Sorry if a similar thread has been posted, but I was just curious to know: Will they support the Republican candidate, a Third Party Candidate, or jump on the Democratic Bandwagon this November? Discuss.
I guess it depends on whether they like Paul for his views on the economy or for his views on foreign policy.
I expect to see Paul leading the LP ticket in November. This way all 30,00 Paul supporters can vote for him agin.
Besides the fact that your numbers are well off, Paul has stated that he will not run as a 3rd party so he can focus on his seat in Congress. Sorry to bring facts to your stand up comedy hour.
It's a tough call. Would a fiscal conservative wish more money to be wasted in an aggressive foreign policy, or in national health care?
Most Paul fans hate government control, period. Permanent national health care is an abominable thought to them. Granted, interventionist foreign policy is very sour to them too. but if they had to make a choice.....overall, McCain wants less government control I'm referring to the Paul supporters rooted in paleoconservative principles.
Sounds good to me. Legalizing drugs I belive is a big part of the Paul platform, and would get non-violent people out of prison and jail. Get the government off our backs. Almost a foreign concept these days.
John McCain is evil, there's no way I would ever vote for him. Barack Obama isn't evil, he'd just make a really bad President, so I won't vote for him. Hillary Clinton ... enough said. I imagine I'll be voting for the Libertarian Party nominee, but we'll see.
Let's see: he wants to keep troops in Iraq for 100 years, he wants to attack Iran, and thus he wants to bring back the draft, which is evil. He also isn't really big on that whole First Amendment thing (see campaign finance reform), mostly because he can't stand people criticising him.
Liar liar liar He doesn't want to stay in Iraq for 100 years. He can see it happening. Big difference. He doesn't want to attack Iran but will if things get dangerous. Big difference He doesn't want to bring back the draft and has said so on multiple occasions. Regular people who get all up in arms about campaign finance reform make me chuckle. This issue is so inside baseball, it's unbelievable. And it is not because he doesn't like people criticizing him. It's because he has been caught in the trap that happens when money and influence meet. Come on Matt, do better will you?
He said he would be "ok" with it. Yeah, the Middle East will be fine with that. How many terrorists did McCain create with that statement? Dangerous to whom? By the same standard Iraq was dangerous to us (i.e. not at all)? If McCain becomes President, it's at least 60-40 we attack Iran at some point. Ok, so where are we getting all these troops from to be in Iraq, Iran, and wherever else McCain decides? They have to come from somewhere. Can you get enough people to join voluntarily to go hang out in Iran? I tend to doubt it. The first amendment is inside baseball? This was McCain's signature issue not too long ago. It's certainly worthy of discussion. McCain has the reputation of not getting along with a lot of his fellow Senators, no? Does that indicate anything?
One of the following: -John McCain: majority -Libertarian Party nominee: sizable minority -Constitution Party nominee: again, sizable minority -Barack Obama...to oppose McCain: a small number of his supporters that think the only issue facing this country is troops in Iraq -will choose to not vote I personally will vote for McCain or the LP nominee. Depends on how McCain runs in the general election this fall. (I live in North Carolina so it's not like I'm wasting my vote, everyone and their dog knows the Republican will win.)
I will vote I'm not gonna be stupid and stay home like so many others. Ultimately, I look at from a strategic standpoint because with the electoral college somes states are not in play. My state, Massachusetts, is not in play. It will go Democratic because of all the coatholding hacks and socialist moonbats. I'll probably vote for the Libertarian Party candidate over John McCain because although I admire his stance on government spending, its not nearly strong enough. Further, in Massachusetts to gain offical recognition as a third party is very difficult Lets not forget that this man is a few days away from mistaking the gas pedal for the brake pedal. I would've voted for Mitt Romney if he won the nomination, however I'm left with a choice between a center right(Barely) candidate, a center-leftist Clinton, and a leftist in Obama. Hmm tough call. I object to all three of them because they're Senators who have little to no managerial experience in the private sector, let a lone the government. Richardson was the best Democrat for the job, of course no one voted for him. I say all this knowing very well the Ron Paul would never get the nomination. The Ron Paul campaign, at least to me, was about more than just Ron Paul. It was a great libertarian awakening that this country desperately needed. He was, in many ways, a protest candidate for people who wanted to vote their values and principles. Several other Ron Paul Republicans have taken the bull by the horns and decided to run for office at various levels throughout the country. Getting this men elected (and Ron Paul re-elected) is much more important for the Ron Paul Revolution then the next president. Change occurs from the ground up not the top down. Remember what Tip O'Neill said "All politics is local." The Ron Paul Revolution has keep moving and keep going. In Massachusetts, for example, we have a ballot question that if it passes will end the State Income Tax in the Commonwealth. Further, we've started our own Political Action Committee. I have to say that being a part of his campaign and the greater movement was unlike anything I've really seen before. It was the most decentralized cluster******** I've ever been a part of. The best part it was truly a grassroots effort. So much of the stuff you saw and heard was orchestrated not by his campaign but by his supporters, take the Ron Paul blimp for example. That wasn't authorized or paid for by the campaign at all. It was done outside the campaign by supporters. It was a whole new type of politicking and I hope the energy it created is not lost after the convention.