The Republican candidates are off to Wyoming on Saturday. Everybody thinks that the Granite State is next in line on Tuesday, but Wyoming holds its caucus on Saturday. It's getting very little attention, but some candidates are taking it seriously:
Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson spent $10,000 each to acquire a list of the names and contact information for party members who will help select the national delegates. Romney set up a state office in Casper, Cubin said.
There have also been calls on behalf of candidates from national GOP figures - including Mary Matalin, a former counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney, who is supporting Thompson, the former U.S. senator from Tennessee.
"The response has been terrific," Matalin said by telephone Thursday, noting that state GOP members have been keenly interested in Thompson's stance on important national issues. "The thing about Wyoming people, they just like the straight talk. I'm not spinning anybody and not offering any pointers."
Nobody has conducted polls in Wyoming, so the winner is up in the air. My only other observation for now is that if Hillary fails in New Hampshire, the need for an anti-Hillary on the Republican side is diminished, which I think puts Giuliani in a very precarious position. Many Republicans were willing to overlook Rudy's social liberalism because they felt he could take on Hillary and win. One state doesn't suggest anything conclusive, but it's possible that Obama's victory could have damaged both the Clinton and Giuliani candidacies last night.
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