Posted on 10/31/2011 11:16:01 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
Rep. Ron Paul may not win the Republican nomination for president, but the prospect of him running as a third party candidate in the general election is not off the table, he says.
Paul, long a favorite of the Libertarian Party, is drawing enthusiastic support from its leaders, who are openly pushing him to consider a third party run for the White House.
“Absolutely, that would be fabulous,” said Jim Lesczynski, media relations director for the Manhattan Libertarian Party.
Lesczynski says his party agrees with Paul on most of the major issues, calling him an “ideal candidate.” He added that Paul will do better than he did four years ago, but ultimately thinks he will fail in his bid to gain the Republican nomination.
The Libertarian party would be a perfect ideological fit for Paul, who advocates limited government intervention and hands-off social policy. More than 30 members from the Manhattan chapter of the party actively campaign for Paul.
If Paul did decide to seek the Libertarian party nomination, it wouldn’t be the first time. In 1988 he gained the party’s nod after publicly criticizing the Reagan administration for large budget deficits.
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They apparently have forgiven the little fundraising embezzlement scandal from 1988.
Paul will pull in enough votes to guarantee Zero and the wookie four more years to finish destroying the country.
Libertarian is latin for dumbass. They aren’t going to win, but they may very well pull enough votes for zero to win. Things like this are why I consider Libertarians to be just as much an enemy as the liberals.
Lew Rockwell? Ugh . . .
Libertarian Party Tells Ron Paul to Come On Over .......they must want four more years of Obama.
Libertarians - too chicken to admit they’re Democrats.
Paul will pull in enough votes to guarantee Zero and the wookie four more years to finish destroying the country.
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Quite the opposite. Paul would pull votes AWAY from Obama. Look at Paul supporters and Liberterarians. They’re not gonna vote for a conservative anyway, so ....
RUN PAUL RUN!!
Libertarian Party Tells Ron Paul to Come On Over .......they must want four more years of Obama.
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Ron Paul or Barack Obama?
Barack Obama or Ron Paul?
Choices, choices....
But I’m serious. I hope Paul does return to his Libertarian roots. That will pull votes away from the Kenyan.
This is absolutely correct. Ron Paul will not be endorsing the eventual Republican nominee and paulbots are not going to vote for the actual GOP nominee no matter who it is. The ones that understand what Paul is talking about are going to vote Libertarian and the college meatheads, potheads and peaceniks will vote for Obama again. Paul is not a conservative and should not be in the Republican party in the 1st place.
I’d sooner support Ron Paul than Slick Willard.
It's impossible to tell the difference between many of them from the Larouchers. They are cut from the same cloth.
It is amusing to see that many of the many folks who have loudly complained since 2007 that “Ron Paul is not a Republican” and “Ron Paul should run as a Libertarian,” are now whining at the prospect that he may take their advice!
I’m with you. Had it with the old party and the last nomination they tried cramming down our throats. McCain is just as liberal as Biden. Romney is too.
So then are we to conclude that you have no problem if he runs for third party? Based on this statement, it seems so.
Dittos. I’ll vote Cain if he gets the nod. Or Gingrich. But if its McPerry or McRomney...forget it.
Dittos. I’ll vote Cain if he gets the nod. Or Gingrich. But if its McPerry or McRomney...forget it.
Ron Paul is a neo-liberal. Most of his support comes from the left.
Ron Paul Drones - a liberal dressed as a Conservative, trying to tell Conservatives that it is Conservative to be liberal.
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