If I only watched the public news I wouldn't even know that he had lasted longer than all but the last two.
I guess I kind of wrote him off. He comes across as whiny to a lot of people, which may be the fault of the way the media portrayed him in the debates, but seriously he doesn't hold a candle to any of the other candidates when it comes to tenacity and leverage.
You would be amazed (or maybe not) at how many people don't even hear the message of ANY candidate. They base their vote, and by default, their freedom and lives on the charisma of a candidate and never hear the actual platform. I would be curious to see how far you could get if you had full publicity, were VERY charismatic, and promised to make all of the poor slaves.