Speaking to a Current TV panel after the Republican presidential
debate on Saturday, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) suggested
that Texas Rep. Ron Paul may see a new influx of support.
The post-debate panel included Former Vice President Al Gore, Current TV Anchor Cenk Uygur, and The Young Turks contributors Michael Shure and Brian Unger.
“Ron Paul going into this debate was essentially tied with Mitt
Romney, and Newt [Gingrich] of course was ascendant,” Granhold said. “I
think Ron Paul may end up seeing a surge as a result of this.”
“But I think Romney, especially with the $10,000 bet, showed that he is completely out of touch.”
Paul, a libertarian, has gained an enthusiastic following for his strong views on limited government, free market economics and non-interventionist foreign policy. In the 2008 Republican presidential primary his views clearly made him an outlier, but many of his economic positions have now been adopted by mainstream Republicans — thanks in part to the tea party movement.