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Title: Ron Paul: How badly does GOP need his voters
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URL Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politi ... badly-does-GOP-need-his-voters
Published: Jan 11, 2012
Author: Peter Grier
Post Date: 2012-01-11 16:29:48 by Critter
Keywords: None
Views: 260
Comments: 15
Many in the GOP realize that Ron Paul is not going to fade away once the early primaries are over. If Ron Paul doesn't win the primary battle, they'll need his voters to win in the general election. Ron Paul did pretty well in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday. He placed second, slightly outperforming pre-election polls, and – perhaps more importantly – he tripled the number of votes he got in the Granite State when he ran for president in 2008. More and more, many in the GOP are realizing that this time around Ron Paul is a significant phenomenon that’s not going to fade away once the early primaries are over Poster Comment: A two page article worth visiting source to read full text. It looks like NH finally made the media and GOP take notice!
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#1. To: Critter (#0)
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Who will need his voters? I am confused on this. If Ron Paul isn't the nominee, they will have puppet 1 or puppet 2 to chose from. Barry Soetoro or Romney/huntsman/Santorum (all puppets). What difference would it make if the puppet with an R in front of his name wins or the puppet with a D in front of his name wins.. I have to admit, I'm lost on the italicized sentence. It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. Voltaire
Clearly, the author is still under the fake right/left choice syndrome. They're all puppets, save Paul. Break the Conventions - Keep the Commandments - G.K.Chesterson True It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. Voltaire
Interesting article. I do disagree that Ron Paul would only get 21% as a third party candidate. I think he could win. That said the GOP better be nice to him cause if he splits, they have ZERO chance of winning. And while they'll try to blame him for Obama's victory, the truth is that they served up another crappy candidate in the form of Mittens and the people have had enough of these RINO frauds masquerading as conservatives.
Back in 2008, when Paul didn't get the Repub nomination he then ran on the Libertarian ticket and a good many of his Republican supporters voted for him instead of McCain. This time around, if he again runs on a third party against the regular Republican nominee, his supporters - since he was the second biggest vote-getter - will probably siphon off enough votes from the Republican to throw the election to Obama. The difficulty is that most Paul supporters won't vote for another Republican, especially if Ron Paul runs on a third party, and most other Republican voters won't vote for Ron Paul. This is such a sharp divide that the GOP's best hope is that Ron Paul does not opt for a third party run.
Well said. Break the Conventions - Keep the Commandments - G.K.Chesterson What in the world are you talking about? Dr. Paul did NOT run on the Libertarian ticket after losing the Republicrat nomination in 2008. The Libertarian candidate was Bob Barr. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. - Benjamin Franklin
I cannot tell you the satisfaction I will get when I go into the voting booth and vote 3rd party (if Paul doesn't win the nomination). I cannot appropriately express the joy I will feel in knowing that millions of other Ron Paul voters will be doing the same thing. I will laugh out loud as the leftist Republicans on LP, FR and Hannity and everywhere else wail and gnash their teeth in their impotence. For months now the yukons, Gatlins, out damned spots, Grand Islands, Goldi-loxes, Mad Dogs, etc., have been insulting us, telling us how unimportant we are and how our views are unimportant and do not matter. We'll just fucking see just how much we don't matter. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. - Benjamin Franklin
BS! Ron didn't run on the Libertarian ticket in 2008. He did in 1988 (I voted for him). And it is very doubtful that any true Ron Paul supporter voted for McCain--the establishment always gives the sheeple a choice between Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber and those of us who support Ron are on to their scam, some of us have been for a long time. Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
Not necessarily. He might also siphon off enough votes from the Democrats who are disenchanted with Obama, to win the election. It is vital to understand that there is no truth without discernment and no wisdom without the truth. What then is “faith” but an effort to confound truth and wisdom?
If Ron doesn't win the nomination the sheeple will have the grand choice of a white puppet (aka Tweedledumb) or a mulatto puppet (aka Tweedledumber). What a deal, eh? Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
Well put. It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. Voltaire
Thank you.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
If they start the war vs Iran/China/Russia/Etc. too soon they will elect Ron Paul and they know it.
If Ron Paul doesn't win the primary battle, they'll need his voters to win in the general election.
#2. To: intotheabyss, Critter, 4 (#1)
#3. To: Lod (#2)
Clearly, the author is still under the fake right/left choice syndrome.
#4. To: Critter (#0)
#5. To: Critter (#0)
#6. To: Flintlock (#4)
And while they'll try to blame him for Obama's victory, the truth is that they served up another crappy candidate in the form of Mittens and the people have had enough of these RINO frauds masquerading as conservatives.
#7. To: Shoonra, all (#5)
Back in 2008, when Paul didn't get the Repub nomination he then ran on the Libertarian ticket and a good many of his Republican supporters voted for him instead of McCain.
#8. To: Critter, all (#0)
#9. To: Shoonra (#5)
Back in 2008, when Paul didn't get the Repub nomination he then ran on the Libertarian ticket and a good many of his Republican supporters voted for him instead of McCain.
#10. To: Shoonra (#5)
This time around, if he again runs on a third party against the regular Republican nominee, his supporters - since he was the second biggest vote-getter - will probably siphon off enough votes from the Republican to throw the election to Obama.
#11. To: intotheabyss (#1)
I am confused on this. If Ron Paul isn't the nominee, they will have puppet 1 or puppet 2 to chose from. Barry Soetoro or Romney/huntsman/Santorum (all puppets). What difference would it make if the puppet with an R in front of his name wins or the puppet with a D in front of his name wins..
#12. To: James Deffenbach (#11)
will have the grand choice of a white puppet (aka Tweedledumb) or a mulatto puppet (aka Tweedledumber). What a deal, eh?
#13. To: intotheabyss (#12)
#14. To: Critter (#0)
#15. To: angK (#10)
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