Posted on 12/09/2007 11:57:26 AM PST by logician2u
He will be the democrats ross perot unless he runs with dennis
I'm not one so I don't think about them. But I'm right about Paul's support. The Ron Paul and No War signs in my neighborhood are in the same yards that had Kerry signs in 2004 (and have perpetually had No War signs). It's the same folks and they didn't discover small government and RKBA within the past four years.
Wouldn’t two 16-year-olds playing on mom’s computer and using her credit card to send in $20.00 (and checking off “military” as occupation) constitute a “meet up”? Come on, think outside the box!
Run, Ron, run! Siphon off the loon vote.
Aren't there many popular polls that rely solely on the internet? I believe Zogby's is one of them.
Then you will undoubtedly find the comments posted here of great benefit, although they mostly do not support your local observations.
You’ll know in a month or so how virtual the Ron Paul campaign is.
Don’t know about that. Zogby seems out of favor here on FR, but that could be for other reasons.
Absolutely true.
Glad to know I’m not all alone in that assessment. Others, I’m sure, will disagree.
Did someone get the day off?
Hmmm.
Well, here’s one:
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we had two candidates such as Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich as nominees discussing intelligent solutions to America’s problems. Then we would have a choice that was meaningful and no matter which won, America would be the winner.
Posted by:
Cleareye 1:26 PM
Hey great link!
Some folks think it’s the voters’ responsibility to support the party. I think it’s the candidate’s/party’s responsibility to appeal to the voters. If they don’t, then voters aren’t to blame for going elsewhere.
Look this isn't DU or KOS.
Here is another...
RON PAUL IS NOT YOUR FATHER’S REPUBLICAN Ron Paul represents a different Republican Party from the one that Iraq, deficits and corruption have soured the country on. It’s ironic that other GOP candidates are scared to death of his message, because his positions are more conservative than theirs. Being anti-war; pro-life; pro civil liberties; pro Second Amendment; pro States rights; pro secure borders; and in favor of a sound economic policy IS TOTALLY CONSERVATIVE. The Republican party has “lost its way,” Paul said during a recent GOP debate. Like the limited federal government principles espoused by Dwight D. Eisenhower, his school of Republicanism stands for a certain idea of The Constitution that much of the power asserted by modern Presidents has been usurped from Congress, and that much of the power asserted by Congress has been usurped from the States. Though Paul acknowledges flaws in both The Constitution (it included slavery) and The Bill of Rights (it doesn’t go far enough), he still thinks a comprehensive array of positions can be drawn therefrom: against gun control; for the sovereignty of States; and against foreign-policy adventures like the ones currently being played-out in the Mid-East. After ten terms of service as a U.S. Congressman, Ron Paul has demonstrated a consistent track record of adherance to The Constitution unmatched by anyone in either party. Ron Paul does not represent your Father’s school of political thought. He represents your Founding Fathers.
Posted by:
RealProphet Dec-8
There are probably even a few who would want to see a Paul/Kucinich ticket. Heck, I've seen some here who wouldn't mind Paul as VP for Hunter or Thompson.
Most Americans do not follow politics as much as those of us on Free Republic. They would be hard-pressed to name their own Representative in Congress. Their knowledge of Presidential candidates is limited to whatever soundbites are on the nightly news.
It is a bit disturbing, yet somehow refreshing, to know that a large segment of the population is turned off to the idea of voting for the lesser of two evils. As partisans, most of the posters here have made up their minds that Democrats are inherently demons and that Republicans of a certain stripe are inherently good. That's not the way most of the country views it, which can explain the dynamics of partisan elections.
In this presidential election, we're seeing a good number of formerly apathetic Americans registering to vote for the first time. The younger generation, notoriously absent from the voting booth ever since the voting age was dropped to 18, is making itself heard -- and available as campaign volunteers. Despite years of indoctrination in public schools, young people are actually registering as Republicans in record numbers.
Which of the eight Republican candidates do you think draws the biggest crowds at colleges where he speaks? (Hint: It's not Thompson.)
Paul calls Kucinich veep speculation "premature" [will think about it in 3 or 4 months]
He admits to liking Dennis, and agreeing with him on issues like the war and economic policy.
BTW, did you watch the first part of Dr. Paul's (Web-only) interview with John Stossel? What did you think?
Marvelous quote. Where’d you find it????
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