HIM MYSELF!" cried a Rudy Guiliani supporter while arguing with one of Rep. Ron Paul's constitutes.One thing that is certainly interesting about this crowd is that it appears to be more divided than the crowd of democrats that occupied the same space on Sunday, is that, this crowd, even though it is supposed to be aligned on the issues, is very divided.
While standing between Ron Paul and Rudy Guiliani's supporters, I witnessed several heated exchanges that almost got physical. On the other side of the area, we ran into Franklin Pierce Junior, and member of FPC College Republicans, Brandon Mancusso. Mancusso was holding a Mitt Romney sign high in the air and proudly cheering for his candidate. Last time we had spoken to Mancusso he had not committed to a candidate. I (Justin Martell) asked him what had happened in these few short weeks to cause him to commit to former Massachusetts Governor Romney, Mancusso explained:
"The last debate really showed that Romney was the candidate for me. I was leaning towards Rudy, but he has really stepped it up recently. He has the right approach to the economy, the war on terror, and the war in Iraq, which are the most important issues on the table today."
As stated in previous Blogs, the Ron Paul presence is very surprising. There were literally hundreds of people cheering for Paul. "WE'RE NOT JUST THE INTERNET!" is the slogan that can be heard above the entire crowd, which is clearly the Paul base responding to the FOX News' claim that Ron Paul is, "only popular on the internet." They also held signs that read, "Vote Yes for Dr. No," clearly making a joke out of the fact that the Ron Paul's nickname on Capital Hill is "Dr. No" because he is notorious for voting "No" to virtually everything that goes through congress.
All of the candidates seemed to be well represented except for three, who haven't organized their New Hampshire campaigns yet; Tommy Thompson, Jim Gilmore, and Duncan Hunter.
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