Not so fast
They will need to work much harder in order to “grab” my vote. Unfortunately this election aren’t going to be close election, and the potential appeal of swing votes in states like Georgia or the mountain west states will not have the desired effect.
Tags: GOP, McCain, Ron Paul, Swing VotesWith iconoclast Ron Paul having ended his quixotic bid for the Republican presidential nomination — his platform had called for, among other things, ending the Iraq War, repealing the PATRIOT Act, returning to the gold standard and eliminating taxes on tips — his many dedicated supporters are up for grabs.
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It’s a support base that could make the difference in a close election, and while there’s no guarantee that his supporters will turn out at the polls for GOP standard-bearer John McCain, one thing seems clear: Despite their overlapping anti-Iraq war positions, Barack Obama will not make major inroads among them.
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