As Paul's White House campaign fades, supporters face choices

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[mnehring]

Ron Paul's loyal band of supporters are just accepting now what many have known for a long time: the Texas congressman's White House bid is fading badly.

Paul's poll numbers are down and he has no chance of earning the Republican nomination. He is 29 percentage points behind front-runner Mitt Romney in a poll for Tuesday's Wisconsin primary.

Now, the main questions remaining are whether his followers will switch their allegiance to another candidate, and if Paul can still carry his libertarian banner into the Republican convention in August and beyond....

...He is unlikely to drop out of the race soon, but some of his backers may gravitate toward Romney in the vote for the nomination, Republican strategist Ford O'Connell said, noting that Paul and Romney have maintained cordial relations in the often bitter campaign....

...one thing for sure is that Ron Paul would rather have Romney than (Newt) Gingrich or Santorum,...

[matthew fuller]

" the Texas congressman's White House bid is fading badly. "

The Massachussetts Governor's White House bid is fading faster. Rombama is behind double digits in two current polls (per Fox News earlier today), and his unfavorable rating is skyrocketing- Romney vs Obama projection is that Obama wins FL, OH, and IIRC PA. Romney supporters are deserting faster than customers in a broke bank. What now, GOP-e, since all front runners have been de-throned?

[JSDude1]

I’ll tell you why BiblialChristian: Because libertarianism is a philosophy of “A law unto ourselves”: they want to do whatever they WANT free of government (and including laws based on Christian/traditonal ethics); therefore they are secular and anti-Christian. The philosophies that underscore conservatism is largely Christianity and then our constitution. THEY hate Reagan Conservatives, even more than secular Satist RINOS such as Mitt Romney.

I’ll give you a clue: IMO, Ron Paul and Mitt Romney are two sides of the same coin. Think the character “Two Face” in Batman. -J.S.

[freedommom]

thanks for that!!

[Mtner77]

Nazi Paul-tards are at it again....

What! WE DIDN’T WIN! THIS MEANS WAR! (Opps I forgot we are against war. Unless it is against Israel). But hey, how does this effect the drug laws? If Dr. Paul does not win, can I still, like, you know, smoke? The constitution don’t say a freakin’ thing about green-bud, man. (Or heroin). I am just like, exercising, like my constitutional rights, man! Dr. Paul, you da man! Don’t give up the ship! You like the only real man, man. If you do drop out, I am totally voting for Rand....

[bravedog]

I disagree on this one.
Libertarians want the FEDERAL governement to stay out of it and let STATES decide for themselves.

Guess what? I am anti-abortion, Christian, ant-drug, and the entire conservative line. HOWEVER, I also believe that each state should decide for themselves and it is none of my business what the other states do. If people in Massachusetts want to legalize gay marriage or whatever then that is their business. If I want my state of Texas to restrict abortions then the federal goverment should stay out of it. That’s the way the country was created.

Yes, I am a tenther. I, like the founding fathers, believe that the powers of the federal government are few and limited. Social issues are reserved to the states.

If you think that everyone in the country needs to follow your belief system then you are going to invite all kinds of crazy federal ideas... like Obamacare.

[JSDude1]

No, most libertarians I’ve met want to just do whatever they want, and don’t really care if their policies affect our culture. They don’t care that marriage, life, and really the religious conscience objections of Christian professionals are protected. They don’t see the cultural implications of libertarianism. I will not force anyone to follow my beliefs in their personal life, but where government policy comes-Social liberalism (which is what a good deal of libertarians believe) cannot and will not work, and is largely against God’s law. Count me in following Christ, no matter the government we live under or how tyrannous, however I will not stand aside as “gay marriage” becomes the law of the land at least while I can warn/stand against it and other EVIL policies.