, Ron Paul is not even listed. 
In the pluses and minuses portion of the candidate profile, nothing about his voting record, his consistency throughout the years, or the face that the military overwhelmingly supports his foreign policy, or his experience but a lot about his going nowhere and the nutty uncle label. Also, note the use of the term "prophet" in a state that has a lot of evangelicals (Southern Baptists). Could they be using this to evoke the "false prophet" meme or am I just being paranoid?
This makes me damned mad.
Pluses
1 Passionate supporters. Paul has some of the most devoted supporters of any candidate in the race.
2 Paul can claim to be a prophet, having long warned of the dangers of financial collapse and overreaching in foreign affairs.
3 His personal story. Paul’s military service sells well in S.C., which respects the military and has an affinity for veterans. (Paul was a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon in the 1960s.) He’s also a doctor, who has delivered more than 4,000 babies. Who doesn’t trust a doctor?
Minuses
1 Many of Paul’s ideas are way outside the mainstream, including eliminating the Federal Reserve and closing all U.S. military bases in foreign countries.
2 While his libertarian supporters are devoted, the rest of the GOP barely tolerates Paul, viewing him — at times — like the nutty uncle in the attic. Still, the GOP is afraid that Paul could launch a third-party campaign, guaranteeing President Obama’s re-election, so it grits its teeth and endures Paul.
3 While Paul finished second in New Hampshire, he can’t seem to break through in South Carolina, consistently polling between 10 percent and 12 percent. He’s going nowhere politically, but enjoying the trip.
Nice, huh?
edit on 15/1/2012 by Iamonlyhuman because: (no reason given)
It appears The State endorsed John Huntsman yesterday, the same day as he announced he was quitting the race.
