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Originally Posted by rebel23
also interesting you mentioned Huckabee and McCain, who's campaigns are nearly BROKE.
Huckabee has raised some real money online but no where near as much as Ron Paul, he might be able to stay the course in Iowa but he is simply unable to campaign anywhere else. ditto McCain, he can't effectively campaign and it's only a matter of time until they drop out along with Tancredo and Hunter
so that leaves Thompson, Rudy, Paul and Romney, those 3 will split the vote nicely for Paul and take votes off each other, believe me
it's last man standing and Paul supporters will make sure he has enough cash... cash is KING...
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Cash isn't king. Ask Howard Dean... remember him? I love this piece from Wikipedia:
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The popular Dean for America bat was regularly featured on the site challenging supporters to break fundraising records.
The popular Dean for America bat was regularly featured on the site challenging supporters to break fundraising records.
In the "invisible primary" of raising campaign dollars, Howard Dean led the Democratic pack in the early stages of the 2004 campaign. Among the candidates, he ranked first in total raised ($25.4 million as of September 30, 2003) and first in cash-on-hand ($12.4 million).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_...tial_candidacy
Essentially, he raised the most money, he used the internet to get noticed, and was doing well, until this magic moment... third in Iowa!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=D5FzCeV0ZFc
Suddenly, everyone remembered that he was a marginal candidate, and his campaign fizzled and died.