Who will Ron Paul Supporters vote for in the General Election?

Discussion in 'Elections' started by XaviusX, Feb 11, 2008.

  1. XaviusX

    XaviusX Member

    Mar 21, 2001
    Tampa, Florida
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    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.
     
  2. Samarkand

    Samarkand Member+

    May 28, 2001
    Depends how many the Samaritans can rescue.
     
  3. argentine soccer fan

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    Jan 18, 2001
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    I guess it depends on whether they like Paul for his views on the economy or for his views on foreign policy.
     
  4. Revolt

    Revolt Member+

    Jun 16, 1999
    Davis, CA
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    I expect to see Paul leading the LP ticket in November. This way all 30,00 Paul supporters can vote for him agin.
     
  5. hangthadj

    hangthadj Member+

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    Mar 27, 2001
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    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.
     
  6. BudWiser

    BudWiser New Member

    Jul 17, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    For most of 'em, McCain.
     
  7. hangthadj

    hangthadj Member+

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    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?
     
  8. BudWiser

    BudWiser New Member

    Jul 17, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    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.
     
  9. tcmahoney

    tcmahoney New Member

    Feb 14, 1999
    Metronatural
    As opposed to the ones who just want to legally smoke pot. :D
     
  10. BudWiser

    BudWiser New Member

    Jul 17, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    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.
     
  11. saosebastiao

    saosebastiao New Member

    May 22, 2005
    Hmmm... Pat Robertson?

    Damnit.

    Mike Huckabee?

    Damnit.

    I think I'll just write in a vote for myself.
     
  12. MasterShake29

    MasterShake29 Member+

    Oct 28, 2001
    Jersey City, NJ
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    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.
     
  13. argentine soccer fan

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    What do you mean by evil? Somebody who is possesed by the devil? Somebody who dissagrees with you?
     
  14. MasterShake29

    MasterShake29 Member+

    Oct 28, 2001
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    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.
     
  15. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
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    Sep 21, 2002
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    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?
     
  16. MasterShake29

    MasterShake29 Member+

    Oct 28, 2001
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    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?
     
  17. Flyin Ryan

    Flyin Ryan Member

    May 13, 2004
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    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.)
     
  18. GOREVS3000

    GOREVS3000 Moderator
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    Sep 18, 2006
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    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.
     
  19. XaviusX

    XaviusX Member

    Mar 21, 2001
    Tampa, Florida
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    He might just end up as the Vice Presidential Candidate for either Hillary or Obama.
     
  20. GOREVS3000

    GOREVS3000 Moderator
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    Sep 18, 2006
    Boston
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    I can't vote for a socialist.

    Obama is a socialist.

    Hillary voted for the war.
     
  21. Timon19

    Timon19 Member+

    Jun 2, 2007
    Akron, OH
    Bill & Opus 2008!

    This time, why not the worst?
     

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