Posted on 06/22/2008 6:08:16 AM PDT by Eurale
With iconoclast Ron Paul having ended his quixotic bid for the Republican presidential nomination — his platform had called for, among other things, ending the Iraq War, repealing the PATRIOT Act, returning to the gold standard and eliminating taxes on tips — his many dedicated supporters are up for grabs.
Even excluding his support in caucus states, Paul received a few more than a million votes in the Republican primary, finished second in five states including Pennsylvania and Oregon and continued to draw votes well after he’d effectively withdrawn from the race. His campaign also tapped into the potent new vein of online fundraising, punctuated by the so-called “money bomb” day when his supporters, unaided by his campaign, managed to pump $5 million into his coffers in 24 hours.
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Not very likely given the policy differences between the two candidates, notwithstanding the same letter after their names.
I will be voting for the most conservative candidate.
As of right now that appears to be Alan Keys.
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I would think Paulistas are more in line with Obama on foreign policy than McCain.
Though they might like McCain better in fiscal matters than Obama.
He can... but he seems to have absolutely no interest in doing so.
John McCain to Christians: Shut the hell up, bitch!
John McCain to Libertarians: Shut the hell up, bitch!
John McCain to economic conservatives: Shut the hell up, bitch!
no.
I have my doubts that even Bob Barr can claim the Ron Paul votes. I spoke to a Libertarian yesterday who ran for congress in California and he didn’t hesitate in saying no when I asked him if he was voting for Barr.
He’s more likely to get the Hillary Clinton votes. At least they have something in common.
You might want to take a look at Chuck Baldwin and the Consitution Party.
I like easy questions.
No.
Does the author have anything else?
(For the record, I’m not a Ron Paul voter and not as virulently anti-McCain as most)
RP voters votes will mostly be split between either Bob Barr of the Libertarian Party, Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party, blanking the Presidential race, or staying at home on November 4.
Only if Obama scares them a lot.
>> I will be voting for the most conservative candidate. As of right now that appears to be Alan Keys.
That requires a somewhat loose definition of the term “candidate”. I prefer not to corner myself into irrelevancy this far before the election.
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Your suspicions are completed divorced from reality, and you keep posting the same crap in different threads.
Republicans nominated just about the worst candidate possible, someone whose only claims to fame are that he is a “maverick” and that he wants to stay the course in Iraq. He offers nothing to rank and file Republicans except for the latter - opposed by ~70% of the country - while at the same time undercutting his claimed national security credentials by virtue of amnesty of tens of millions of illegals.
He offers less than nothing to conservatives, constitutionalists, libertarians and evangelicals, because he will not fight a socialist Dem controlled Congress, nor would a hypothetical R controlled Congress oppose his big government conservatism. The R nominee is a lose-lose-lose candidate for the Republican base, but I’m not yet convinced that discernment and wisdom exist in that constituency.
He sure doesn’t have my vote.
I guess you don’t like it when you outed .
You seem real intent on the Rep losing . What is your agenda
“I guess you don’t like it when you outed .”
Right, you unmasked me.
“Can McCain Claim the Ron Paul Votes?”
Doubt it. The Paulistinians for all their faults did seem to be infected with a heavy dose of self respect.
A towering pillar of intellectualism, you are not...
Yes, Dr. Paul gathered some kooky elements while campaigning. These are people who had as little idea what he was saying as you apparently got from it. They still vote though, as I presume do you.
If McIdiot can win without conservatives, libertarians, and yes... even the kooks, then best of luck to him. All we want is for him to uphold the Constitution and enforce the Bill of Rights. Anything less is meaningless in comparison.
Naaah.... McCain’s going for public funds, the little commie.
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