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Two things struck me about the Saturday Republican debate. The first is that I believe that Ron Paul won the debate hands-down. He was on the offensive throughout. The second is that Paul virtually ignored Romney, rather than challenging Romney, and directed his fire at Gingrich and Santorum.

This post is not about my personal political views, it is about my political analysis of what is happening, which is:

Ron Paul is not running against Romney right now, he’s running to become the leading alternative to Romney right now. As long as multiple alternatives to Romney survive, Paul has a good shot at being a clear second place.

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