Ron Paul Fails to Attack Giuliani at the New Hampshire Debate

Ron Paul does not attack the other Republican candidates with his respect to differing views on foreign policy at the New Hampshire debate.

Washington D.C. (PRWEB) June 7, 2007 -- CNN's seating format for the Democratic and Republican debates benefited those that were leading in the polls. Center stage at the Democratic debate were the three front-runners: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards. For the Republicans, it was Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and John McCain.

As a result, candidates in both debates that were standing at the ends did not get equal time and had difficulty standing out.

Ron Paul, who was situated on the far right of the stage, had a few chances to attack Rudy Giuliani and the rest of the Republicans with respect to the war in Iraq, on nation building and on pre-emptive war. He made his points clear but was not very forthright with his opposition to Giuliani.

USAElectionPolls.com explains that this was a strategic move on the part of Ron Paul. "Candidates like Kucinich or Gravel that attack others within their party are not seen as serious contenders by the average voter. Paul already suffers from the tag that he should not be running within the Republican party and by attacking Giuliani and the rest of the field would only hurt his credibility. Paul clearly distanced himself from the rest of the field... he did what he needed to do."

USAElectionPolls.com further explains that Ron Paul's concern should not be whether or not he confronted Giuliani at the debate or not but whether he is given the credibility as a candidate by the mainstream media. "Ron Paul is not the only candidate that has to overcome this, how much reporting on Tom Tancredo or Jim Gilmore is there?" asks the web site.

For the latest polls, go to http://www.usaelectionpolls.com

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