Posted on 09/07/2008 12:36:06 AM PDT by robert david
Congressman Ron Paul will make a major announcement next week in Washington D.C. at the National Press Club.
Both Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin are expected at the news conference. Barr is the Libertarian presidential nominee and Baldwin is the presidential nominee of the Constitution Party.
Speculation is that that Baldwin and Barr are stepping aside so that Paul can become the nominee of both the Constitution and Libertarian Parties The Montana Constitution Party has removed Chuck Baldwin from the ballot and is putting the ticket of Ron Paul for President and Michael Peroutka on the ballot for Vice-President.
UPDATE: Eric Garris reports: Ron Paul was aware that the party planned to do this, and has said that as long as he can remain passive and silent about the development, and as long as he need not sign any declaration of candidacy, that he does not object.
He is running as Code Pink’s candidate?
I would tell all of them....GO TO HELL...
Obama’s three little stooges. Pity the fools following them.
The nuts and flakes are going to unite in a mighty cluster!
Such an act would expose the true nature of Libertarianism.
Another poster said earlier that Paul is going to announce that he’s switching to GEICO.
I’m sure George Soros will write a big fat check.
Through a proxy of course
They wouldn't take him.
This could actually work to our advantage. Yes, Paul ran as a republican, but most who voted for him were the young Internet crowd. After he dropped out, they went for Obama. (I know, logically it makes little sense to go from Paul to Obama, but it’s all about being anti-war and trendy.) I think Ron Paul would take more votes from Obama than McCain.
to help elect socialist Obama?
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If Ron Paul wants gender reassignment who are we to stand in his way?
Paul is a fruticake that has mesmerized some very vocal people. He did not garner enough votes in the primaries to make any difference.
Being anti-war, I think he would hurt Obama/Biden more than McWhatHisName/Palin.
> Is this even possible?
Well, anything is possible.
Since the constitution neither provides nor allows for coalition government, third parties are moot and voting for third party candidates is throwing your vote away.
Certainly this does not escape all but the looniest third party candidates or thier voters. They fancy themselves as making a statement that will be heard by the incoming administration.
What escapes them is that incoming administrations will utterly ignore anything they have to say.
Consider the large Perot voter turnout, which guaranteed the election of William Clinton - TWICE.
Though it was the Perotistas that got Clinton into office - both times - they and their concerns were completely ignored by the new administration.
If anything, they were disdained and disparaged.
Paul/Nader
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