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Speculation Mounts That Ron Paul Will Launch Third Party Presidential Bid On Tuesday’s Tonight Show
Mediaite ^ | 9/4/2012 | Noah Rothman

Posted on 09/04/2012 7:42:04 PM PDT by RightGeek

Speculation is mounting that Texas Rep. Ron Paul will mount a third party bid for the presidency as pressure from his supporters builds ahead of his appearance Tuesday night on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

According to a report, Paul’s supporters were deeply upset by how the libertarian Texas Representative was treated at the Republican National Convention last week. 300 of them joined in a conference call on Sunday night planning to urge Paul to launch a last-minute independent bid for the White House.

In order for Paul to appear on the ballot in all 50 states, he would have to join the Libertarian party’s ticket — either as former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson’s running mate or as his replacement. The party’s present vice presidential nominee, Jim Gray, would have to drop out of the race.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: larouchies; libetarian; obama2012; paul; rino; thirdparty; tonightshow
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To: Parley Baer
With Goode on the ballot in Virginia and now this. Can we say 4 more years of Obama? These people are more interested in themselves than the country.

As if the entrenched insider Republicans and Democrats are not.

41 posted on 09/04/2012 8:00:42 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: apillar

Having been rejected from the party in one primary, can he jump into another party’s ballot that has already had their nomination process conclude?

You can’t vote in one primary and then sign a petition to get someone on the ballot in another party.


42 posted on 09/04/2012 8:01:02 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
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To: 11th_VA

Rand Paul will be the loser and I don’t think that Ron wants to destroy his political career. We will see but I think that Ron knows its a young mans game and he is loyal to his son.


43 posted on 09/04/2012 8:01:09 PM PDT by ncfool (OMG 2012)
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To: RightGeek

A 3rd party bid from the right is Obama’s only hope but Ron Paul has to know this will bury his son.


44 posted on 09/04/2012 8:03:19 PM PDT by AU72
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To: Kansas58
No, a Ron Paul run would not be a good thing, but I think most of his followers would not go for Romney, anyway.

The OWS Paulians would vote for a continuation of Pelosi/Reid's culture of corruption in Congress.

45 posted on 09/04/2012 8:03:44 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
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To: Kansas58

Rand Paul is finished, for any VP or Presidential bid, ever, if Ron Paul does this.

That would be a good thing. He can’t do much damage in the senate, but he’s just as nutty as the old man. The Paul brand needs to go away


46 posted on 09/04/2012 8:04:39 PM PDT by Figment
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To: GeronL

to be funded by 169 Soros- financed front groups....


47 posted on 09/04/2012 8:05:58 PM PDT by faithhopecharity
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To: ncfool

Hasn’t the Tonight Show already finished taping?

Why would this news be “embargoed” when Paulians support the Wikileaker as a “whistleblower”?


48 posted on 09/04/2012 8:06:42 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
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To: GeronL
Bit of a resemblance here, dontcha think?


49 posted on 09/04/2012 8:07:15 PM PDT by lightman (Settling for the "lesser of two..." is still choosing Evil)
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To: RightGeek

Republican idiots at the convention brought this on by their own stupid actions.


50 posted on 09/04/2012 8:07:42 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Sorry, gone rogue, gone Galt, gone international. Gone.)
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To: newheart

I didn’t realized he was that interested in seeing 4 more years of Obama. guess I was wrong.

Ru Paul was never interested in anything but himself. The country be damned. The son is no different


51 posted on 09/04/2012 8:07:57 PM PDT by Figment
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To: faithhopecharity

I think that’d be very likely.

Ron Paul Kamikaze 2012


52 posted on 09/04/2012 8:08:33 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: lightman

yep


53 posted on 09/04/2012 8:08:47 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: DLfromthedesert
what a putz!!!! And his followers are immature little crybabies!

Well, Texans keep electing him over and over and over, so I guess they are a bunch of crybabies too.

lol

54 posted on 09/04/2012 8:09:51 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: RightGeek

And some FR political hacks will fall for it.


55 posted on 09/04/2012 8:10:49 PM PDT by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a United States Marine.)
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To: RightGeek
I helped a fuzzy dude cut a price of fruit.
56 posted on 09/04/2012 8:12:57 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: RightGeek

The Daily Paul has a video preview of his tonight’s Leno Appearance with the headline “Ron Paul On Leno - Preview Video: Confirms He Will NOT Run 3rd Party”.


57 posted on 09/04/2012 8:14:38 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Of Course I didn't read the article. This is FreeRepublic, afterall.)
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To: RightGeek

If he has the guts to call out zer0 the fraud on his obvious ineligibility, he’s got my vote and my donation.


58 posted on 09/04/2012 8:14:42 PM PDT by kreitzer
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I didn’t realized he was that interested in seeing 4 more years of Obama. guess I was wrong.

The sob is crazier than a s*** house rat and always has been. This is his payback for being shunned by the mainstream. He rode Reagan and Phil Gramms’ coattails into office and got a free ride because there was an R after his name. His only conservative cred was his stance on abortion. His son needs to be watched carefully too


59 posted on 09/04/2012 8:16:32 PM PDT by Figment
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To: RightGeek

Ron Pau is a NUT!


60 posted on 09/04/2012 8:16:47 PM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord deliver us from evil, in Jesus name, amen.)
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