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Bombtrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 11:45 PM
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Would a Barr-Paul Libertarian ticket be better for us than a Barr-Noname ticket ?
Edited on Sun Sep-21-08 11:46 PM by Bombtrack
I need some serious political minds to break it down.

I think sometimes we can underestimate Ron Pauls ability to appeal to the moderate-left in addition to the anti-war sliver of the right.
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DiamondKrosse Donating Member (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 11:50 PM
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1. Paul would hurt Obama
because there are a lot of young Ron Paul voters who want a candidate against the war, Patriot Act, and they don't really like barr. But Paul on that ticket would rev them up. Many Paul voters are split between Obama and McCain, and we don't need Obama losing votes. If Barr is to help Obama, he should put a real Republican Conservative on the ticket, but he won't,
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