Election 2012: Obama v. Romney. Wait, Where's Ron?

As we get closer and closer to the 2012 Presidential Election, it appears that the fight is now between Obama and Romney. Where did Ron go? It seems as though his campaign has gone unnervingly silent. He recently won the election in Maine by gaining 21 of the 24 delegates, and also the Nevada election by receiving 22 of the 25 delegates. Did these small wins make any difference in the grand scheme of the political war? Unfortunately, it is nothing to get too excited about. Ron is still in a huge delegate deficit, having only accumulated 94 delegates, compared to Romney's 856 delegates (Hartman, 2012). What does not make sense is that he incessantly has massive turnouts at college rallys. Especially during a recent visit to University of California Davis, he had a turnout of over 5,000 students! But, despite the turn out, the enthusiastic crowds do not translate to votes. Perhaps someone should give his supporters a GPS because they seem to get lost on the way to the polls. 

UC Davis Rally. 5/3/2012

The news now seems to just revolve around Obama v. Romney debate since Romney is viewed as the only viable Republican contender. The New York Time's electoral map shows that the political battle is severely close. The link for this website is located on the top right hand corner. I HIGHLY recommend the link, it shows different electoral scenarios and you can even make you own political scenarios!

The delegate gap between Romney and Ron is so great, 762 to be exact, that it seems the ball is in Romney's court by a very long shot. However, despite the disadvantage, Ron Paul vehemently states the he will NOT drop out of the race just yet. In a recent interview he quite optimistically stated that he will not drop out "til all the votes are counted" and with regards to his campaign he commented, "we're doing very, very well" (Regan, 2012).

                                                               Works Cited

Hartman, Rachel. "Ron Paul wins Maine, Nevada delegates. But what does it mean?." Otus News. Otus Newsq, 5/7/2012. Web. May 7, 2012. <http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/ron-paul-wins-maine-nevada-delegates/story?id=16296075

 Paul, Ron, perf. Ron Paul Says He’ll Stay in Race ‘Till the Votes Are Counted’. Perf. Trish Regan. Bloomberg, 2012. Web. 7 May 2012. <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-30/ron-paul-says-he-ll-stay-in-race-till-the-votes-are-counted-.html>. <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-30/ron-paul-says-he-ll-stay-in-race-till-the-votes-are-counted-.html>.

 "The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory." The New York Times. The New York Times, n.d. Web. 7 May 2012. <http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/electoral-map>.