to see the results before making up their minds about who to support.

"If there is a surprise in Iowa, that'll make people perhaps reconsider who that surprising person is," says Belman. "But I don't think they are waiting to see what is happening in Iowa."
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