we can win with ron paul in the mix

[SwampG8r]

we can win without him in the mix too
and he has a tendency to run 3rd party after being rebuffed by the GOP for president
and he pulls votes from the more extreme end of the GOP
the republican will have to come out and sacrifice a baby to yaweh to recover that end of the spectrum
leaving them looking even more batshit crazy than usual
so when ronulans approach tell them to have him go 3rd party
there has to be one of the goofier parties needing a big name
win win for us and for america!


edit for a word change i had the word "but" where the first "and"is
just made it clearer to me

[greyl]

1. Ya think? nt

[SwampG8r]

2. him turning even a small

part of the vote would be a good thing
it might even affect down ticket races

[Historic NY]

3. He will run 3rd party no mattter what its his last chance before the reeper comes....

in 4 yrs he will be 81. Just from which demographic will he draw the most votes thats the question.

[pamela]

4. He has never run as a third party.

I wish he would but I don't think he will. He has always run as a republican. In many ways Ron Paul is the worst thing that has happened to the Libertarian Party. He is, by far, the most well known Libertarian but by being a republican he has greatly weakened the Libertarian party. If he would run as a Libertarian, he would lose but he would get enough votes for the Libertarian Party to be included in the 2016 debates. That is what happened with Perot in 92 and why he was allowed in the 96 debates. I can't believe the Libertarian Party hasn't grasped this and put pressure on him to put up or shut up. Getting in the debates would be huge for a third party but Ron Paul is pretty much the only Libertarian who could achieve this. I bet most folks don't even know who ran as the Libertarian Party candidate in 2008. It wasn't Ron Paul.*




*It was Bob Barr.
In 2004 it was Michael Badnarick

[greyl]

5. Bob Barr! Now there's an ass from the past. nt

[pamela]

6. yep

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[bornskeptic]

7. Yes he did. He was the Libertarian Party candidate in 1988. n/t

[pamela]

8. Thanks

After I said that, i realized I was probably wrong to say "never." I just knew he hadn't run as a Libertarian recently and definitely doesn't have " a tendency to run third party." Seriously though, thanks for the info. I should have googled before posting.

[DCBob]

9. The GOPers are freaking about a possible Paul 3rd party run.

He says hes not going to do it but also leaves the window open slightly by not eliminating the possibility entirely.

[MarianJack]

11. The rethugs freaked out about buchannan in 2000.

He ran as the reform party candidate after the primaries.

Unfortunately, his run was like a big fart in church.

PEACE!

[MarianJack]

10. I don't think he'll run third party...

...because it might screw his little boy's chances for a future spot on the ticket.

I'd love to see it happen though.

PEACE!