Ron Paul Plans ‘Special Announcement’ (Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney join his merry band)

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[jmc813]

Because Paul’s own statement he would never endorse McCain and likes Obama’s foreign policy better.

He's not gonna endorse freaking Obama, bro. Let's be real.

[jmc813]

I’ll have to dig, but I seem to recall last week Paul also made a statement that Palin was ‘tainted’ by being on the ticket w/ McCain

Jesus Christ himself would be tainted being on a ticket with that dope.

and questioned her AIPC meeting.

No he didn't.

[SJackson]

He's got $588,700 left, of about $34 million.

 

 

Expenditures Breakdown

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/expend.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00005906

Sector	Description	Total Expenditures
Administrative	Postage/Shipping	$5,286,562
	Salaries & Benefits	$3,070,071
	Rent/Utilities	$2,934,055
	Travel	$1,608,730
	Supplies, Equipment & Furniture	$741,046
	Miscellaneous Administrative	$258,756
	Food/Meetings	$170,316
	Administrative Consultants	$2,455
Campaign Expenses	Materials	$2,207,802
	Campaign Direct Mail	$880,435
	Political Consultants	$603,747
	Polling/Surveys/Research	$249,346
	Campaign Events	$232,198
	Miscellaneous Campaign	$55,588
	GOTV	$17,690
Contributions	Contrib Refunds	$311,042
	Parties (Fed & Non-federal)	$136,690
	Candidates (Fed & Non-federal)	$28,829
	Committees (Fed & Non-Federal)	$5,000
Fundraising	Miscellaneous Fundraising	$1,224,415
	Fundr Direct Mail/Telemarketing	$463,951
	Fundraising Consultants	$45,961
	Fundraising Events	$5,810
Media	Broadcast Media	$10,637,688
	Internet Media	$538,631
	Print Media	$219,576
	Miscellaneous Media	$119,293
Other	Charitable Donations	$3,710
Transfers	Federal Transfer	$3,500,000
Uncoded	not yet coded	$1,364,750
Unknown	Insufficient Info	$487,503

 

[mnehring]

We’ll see tomorrow.. (IMHO, what another poster said that this will just be a 3rd party debate is probably the best prediction)..

[Wuli]

Ron Paul, regardless of some very good instincts, philosophically, has been his own worst enemy in giving his movement a real “way out”, “radical”, “fringe” label. Cynthia McKinney joining him just seals it.

[jmc813]

(IMHO, what another poster said that this will just be a 3rd party debate is probably the best prediction)

Agreed.

[jilliane]

Isn’t the rumor that they are all consolidating to one ticket?

[gunnyg]

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NO LESSER OF EVILS--
JUST THE GENUINE ARTICLE!

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[mnehring]

Enjoy the evil of five lessers instead.

[jmc813]

Was it really necessary to triple-space that thing? Good Lord.

[wagglebee]

I am in Virginia and our primary is winner-take-all, so I can see why his spending here may have been different from the rest of the country. But it just seems to me that Paul’s $34 million certainly didn’t translate into votes.

[deport]

Chuck Baldwin is the only one who could hurt McCain.

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But won't.

[truth_seeker]

“Let’s see what we call him when he endorses McCain/Palin.”

That would be great. It would demonstrate Dr. Paul think rationally.

Similarly Nader would endorse Obama.

[gunnyg]

Go do your dirty deed no matter what....

[SoCalPol]

Paul, Baldwin, & Barr are anti war same as the Marxist Code Pinkos and all the other Marxist groups who support Obama.
This bunch have never been conservative, just tools of those who don’t want conservatives in power.

[jmc813]

But it just seems to me that Paul’s $34 million certainly didn’t translate into votes.

He got a lot more votes than Giuliani, who outspent him.

[SJackson]

But it just seems to me that Paul’s $34 million certainly didn’t translate into votes.

That's a reasonable conclusion.

[wagglebee]

True, but we SAW Rooty’s money being spent.

[San Jacinto]

You're darn right! The new slogan should be "Don't vote for Tweedle Dum and don't vote for Tweedle Dee. Cast your vote for PEE-WEE!"

Or maybe -- "There is no difference between the two candidates-- except on taxes and judges and the war and basic beliefs about the country and the 2nd Amendment and a bunch of stuff like that! Show just how pissed off you are and VOTE FOR PEE-WEE!"

[longtermmemmory]

It depends on how solid we have become as conservatives.

If they all unify to endorse Obama it is a bad thing for republicans.

If they all unify against obama and mccain, it will hurt obama PROVIDED the conservatives are unified.