Ron Paul supporters not lining up behind McCain

Los Angeles Times ^ | May 2, 2008 | Maeve Reston

[writer33]

As far as John McCain is concerned, the Republican presidential nomination is a done deal and the party is united behind him. But thousands of Republicans -- particularly supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul -- aren't buying that.

In the Pennsylvania primary, more than 215,000 Republicans cast ballots for Paul or former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who together captured 27% of the vote.

And that was tame compared with the uproar last weekend at Nevada's Republican Party Convention.

About 600 well-organized Paul supporters overwhelmed McCain's forces and engineered a rule change that permitted national convention delegates to be nominated from the floor, wresting the task from party leaders.

[writer33]

All of which suggests there might be some drama at the GOP's national convention in September after all.

Ron Paul is "Staying Alive" after all. :-)

[writer33]

If you’re a Ron Paul supporter, the dream is still alive. The LA Times says so. :-)

[Parley Baer]

...by changing the rules.

[writer33]

That’s right, and that’s not fair. No rule changes allowed.

:-)

[weegee]

Of course not, they’ll cross back over to the Democrat party and vote for Obama. He’s young, sexy, and articulate. Their job is done.

[A CA Guy]

If these are mostly libertarian types, they could be looking to vote for the Democrat candidate anyway.
We’ll have to just wait and see.

[1035rep]

:)

[wagglebee]

The average RINO Paul supporter is probably too young to vote and is too stoned to come out of their parents’ basement.

[writer33]

Of course not, they’ll cross back over to the Democrat party and vote for Obama. He’s young, sexy, and articulate. Their job is done.

Great minds think alike. :-)

[DLfromthedesert]

Is Ron Paul also young and sexy?

[writer33]

Stop teasing me about my bong.

:-)

[BillyBoy]

::yawn::

Ron Paul supporters had no intention of supporting anyone who's not named "Ron Paul". Talk to some his kool-aid drinkers here and you'll find out they think the other 434 members of Congress are all "statist new world order globalist war mongering marxists" and Ron Paul is ONLY person on the entire planet who "understands" the constitution. They probably think he wrote the thing himself and James Madison just took notes.

The GOP could have nominated Thomas Jefferson himself and the Paulites would have cited the Louisiana Purchase as proof that Jefferson is an "unconstitutional intrusion" who wants to destroy America.

[writer33]

If you like his body, and you think he’s sexy, go on and give Barack a vote.

:-)

[skinkinthegrass]

...over here.

[wagglebee]

Skip the next dime bag, send the money to Paul, borrow your mom’s minivan and buy some posterboard to make a homemade Revolution sign.

[SandRat]

Typical “Ronulans.”

[DoughtyOne]

I note folks on this thread are pretty upset that the Paul folks got the delegate nominating process altered. Say what you will, but I would like a conservative to lead the party this fall. If Paul’s folks are able to work their magic on the convention floor, couldn’t other people pull a switcheroo and get a more conservative person to lead?

I’ll tell ya, if the Paul folks get the rules changed and we are able to pick someone other than him or McCain, he and they may have done this nation an amazing bit of service.

All the more power to them, if that is the case.

Open this convention up. To hell with McCain.

[Drango]

Duh. Most Paultards are lining up behind satan.

[wagglebee]

I’ll tell ya, if the Paul folks get the rules changed and we are able to pick someone other than him or McCain, he and they may have done this nation an amazing bit of service.

That would work, but I'd rather have McLame that Paul as the nominee.

[mysterio]

If these are mostly libertarian types, they could be looking to vote for the Democrat candidate anyway.

Libertarians aren't going to vote for the dem. They probably won't vote for McCain, either.

[A CA Guy]

The only thing Ron Paul's people would be doing at the Republican convention would be mopping the floors after Ron's 2:30am speech.

[A CA Guy]

Just going by past election cycles.
In the past many boast of voting for the Democrat, so after several times of seeing such posts, I believe a number of them really do.

It WOULD indeed be nice if I was wrong.

[DoughtyOne]

My point is, if the proces is opened up, Paul wouldn’t have to be the sole beneficiary. If his folks would be free to pick him, then the other delegates would be free to pick who they wanted too.

McCain could be sitting on the platform with no limo to take him home, if that happened.

I am an ‘any Conservative will do, but most definatly not McCain or Paul’ supporter.

[DoughtyOne]

I didn’t think they had to mop that fifty foot square of pavement behind the auditorium. ;-)

[hosepipe]

Ron Paul has less chance than a blind pig finding an acorn.. America does not want a conservative,, John McLaim cannot and will not be elected.. Because some observe him as a conservative.. The weasle is a scorpion..

America WANTS a Vampire as President.. either Borat or Hillary..
The question: is America a land of the UNDEAD?..

