The race for the GOP presidential candidacy just became more interesting. On Tuesday, Rick Santorum dropped his bid for the White House. The reasons are varied. Santorum quit just before facing the April 24 GOP primary in his home state of Pennsylvania. There has been speculation that because he was not expected to win that state in anyone's estimation, he decided to avoid the humiliation of losing there before the entire nation. Santorum gave the best explanation for his bowing out -
his campaign is broke. Regardless of the reason, Rick Santorum is out.
Ron Paul supporters are naturally apprehensive, as our hopes for a ‘brokered convention’ in Tampa this summer which favors Congressman Paul, have been lessened by the move. Had Santorum held to the end, his delegates who are bound to vote for him in the first round of balloting could have switched allegiance after the voting concluded without any candidate receiving enough votes to carry the day. The hope in the Ron Paul camp was that they would move to Dr. Paul. Given the new situation, that strategy is less certain.
The good
Wary of the Mormon Mitt Romney, ‘
evangelicals’ have by and large supported Santorum in this election cycle. Ron Paul has already met with an evangelical group to seek their endorsement. This approval would give a huge boost to the Ron Paul campaign.
At least two evangelical leaders have already endorsed Congressman Paul. Last January,
Dr. James Linzey, president and founder of the Military Bible Association, threw his support behind Dr. Paul. In the typical fashion of the censored, controlled American press, the story received no attention.
More recently, Pastor Steven Andrew of USA Christian Ministries,
announced his support of the Paul campaign, stating “
After Santorum, Ron Paul is the most God-fearing Presidential candidate and the Republican party should endorse him.” He added, “
If Republicans don't give a Christian candidate, Christians should look elsewhere – even to a third party.”
Even more good
There is another possible benefit of Santorum's exit from the race and the news media is inadvertently playing into the hands of Ron Paul supporters on this one. Because the major media outlets are trying to convey the impression that the GOP race is essentially over, many Republicans who might go to the polls in support of Romney in a 'contested race,' may just stay home. After all, why should they bother voting when their vote doesn't matter?
This would be of great benefit to the Ron Paul camp. We Ron Paul supporters are zealous in our support of our candidate. We also do not believe nor trust the mainstream media. We will vote regardless of the weather or political climate. Like our candidate himself, we cannot be bought, sold, or traded. We are not loyal to any political party or machine and will vote for Dr. Paul, regardless of party affiliation.
And that scares the pudding out of the established order.
Strange bedfellows
There can be little doubt that the corrupt GOP political machine is wetting themselves, frantic to avoid the possibility that will have to recognize Ron Paul to be a legitimate candidate. They have invested too much time and effort
cheating Dr. Paul and his supporters to quit now. It is rumored that GOP insiders are alternately begging, then threatening front-runner Romney, to name Santorum as his running mate, in the hope that evangelical Republican voters will hold their noses and vote for a Romney-Santorum ticket in the voting booth this fall. Romney has
refused to rule such a thing out. The success of such a strategy is far from certain.
Mormonism is considered to be a cult in the thinking of most mainstream Christians and to many of them, the thought of voting for a Mormon is distasteful.
And lest we forget
Newt Gingrich, the 'also ran' candidate, has all but dropped out of the race. Newt is 4 million in debt and his ego-centric campaign has left him
bankrupt. As if the man is beyond being embarrassed, Newt
bounced a $500 check sent to the Utah elections office to pay for the filing fee required to insure his place on the ballot. Gingrich has about one week to make the check good before he is locked out of the Utah state primary. When asked by reporters about this serious sign that his campaign is dead, Newt downplayed the issue, calling it a "
goofy mistake." One need not be a seer to understand that Newt's entire campaign has been a 'goofy mistake.'
Conclusion
Ron Paul has been endorsed by at least one Christian evangelical group. With the pending endorsement of even more such associations, the Ron Paul campaign enters new and exciting territory. With the advocation of one traditional base of GOP support, the news media will have a difficult time ignoring Dr. Paul's candidacy - and that must be causing them to lose sleep. They have tried to pretend that he doesn't exist. They have marginalized his popular views and have tried to push him to the to 'the back of the bus'. They have done all they can to marginalize his supporters. In the end, they may have to accept him.
And that would be sweet!
For those who stand for the cause of liberty there can be only two choices for president: Ron Paul, or no one at all.
