Is reality setting in for Ron Paul?

Well, it's good to know he has a backup plan:

Loyal Ron Paul supporters,

Here is another way you can help Ron Paul continue to defend freedom and keep the movement alive. Under Texas law Ron Paul can run for President and Congress at the same time and he is doing just that. If you have already given to help elect Ron Paul President, you can also help him by giving to his reelection campaign to Congress. Go to his congressional web site starting TODAY and donate to make sure Ron also wins his reelection campaign for Congress. Let's help reelect Ron to Congress and elect him President at the same time. Let the Establishment know that the movement will continue, whether in Congress or in the White House. The Texas Primary election is March 4, so time is short for Ron to fund this campaign.

Our goal is to raise $400,000 for Ron's congressional campaign within the next week or two. Early voting starts in Texas soon and Ron's congressional campaign needs the money TODAY to pay for TV and radio and mailings.

Federal election laws make it impossible for Congressman Paul to use any of his presidential funds for his congressional race so long as he remains a candidate for president. That creates a real problem because as long as Ron Paul continues to have success running for President, he will have a hard time securing funds for his congressional reelection.

So get online now at http://www.ronpaulforcongress.com and make your maximum donation. Watch the donation counter soar to help keep the Revolution alive. And send this email alert to all of your friends and contacts.

Let's show Ron Paul exactly how much we love, appreciate and support him.

Yours for Freedom,

Mark Elam Ron Paul Congressional Campaign Manager

While Ron has secured a huge amount of money from the Internet, the fact is that he's only getting single digits in each state election and polling a similar number in most of the Super Tuesday states. Thus he has a whopping four delegates out of the 197 allocated thus far, lagging far behind frontrunner John McCain or even second place contestant Mitt Romney. While there are true believers in his message of limited government combined with a noninterventionist foreign policy, most rank-and-file Republicans (myself included) take issue with his stance on the war in Iraq and projection of military power to defend our national interests. (Diehard Paul supporters feel that we're protecting corporate interests moreso than our nation's.)

Thus, it looks like his campaign has made the transition from a Presidential one to a Congressional one. He may hang on for awhile nationally in an effort to influence the debate but at this point it appears that Ron Paul is slowly conceding the race to the more mainline hopefuls of the Republican Party. It would be nice if the others picked up on his limited-government views though.