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# The reason for the focus on Dr. Paul is because his bid acts as a textbook example of how an insurgent candidacy successfully challenges party establishment.
- URL: https://ivn.us/the-reason-for-the-focus-on-dr-paul-is-because-his-bid-acts-as-a-textbook-example-of-how-an-insurgent-candidacy-successfully-challenges-party-establishment/
- Published: 2012-05-01T22:27:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:24:19.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

The reason for the focus on Dr. Paul is because his bid acts as a textbook example of how an insurgent candidacy successfully challenges party establishment.  
Kymberly Bays, on the [GOP Delegate Count](https://ivn.us/2012/04/30/ron-pauls-winning-weekend-causing-gop-headaches/)