Posted on 09/04/2012 7:42:04 PM PDT by RightGeek
Speculation is mounting that Texas Rep. Ron Paul will mount a third party bid for the presidency as pressure from his supporters builds ahead of his appearance Tuesday night on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
According to a report, Paul’s supporters were deeply upset by how the libertarian Texas Representative was treated at the Republican National Convention last week. 300 of them joined in a conference call on Sunday night planning to urge Paul to launch a last-minute independent bid for the White House.
In order for Paul to appear on the ballot in all 50 states, he would have to join the Libertarian party’s ticket — either as former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson’s running mate or as his replacement. The party’s present vice presidential nominee, Jim Gray, would have to drop out of the race.
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As if the entrenched insider Republicans and Democrats are not.
Having been rejected from the party in one primary, can he jump into another party’s ballot that has already had their nomination process conclude?
You can’t vote in one primary and then sign a petition to get someone on the ballot in another party.
Rand Paul will be the loser and I don’t think that Ron wants to destroy his political career. We will see but I think that Ron knows its a young mans game and he is loyal to his son.
A 3rd party bid from the right is Obama’s only hope but Ron Paul has to know this will bury his son.
The OWS Paulians would vote for a continuation of Pelosi/Reid's culture of corruption in Congress.
Rand Paul is finished, for any VP or Presidential bid, ever, if Ron Paul does this.
That would be a good thing. He can’t do much damage in the senate, but he’s just as nutty as the old man. The Paul brand needs to go away
to be funded by 169 Soros- financed front groups....
Hasn’t the Tonight Show already finished taping?
Why would this news be “embargoed” when Paulians support the Wikileaker as a “whistleblower”?
Republican idiots at the convention brought this on by their own stupid actions.
I didn’t realized he was that interested in seeing 4 more years of Obama. guess I was wrong.
Ru Paul was never interested in anything but himself. The country be damned. The son is no different
I think that’d be very likely.
Ron Paul Kamikaze 2012
yep
Well, Texans keep electing him over and over and over, so I guess they are a bunch of crybabies too.
lol
And some FR political hacks will fall for it.
The Daily Paul has a video preview of his tonight’s Leno Appearance with the headline “Ron Paul On Leno - Preview Video: Confirms He Will NOT Run 3rd Party”.
If he has the guts to call out zer0 the fraud on his obvious ineligibility, he’s got my vote and my donation.
I didn’t realized he was that interested in seeing 4 more years of Obama. guess I was wrong.
The sob is crazier than a s*** house rat and always has been. This is his payback for being shunned by the mainstream. He rode Reagan and Phil Gramms’ coattails into office and got a free ride because there was an R after his name. His only conservative cred was his stance on abortion. His son needs to be watched carefully too
Ron Pau is a NUT!
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