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Is he angling for a Kingmaker position instead, i.e. extract certain concessions from Romney given that he controls a large chunk of delegates?
by caycep 15y ago
Is he angling for a Kingmaker position instead, i.e. extract certain concessions from Romney given that he controls a large chunk of delegates?
- aaronbrethorst 15y agoNo, I sincerely doubt it. Ron Paul, on the other hand, is doing exactly this. Word is that he's angling to get Rand Paul a leg up for a run at the Presidency in either 2016 or 2020.
- Drbble 15y agoI don't see how Ron Paul losing more publicly than ever will help Rand's career.
- aaronbrethorst 15y agoThe road to 1144 delegates for Romney is getting trickier and trickier with every passing primary contest[1]. It's possible to imagine a number of scenarios where Romney, in order to clear the magic number on the first ballot at the convention in Tampa, engages in horse trading with Paul in order to put him over the top. [1] http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/07/no-clear-path-to-victory-for-romney.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/07/no-clear-pa...
- Jach 15y agoI thought the conspiracy was a V.P. bid with Romney. I'm not sure if that's more or less made-up than the Rand Paul thing though.
- philwelch 15y agoHe's trying to maximize his delegates going forward; that will give him all kinds of leverage in case of a Romney win or even a brokered convention.