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WSJ poll: Can Ron Paul win the GOP presidential nomination? (86.7% yes, 13.3% no)
The Wall Street Journal ^
| 2011-05-14
Posted on 05/14/2011 8:43:02 AM PDT by 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 Ive been saying for 30 years. The time is right.
What do you think? Could Ron Paul be the nominee?
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To: rabscuttle385
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.
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posted on
05/14/2011 10:19:56 AM PDT
by
Nuc 1.1
(Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
To: Proud2BeRight
This traitor just will not go away
To: rabscuttle385
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.
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posted on
05/14/2011 11:05:45 AM PDT
by
mo
("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you do not, no explanation is possible")
To: rabscuttle385
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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posted on
05/14/2011 11:11:16 AM PDT
by
TLI
( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
To: Longbow1969
Paul or some other RINO should switch parties and run against Obama and help keep Dems from voting in our primaries.
To: rabscuttle385
To: Captain Kirk
Strong defense? He doesn’t even support the raid that bagged Osama, and now he is sounding like McCain on amnesty.
To: mo
...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.
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posted on
05/14/2011 11:54:38 AM PDT
by
John D
To: Servant of the Cross
“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?
To: rabscuttle385; All
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posted on
05/14/2011 12:21:40 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode08/usc_sec_08_00001401----000-.html)
To: Servant of the Cross
Legalize drugs...pass the bong.I was referring to the five items listed on the post, not to his life's work!
8^)
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posted on
05/14/2011 12:32:03 PM PDT
by
JimRed
(Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
To: JimRed
OH, I get it now! I thought you meant that only one of my five ‘assertions’ about LRon were accurate.
To: Servant of the Cross
Right! Do away with the FED, I can live with that one.
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posted on
05/14/2011 1:31:36 PM PDT
by
JimRed
(Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
To: rabscuttle385
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01/22/2020 5:38:58 PM PST
by
terycarl
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