Posted on 01/11/2012 1:28:08 PM PST by SeekAndFind
After Ron Paul finished a distant second in the New Hampshire primaries last night, his campaign released a statement that calls for all the other candidates except Mitt Romney to drop out of the race. From the campaign:
The race is becoming more clearly a two-man race between establishment candidate Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, the candidate of authentic change. That means there is only one true conservative choice. …
We urge Ron Paul’s opponents who have been unsuccessfully trying to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney to unite by getting out of the race and uniting behind Paul’s candidacy.
Ron Paul has the boldest plan to cut spending, a dedication to protecting life, and a lifelong dedication to the Constitution and limited government. He also has the necessary support to campaign nationwide against Mitt Romney.
The statement also points out that Ron Paul has been shown in national polls as able to beat Obama — unlike any of the other non-Mitts. Like nearly everything Paul says, the statement is bold. Were it not Ron Paul making it — were it, say, Rick Santorum — it would probably be a more welcome sentiment to concerned conservatives. Those pesky foreign policy positions …
Still, for all that Mitt Romney has so far received little credit from the media for his doubleheader of victories and for all that Republican strategists routinely dismiss Ron Paul as a viable alternative to Romney, the two both proved a remarkable ability to attract support from Republicans of all ideological stripes. According to the exit polls, 42 percent of Republicans who consider themselves conservative on most policy matters voted for Romney and an additional 19 percent of Republicans who consider themselves conservative voted for Paul. In other words, they numbered one and two among conservative Republicans no less than among moderate-to-liberal Republicans.
Nevertheless, New Hampshire is a unique animal, known for the moderate tendencies of its residents. We’ll have a much better picture of the preferences of the entire GOP base after South Carolina.
Ok, this guy is just delusional.
I am going to have to start smoking pot just to get what the appeal is.
Check that the man is beyond delusional.
PORP
In another announcement the Paul campaign called for the United States to retreat back to pre-1846 borders and election laws.
What could go wrong?
Ron Paul is one strange dude. All he can possibly do is ensure Romney gets the nomination and therefore Obama a second term. For all his small government preaching, I don’t think he’s in it for our benefit. Well, duh.
Hey, Uncle Nutjob Ron,
How ‘bout if you don’t finish at least TOP THREE in SC, YOU drop the bleep out of OUR race!
2012 Republican Presidential Nomination Gallup Tracking
Flopney 31, Gingrich 16, Santorum 15,
Paul 13, Perry 6, Huntsman 2
Ron Paul.....the Democrat’s second choice.
Two Man Race?
First, you have to have TWO MEN...........
At least the underlined part would guarantee an Obama loss.
Two Man Race?
First, you have to have TWO MEN...........
“Walter” is out of his “F”ing mind!
Jim,
Nutjob Paul is simply biding his time by dissing our three conservatives in the race - Newt & The Ricks - 24/7 UNTIL it’s time for the quack to run as a 3rd Party once again, imho.
Oh great: A Hobson’s choice between a Liberal and a Libertarian. Both are “Lib”.
“One of the things that’s hurt the so-called conservative alternative [candidates] is saying negative things about Ron Paul,” said Senator DeMint on conservative Laura Ingraham’s radio show. “I’d like to see a Republican Party that embraces a lot of the libertarian ideas.”
Everything.
The juvenile attitude of Wrong Paul and his campaign suits his juvenile voters. As long as there are open primaries — a very bad idea — he will get numbers from the non-Republicans voting for him. If there are any bona fide Republicans voting for him, it is basically a statement of “I don’t care and don’t want to think.”
DeMint is demented.
ALL Nutjob LIBERAL Paul does is tear down our conservative candidates. And then go, “who me?”
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LOL!
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