Washington's Blog: Ron Paul Has Dropped Out of the Presidential Race?

Or Has He? The corporate media is abuzz with headlines saying that Ron Paul has finally seen the light, thrown in the towel, and ended his campaign. However, Ron Paul supporters believe that, while he won't be campaigning in the primary states, Paul is still in the race, and will be focusing on winning delegates in caucus states. For example, Policy Mic argues: Ron Paul announced today in a letter to supporters that he will not campaign for the popular vote in states that have not yet held their primaries. In his under-reported IDD strategy ("It's the Delegates, Dummy"), Paul has focused on the fact that presidential nominees are chosen by delegates, not by popular vote. Paul's campaign has focused to date especially on states that allow committed Republican Party members to have a greater voice in the process. States like Iowa, Nevada, Maine, Louisiana, Washington, and Colorado have been states where Paul supporters have made tremendous inroads in winning party leadership positions and being influential in the national delegate selection process. While many states have yet to finish the delegate selection process, it increasingly looks as though Paul could dominate the nationwide delegate process, called long ago in Romney's favor. Paul's announcement today fits that same vein, but will no doubt surprise many of his supporters. Not only is Paul saying "It's the Delegates, Dummy" to Mitt Romney and the national media, he is taking it a step further and saying that spending his supporters' money on winning the popular vote is of such little importance to the campaign, that they aren't going to waste time or money on that any longer.