I had a post a while back- called Ron Paul could be the GOP nominee... everyone laughed but look now
He can't be the GOP nominee. The party elders would literally never allow it to happen. He could win Iowa though.
The party elders have no say anymore... who do you mean anyway- Bushes/Rove/Koch???
If Ron Paul entered the Republican Convention with a clear delegate majority, he would leave cheated. The way the GOP convention has set up the primary calendar this year, and the way individual states have implemented The Rules leaves most of the early states open to all kinds of credentials challenges. Mr. Morden can elaborate better then I. Regardless, there are plenty of openings that Stop Paul types could use to derail his hypothetical candidacy.
They'd have to be suicidal to block Ron Paul if he won a majority of delegates. He'd almost certainly run third party and lose the Republicans the election (At best) or split the party altogether and ruin the Republican chances in the future too.
A majority? Not a plurality, but a majority? ASB.