[dubie]

I voted for Ron Paul here in PA. I just could not find it in me to vote for McCain. I would feel dirty if I did...

[DoughtyOne]

...and we are able to pick someone other than him or McCain...

Well, I won't be voting for either of them, so I wouldn't.

[A CA Guy]

Don’t know about the place, but the time is going to be early in the AM when the fewest people are watching.

[cubreporter]

:)

[hellbender]

the Paulites would have cited the Louisiana Purchase as proof that Jefferson is an "unconstitutional intrusion" who wants to destroy America.

Incidentally, Jefferson himself thought the purchase was unconstitutional, and drafted up a Constitutional amendment to cover it. Then he realized ratification would take too long and Napoleon might change his mind in the interim. Jeff was actually more flexible and realistic than Ron Paul.

[wagglebee]

Romney will get killed on the Mormon issue (the media will link him with FLDS), Hunter had no support, Huckabee is not as conservative as he claimed, Rudy is a liberal, that leaves Thompson who was just about everyone’s either first or second choice anyway.

[LiberConservative]

Great. I don't know who works to the ‘Rats favor more: The Rollye James/Ron Paul wacko crowd or Rush's “Operation Chaos” wacko crowd. OsamaObama just might have a chance to squeak this out.

[DesScorp]

“Ron Paul supporters not lining up behind McCain”

That’s because they’re not Republicans.

[SoCalPol]

Exactly.
If you can’t bend, you snap and there are many Paulites on FR who have snapped long ago.
They are Useful Idiots for the Left as that is who wins in the end.
McCain not my first choice but he supports far more conservative and moderate issues than the far left Obama or Hitlery who will be the winners thanks to the Paulites

[Fido969]

I dunno, I think McCain will do fine without the 2% of voters who are Ron Pauliacs.

McCain will run over who ever the rats put up. Get on the train or be left crying at the station.

[Emperor Palpatine]

These insane Paultards need to be slapped down and made to play ball.

Period.

This is too important to allow these kooks to mess things up and put Hitlery or Hussein in office.

[SoCalPol]

Thompson has signed Hollywierd contracts for acting.
He also ticked off many including many of his once supporters with his late entry and waaay lay back campaigning

[Emperor Palpatine]

Paul’s not a conservative, he’;s a libertarian kook who allies himself with racists and sees conspiracies everywhere. The last straw was blaming us for 9/11.

The man needs to be locked in a rubber room wearing a straightjacket with the rest of the lunatics....along with his nuttier-than-a-nest-of-cuckoos supporters.

[FrdmLvr]

Would one of his advisors please tell McCain to get an effin CLUE?

[Emperor Palpatine]

So just hand the lection to the Glimmer twins, huh?

Toe the party line, willya?

Loyalty above all else.

[SoCalPol]

Bottom line, L Ron Paul and Obama’s pastor Rev. Wrong have several of the same talking points. No wonder these Useful Idiots don’t care of Obama wins.

[Libloather]

In the Pennsylvania primary, more than 215,000 Republicans cast ballots for Paul or former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who together captured 27% of the vote.

Do I smell a comeback? (Or is that just Hillary's abused pantsuit?)

[roamer_1]

These insane Paultards need to be slapped down and made to play ball.

I do not believe that your strategy will work, at least not among my libertarian FRiends here. You will find them exactly as hard to 'slap down' as the socons and the Reaganites.

[mysterio]

Anecdotal though my evidence is, most of the libertarians I know won’t vote for anyone they consider authoritarian-leaning, so that rules out dems.

[DTogo]

Ron Paul supporters not lining up behind McCain

Why would anyone, except the loyal, Bush/Rove Kool-Aid swillin' RNC-bots??

[EGPWS]

As far as John McCain is concerned, the Republican presidential nomination is a done deal and the party is united behind him. But thousands of Republicans -- particularly supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul -- aren't buying that.

A poor showing via knowledge of viable option by Paul supporters.

Unless they are disgruntled "dim" voters.

[EGPWS]

Ron Paul supporters not lining up behind McCain

Why would anyone, except the loyal, Bush/Rove Kool-Aid swillin' RNC-bots??

Because pragmatic common sense people with patience actually exist. ; )

[mkjessup]

Why don’t the Ron Paul supporters just come out and be honest with everyone, and introduce their ‘Draft William McKinley’ motion?

OK, so the guy is dead, both literally and politically, but that shouldn’t stop the Paulistinians, now should it?

[Man50D]

I'm not a Ron Paul fan but hopefully his followers can bring their own version of Operation Chaos to the GOP convention floor and prevent a socialist like McCain from getting the nomination with a wide open convention.

[writer33]

(Or is that just Hillary's abused pantsuit?)

It'd be this option. :-)