What happens if and when he doesn't make it past the primaries?Hopefully he will realize that the country needs him, and he will run as an independent. Most independents get ignored, but I feel like a strong personality who has views that most people agree with will get lots of attention.
Originally posted by kro32
reply to post by Dasher
The Constitution was written to remove absolute power from the States as that was the issue of the time. "To make a more perfect union," as stated. You cannot have a more perfect union with 50 different sets of rules.
The central government at the time had ZERO power to enforce the few responsibilities they had so they needed a new form of govermnent. Now Ron Paul wishes to return us to a system we already broke away from due to it's failure.
Originally posted by TupacShakur
reply to post by Alxandro
What happens if and when he doesn't make it past the primaries?Hopefully he will realize that the country needs him, and he will run as an independent. Most independents get ignored, but I feel like a strong personality who has views that most people agree with will get lots of attention.
Teddy Roosevelt split from the Republicans and formed the Bull Moose party, and he got elected. Let's hope if Ron Paul doesn't win the primary, he goes independent and wins.
Wow your history knowledge is not very good. Why even comment with such inaccuracies. Teddy formed the Bull Moose party after it was obvious he wouldn't get the Republican nomination and than got crushed in the election of 1912.Say what? My history sucks, you're right. I remember learning that he split into the Bull Moose party and won...
He did however give a speech after he was shot in an assasinaton attempt leading it off with these words. "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
Originally posted by TupacShakur
reply to post by kro32
Wow your history knowledge is not very good. Why even comment with such inaccuracies. Teddy formed the Bull Moose party after it was obvious he wouldn't get the Republican nomination and than got crushed in the election of 1912.Say what? My history sucks, you're right. I remember learning that he split into the Bull Moose party and won...
He did however give a speech after he was shot in an assasinaton attempt leading it off with these words. "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
Texas Governor Rick Perry continues to ride the bounce of his Saturday announcement for his presidential taking 29% in the latest Rasmussen poll released early Tuesday afternoon.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has led most polls with Minnesota Representative and Tea Party favorite Michelle Bachmann came in at 18% and 13% respectively.
Texas Representative and Libertarian cult favorite Ron Paul polled at 9% in the national poll of likely Republican primary voters despite his strong 2nd place finish in the Iowa Straw poll Saturday afternoon in Ames.
Among those polled by Rasmussen, Perry has a commanding lead over Bachmann at 39% to 21% in those who described themselves as Tea Party activists and even has a lead over Romney in those who describe themselves as non-Tea Party participants at 27% to 24%.
Paul couldn’t seem to capitalize on his vocal following of online supporters in the poll.
Ron Paul has a vocal and cult-like following, but can't bring together broad support from likely Republican voters. (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)
From the report,
“Paul, who emerged as a Cinderella of sorts from the Saturday straw poll, is viewed favorably by 43% and unfavorably by 45%. Gingrich is in a similar position with favorables of 48% and unfavorables of 43%.”
Ron Paul is not exploding. Ron Paul is not leading most polls. Thde only ones he is "leading" are those which are self-selected where the Paul Bots spam the polls. In the Iowa straw poll Ron Paul PAID for almost 5,000 tickets and also paid to have himself put on the ballot. That's Okay. It was a fund raiser. It wasn't a sicnetific poll and few of them are, including the one on ATS. Ron Paul supporters are fooling themselves, but not anyone else.You are the Buzz Killington of every Ron Paul thread.
Perfect example of how Ron Paul can kill America.I'd rather have him run as an independent and at least try to get elected rather than lay down and let the country get raped either by four more years of fail, or by Bachmann, Romney, or Perry.
If he loses the primaries and decides to run as an Independent, he will split the vote and most certainly guarantee another Obama victory.
Originally posted by TupacShakur
reply to post by schuyler
You are the Buzz Killington of every Ron Paul thread.
Over the next few debates, people will see that all of the other candidates are phonies, and Ron Pauls supporters will skyrocket. Mark my words
I am trying to ground you in reality. The buzz is false. I like Ron Paul. It's just that I see his supporters in a bizzarro universe where they actually believe straw polls are valid.But de MSM tellz me dey are impoortint!
You are fooling yourselves and because you are, you're going to be making campaign mistakes. This is a net deficit to the Paul campaign.I'm not his campaign manager, I'm just a supporter. How am I going to hurt his campaign by supporting him?
