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kwyjibo Donating Member (612 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 11:17 AM
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Good argument for convincing Ron Paul supporters to support Obama?
There seem to be several Paul supporters in Austin, TX. I think the only thing that many people know about him is that he's the "only candidate that is against the war." How would you get these people to switch to Obama?
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 11:19 AM
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1. That could be tricky, since that's the only issue they agree on.
Paul is a right-wing libertarian wacko.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 11:21 AM
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4. And they agree for different reasons.
Paul thinks it's illegal.
Obama thinks it's dumb.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 11:20 AM
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2. Tell them Obama wants to close the IRS, privatize schools, and shut down most of the government.
Edited on Fri Feb-15-08 11:20 AM by Bleachers7
Seriously, you can play the constitution card. That's about the only thing you can agree on.

Paul is anti-war for a different reason than the anti-war crowd. He's against it because there was no decleration of war and he's a "non-interventionalist."

BTW, Paul's people will vote for him that day.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 11:20 AM
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3. With Paul's history on race issues
I'm not sure that is a fight worth fighting.
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meow mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 11:27 AM
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5. good luck.. they just hate everyone and everything
except for the few anti-goverment/anti-social whackos they worship.
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