COMMENTARY | Ron Paul has no chance of winning the nomination, but he is intent on creating havoc at the Republican Convention. He already concedes he cannot win the nomination and even went so far to say during the debate on Thursday that he was out for delegates only.
The feisty Texas congressman told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he was seeking delegate-rich victories because "the delegates are what counts," according to The Ticket. Delegates do count, but a true Republican that was interested in a November victory would not choose to remain a candidate just to accumulate delegates in an impossible quest for a nomination he cannot win. Unless Paul is nothing more than a spoiler, which I have suspected for some time.
If Tuesday's Florida primary is a Mitt Romney win, the former Massachusetts governor could ride a wave toward victory by winning upcoming states in quick succession to achieve a delegate majority before the convention. But if former House Speaker Newt Gingrich pulls out another win, the process could be a bit bumpier, which might lead to no single candidate having the 1,144 delegates they need leading into the convention. That's when Paul expects to play his trump card. Even the Washington Post labeled him "dangerous" to a GOP victory in November.
If he is expecting a running mate invitation, Paul is kidding himself. None of the remaining three candidates would seriously consider him for the vice president spot -- and rightfully so. Romney and Gingrich were seen grimacing during Paul's responses during the debate. Paul's positions are so far from the mainstream that the party would never back him, which is precisely why his message hasn't resonated well to this point.
Being an elected Republican doesn't give Paul true conservative, Republican Party values. He is, first and foremost, a libertarian running on a major party ticket. His ideas were cute in the beginning, and his comic responses were funny the first time Thursday, but they grew tiresome. The Republican Party is in the serious business of picking a nominee to challenge the sitting president. It does not need a comedian masking himself in GOP credentials that cannot possibly be a serious challenger.
For that reason, there are only three Republican candidates remaining: Romney, Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Sen. Santorum, and one of them has a campaign on life support.
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