The 2008 presidential field at-a-glance

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

You're grasping onto semantics, which is you're right. But he as much as says this is a crusade now, not a campaign. At 2:35, when pressed, he said in terms of overcoming delegates and admitting that John McCain has the nominating number, he said "so in that way, it's over." What he keeps saying is that he feels "obligated" to still go see his supporters in the states that have upcoming primaries, he thinks people have the right to still cast a vote for him if they want to, all of that is much different than saying "I'm still in this race, and darn it, I'm going to win it!"

And don't misunderstand me, I actually like that his presence might keep McCain from making very deep inroads into "unifying" the party behind him. The more Paul splinters the GOP, the happier I am. The issue I initially took with you is your stalwart stance that he's not giving up whatsoever and the campaign is marching toward a still-possible victory at the convention. He himself has said that is not the case. What he's got going now, though, is a free pre-order book tour that I'm sure will pay off for him down the line. But keep the faith if you like, Kap, it's certainly you're right.

^^^^^^Agree and co-sign.