Ron Paul Wins Again, This Time in MD

Ames, Iowa gets most of the attention, of course, but Ron Paul has been doing very well in straw polls elsewhere. The latest is his win in Maryland, where the state party's first vice chairman, Chris Carvey, had this to say:

“The final vote showing Ron Paul won is a lesson for all campaigns of how grassroots politics can make all the difference. The Paul campaign repeatedly e-mailed their base of support to turn out at the State Fair to cast a vote for Dr. Paul, and in doing so, demonstrated that a small organized operation can beat the odds.” Cavey continued, “The Maryland Republican Party’s booth at the State Fair was a huge success. By contrast, the Democrat Party’s booth was a ghost town. Where were the Democrats? They were at our booth signing our petitions opposing tax increases.”

Ames is not the whole game; while Brownback and Huckabee, not to mention Romney, staked just about everything they had on that contest, Paul has been building up, getting his activists out across the country. And his fundraising for this quarter is, I think, going to astonish the establishment. His MeetUp groups competition, which concluded Aug. 30, should net $1-$4 million by itself.