I fear that Congressman Ron Paul is being used as Senator Hillary Clinton’s “Ross Perot” for 2008. It worked twice for her husband (President Bill Clinton NEVER won a majority of the populace, yet was elected twice) and she knows it.
Yeah, but do the people who keep repeating this "Paul is the Perot of 2008" line know the difference between a primary and the general election?
Wait a minute - don’t all of the FReeper Ron Paul haters say that those who support him are just a bunch of code pink surrender monkeys? In that case, he would pull more votes from the Democrat than the Republican.
This is especially true if Hillary is the nominee - Ron Paul, were he to run 3rd party, would take a lot of the anti-war vote from her. They’ve never forgiven her for her pro-war votes back in 2003 (when she assumed she would be crowned Queen of the Dems with no serious opposition from the left).
Those of us who believe in significantly lower taxes (elimination of the IRS), less government (elimination of numerous federal departments), sound money (no more Federal Reserve and a return to the gold standard), secure borders, American sovereignty, the US out of the UN and Nato, no more NAFTA, SPP, or NAU - we seem to be persona non grata with the Republican party in general and FR in specific. According to the polls, we’re only 1 to 3 percent of the Republican base, so what’s your worry?
Your slandering Paul with a conspiracy theory that he is in cahoots with Hillary makes you look even kookier than what your ilk claims Paul’s supporters to be.
This Perot thing only works when the GOP candidate is at best a weak-kneed RINO. Bush Sr totally lost most conservatives (if not all) and Bob Dole was equally non-inspirational. If Republicans nominate a conservative, who knows what the word means and can explain conservatism in understandable terms, there will be no need to fear a third candidate.
Reagan did not have to worry about a challenge from the right. He dealt with his opposition from the left (”moderate”, Rockefeller Republican, whatever you want to call them), namely Bush Sr.
Ron Paul and his supporters would not be so stupid as to stay in the race as spoilers or to vote for Democrats by not voting for the Republican in 2008.
What do you think they are, traitors and Democrat enablers?