WSJ poll: Can Ron Paul win the GOP presidential nomination? (86.7% yes, 13.3% no)

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 2011-05-14

[rabscuttle385]

The Texas congressman announced on "Good Morning America" that he is launching an official campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. As the founding father of a libertarian movement that paved the way for the tea party, Mr. Paul thinks his odds have improved since his last campaign in 2008. He said people are finally “agreeing with much of what I’ve been saying for 30 years. The time is right.”

What do you think? Could Ron Paul be the nominee?

[Nuc 1.1]

Yes he could. His foreign policy positions need to be tempered in light of real world conditions, however. I believe he is quite good on the domestic front and the role of the federal government. Presently, the federal government is the mortal enemy of or nation, being driven by dims to our destruction. So...could I vote for Ron Paul? Sure. I certainly would not dismiss him out of hand. Will I vote for Ron Paul? Depends upon the other candidates. Won't matter anyway. By the time I get to vote the dims will have nominated Romney as our candidate. Cross over voting don't ya know.

[italianquaker]

This traitor just will not go away

[mo]

Ron Paul in every respect, is the closest politician on the national scene, to the Founding Fathers.

Its about time the country did a 180...and as much as I personally dislike libertariansism...I don't think there's another national leader who could accomplish a 180.

I'd be surprised if he got the nomination. The American people would probably elect his radicalism however.

[TLI]

As the founding father of a libertarian movement that paved the way for the tea party,

Nice try but it won't work.

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[DangerZone]

Paul or some other RINO should switch parties and run against Obama and help keep Dems from voting in our primaries.

[DangerZone]

Ron Paul's New Book Sinks His Immigration Grade to an 'F'

Ron Paul Wrote The Book To Show How He Would Handle Issues As President (we didn't make up his quotes)

[DangerZone]

Strong defense? He doesn’t even support the raid that bagged Osama, and now he is sounding like McCain on amnesty.

[John D]

...and as much as I personally dislike libertariansism...I don't think there's another national leader who could accomplish a 180.

What makes you think the surrender monkey would do anything? He has been in Washington for who knows how many years and what has he ever actually done? Other than talk. He blames America for every problem in the world, but what has he done about it, nothing. He wants to legalize drugs, but has he done that yet? While he does want our military full of homos and that has come to pass, it was not his doing, he just wanted it. He also does get tons of earmarks, but he says he is against them.

[Proud2BeRight]

“Legalize drugs. Apologize to terrorists. Homosexualize the military. End the Fed. Pass the bong.”

If pot and drugs were legal, I wonder how many followers he would still have?

[KevinDavis]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2719652/posts

[JimRed]

Legalize drugs...pass the bong.

I was referring to the five items listed on the post, not to his life's work!

8^)

[Servant of the Cross]

OH, I get it now! I thought you meant that only one of my five ‘assertions’ about LRon were accurate.

[JimRed]

Right! Do away with the FED, I can live with that one.

[terycarl]

NOT A CHANCE!!!!!