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GOP contender will not rule out third-party run [Guess Who?]
cnn.com ^
| 12/23/07
| politicalticker
Posted on 12/23/2007 7:36:15 PM PST by melt
WASHINGTON (CNN) Texas Rep. Ron Paul refused to rule out a third party bid Sunday if he fails to win the Republican Party presidential nomination.
When Tim Russert of NBCs 'Meet the Press' asked the Texas congressman if hed consider an independent bid, he replied: "I have no intention of doing that."
When pressed by Russert to state unequivocally that he would not, Paul demurred. "I deserve one weasel wiggle now and then, Tim!"
Paul lost to Phil Gramm in the 1984 Texas Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. Four years later, he ran for president as the Libertarian Party nominee.
The Republican presidential contender who has an intensely loyal national following is pulling in record fundraising sums, prompting speculation that he may continue his White House bid even if he does not fare well among Republican primary voters.
Paul is currently averaging single-digit showings in most recent surveys of GOP voters nationally and in early-voting states.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; 911truth; cnn; democrats; election; elections; endorsedbydu; ronpaul; thedailykoscandidate; thirdparty
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To: melt
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posted on
12/23/2007 8:03:45 PM PST
by
wastedyears
("I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson)
To: stylin19a
IMO not true Republicans.
22
posted on
12/23/2007 8:03:52 PM PST
by
malia
( The Media is ignoring you FRED THOMPSON but I'm not !!!! Fight fire with fire !!!!!!)
To: Ben Hecks
It has been my unwavering experience that anytime you see a “Think Globally, Act Locally” bumper sticker, the owner is unequivocally a lefty.
23
posted on
12/23/2007 8:04:33 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(Liberals: If the Truth would help them, they would use it.)
To: rlmorel; Ben Hecks
Gee whiz, theyre only
speaking truth to power.;-)
24
posted on
12/23/2007 8:07:46 PM PST
by
dighton
To: fieldmarshaldj
Even with his great turn as Willy in “Bad Santa”, Billy Bob will forever be Karl to me, Um Hmmm...
25
posted on
12/23/2007 8:07:57 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(I NO Heart Huckabee)
To: Vigilanteman
Which one would get to be on top? LOL! The very definition of a three-bagger, for sure!
With the GOP about to nominate a simpleton preacher, the Rats about to nominate either an inexperienced henpecked, p***y-whipped naive ideologue or a shrill harpy from hell, one more ring in the circus seems about par for the course.
Frankly, with the economic problems that are about to visit this country, I'm not sure any sane person would really want to be President.
26
posted on
12/23/2007 8:08:19 PM PST
by
hunter112
(Hillary Clinton - America’s Ex-Wife®)
To: melt
Shouldn’t this disqualify him from being allowed to appear at the GOP debates? He doesn’t deserve official sanction as a Republican if he is going to run against the party.
27
posted on
12/23/2007 8:10:26 PM PST
by
Defiant
(Huckabee puts the goober back in gubernatorial.)
To: melt
No escape, no mercy for anyone abetting the election of the USA’s enemies, the Democrats, in 2008. 2008.. seven years after 9/11.
No excuse is sufficient, no ego driven principle enough.
The die will be cast.
28
posted on
12/23/2007 8:16:28 PM PST
by
Sunny Poipu
(Somebody else in Sunny Poipu for a while.)
To: Clemenza
“Bad Santa”, now that’s holiday fun for the whole family.
29
posted on
12/23/2007 8:17:33 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: fieldmarshaldj
“Hold it! What’s that in your pants?”
30
posted on
12/23/2007 8:23:24 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(I NO Heart Huckabee)
To: melt
He might get as many votes as did Anderson from Illinois in what year was that? - although I think his were all hanging chads.
To: stylin19a
small correction...
Texas Rep. Ron Paul refused to rule out a third party bid Sunday when he fails to win the Republican Party presidential nomination.
32
posted on
12/23/2007 8:29:00 PM PST
by
AD from SpringBay
(We have the government we allow and deserve.)
To: Clemenza
I just realized I can't quote some of those lines on this family website, so we'll just have to settle for this picture of Miss Lauren Graham. :-)
33
posted on
12/23/2007 8:30:53 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: stylin19a
I can’t believe he (Paul) would take any Republicans with him. Especially when there are so many fine, true, conservative, smaller government, less taxes, return education to local control, second amendment supporting and border securing Republicans that might get the nomination. No. Not with Rudy, Mitt, or Mike to vote for.
34
posted on
12/23/2007 8:38:50 PM PST
by
Vigilance
(Live your life in such a manner than when you die, even the undertaker will cry.)
To: ZULU
Is it Paul/Kucinich, or the other way around?
35
posted on
12/23/2007 8:40:56 PM PST
by
Mr Rogers
(Huckabee - the Republican John Edwards)
To: melt
I knew it. This kook can Perot enough votes to make another Clinton victory with less than 49% of the votes, for the 3rd time.
I wish the democrats were half as dumb as we are when it comes to elections, we would landslide the victories.
36
posted on
12/23/2007 8:43:53 PM PST
by
GregoTX
(The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
To: Vigilance
I cant believe he (Paul) would take any Republicans with him. Probably not a large number overall. But the main thing to watch is not just the overall % Republican numbers for him but the % Republican voters for Paul in certain swing states - Ohio, Florida, etc. So, yes, this bozo could hurt us in a close contest.
To: ZULU
I agree. I live in Jacksonville, NC, home of Camp Lejeune MCB. Our community is very supportive of the military and their mission. Despite Ron Paul’s absolutely irresponsible position on the issue of Iraq and the WOT, there is a very loyal group of Ron Paul supporters in the area. Although I will be eternally grateful to Ralph Nadar for helping elect GWB, IMO most third party candidates are basically egomaniacs who put their own selfish ambitions over what is best for the country.
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posted on
12/23/2007 8:51:59 PM PST
by
srmorton
(Choose life!)
To: GregoTX
I think you have pegged it. The Democrats are half as dumb as we are. That is why the now hold the Congress. They are true to their causes. We Republicans have not done the same and as a result a lot of folks have left us. Don’t know where they are going or have gone but, they have. I know a lot of people are going to disagree but, I see the Republican party doing the same as the Dems did back in sixties when they lost a lot of conservative voters, as the party moved more and more to the left.
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posted on
12/23/2007 8:52:47 PM PST
by
Vigilance
(Live your life in such a manner than when you die, even the undertaker will cry.)
To: melt
Does this mean we can go ahead and stop bringing him to the debates already? Jeez...
40
posted on
12/23/2007 8:52:52 PM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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