Setting a new standard for decentralized campaigns

Rep. Ron Paul endorsing fellow House member Wayne Gilchrest is somewhat of an appropriate fit in the sense that both are members of a small sect in the GOP supporting withdrawal from Iraq. (Paul is one of five House Republicans – including former Rep. Connie Morella – who opposed it from the very beginning).

But Paul’s endorsement has left one Gilchrest challenger out in the cold: Dr. Joe Arminio, who has been traveling the district, promoting the Texas congressman’s message and announcing himself to be “officially” a part of the “Ron Paul ticket” on Dec. 1.

Perhaps this will show Paul’s Maryland organizers - who have done a great job at organizing the like-minded and raising money - that decentralization in campaigns does have its downsides, after all.

And perhaps it’ll show Arminio that Gilchrest is not such a “neocon” after all.