Gandhi on Paul

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

--Mahatma Gandhi

Ron Paul has the benefit of chance as New Hampshire is the first primary in the elections. Of all the states in the country, New Hampshire is probably the most receptive to Ron Paul's message and has voters that are very independantly minded.

In particular, New Hampshire has been the home of some surprising primary results. Pat Buchanan won the Republicn primary there in 1996. If New Hampshire is receptive to Buchanan, they must be receptive to Paul, as Buchanan has made recent supportive comments about Paul. Buchanan agreed in 2005 that "The 9-11 terrorists were over here because we were over there."

This brings me to the quote. The Republican Party establishment started to fight Buchanan after he won the New Hampshire primary. They ignored Ron Paul after the first debate. They laughed at him after the second debate. Now they are fighting him. By the time we get to the primaries in early 2008, the country might be ready to help him win.