ABC News reports campaign working on backup strategy (Benton calls report 'asinine')

[milo10]

I respect that Jesse was probably misquoted, but he should make a formal statement that they are in it to win.

 

[The Gold Standard]

Their platform can be whatever they want. Mitt Romney will never have my vote, and will never beat Obama, so it is a waste of time.

 

[bobbyw24]

New people are coming here all the time. They listed this as a source for RP info on those super brochures.

Don't turn the new people off with your negativity.

My negativity?

I just want the Truth--and that's all.

 

[Meiun]

LOOK, you guys need to focus! We have a shot to come in a clear 2nd in SC. LET"S GET THAT DONE then deal with this rabble after the primary.

 

[abstrusezincate]

No candidate has ever successfully fundraised a dime without saying they are in it to win.

The campaign would be insane to do otherwise, but it wouldn't surprise me to see they had multiple definitions of success, some of which might not be acceptable to people here.

I would say one thing: If their end game was win at all costs, they wouldn't be investing in this delegate strategy. They're in the GOP until the end. Logistics require even the countenance of a third party run to be undertaken no later than March. And we haven't seen any signs of that.

No news there.

 

[TheDriver]

I would say one thing: If their end game was win at all costs, they wouldn't be investing in this delegate strategy. They're in the GOP until the end. Logistics require even the countenance of a third party run to be undertaken no later than March. And we haven't seen any signs of that.

No news there.

They can't afford a third-party run, unless Ross Perot is going to fund a Ron Paul SuperPac.

 

[bobbyw24]

Matt Collins posted on Facebook

Matt Collins

"If that is an accurate quote from Jesse, then yes that's what is going on"

 

[Mordan]

if the back up plan is to sell out to the gop status quo. I will never trust the gop status quo to follow thru on anything. I thank jesse for giving me the heads up. Now i can focus on getting my car legal instead of wasting my money sending it off.

You should never donate money you need! common what does personal responsibility means to you?

 

[abstrusezincate]

They can't afford a third-party run, unless Ross Perot is going to fund a Ron Paul SuperPac.

I understand how that would be true according to conventional logic, but I don't know that I buy it.

If you could raise around $50 million, which I think such an effort could (because all the people who gave for the primary could give again), you could organize the grassroots into a fighting force that would be tremendous. No, you wouldn't be on air too much, but cut that piece out, and I think it's possible.

I don't think it will happen, but logistically, with the right personnel, you could do it. How well it would be received is another question.

 

[ZanZibar]

I think this is all part of a pretty good strategy albeit unorthodox. A) it serves to downplay expectations for Dr. Paul. B) if such negotiations were to occur the Paul camp knows the Republicans would not stick to it. It's a total set up to further highlight and hopefully wake up a few people when those promises are broken. I think they are doing their best to keep the liberty movement alive and well even if Dr. Paul does not win.

We have a winner!
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[abstrusezincate]

In any case, I agree the strategy of delegate accumulation is the best bang for the buck. The campaign is being smart in what they're doing, though I might quibble with sharing so much of the plan. But I guess they have no choice, because their donors need reassurance.

 

[AdamT]

Was the title of this thread tweeted to the world?

 

[cartemj06]

fox covered this today in the morning, last words were "the GOP won't be held hostage"

 

[bobbyw24]

Was the title of this thread tweeted to the world?

It depends on who tweets it and how many followers they got.

I found it on twitter

 

[bobbyw24]

fox covered this today in the morning, last words were "the GOP won't be held hostage"

Wow--the GOP must value us more than that

 

[speciallyblend]

You should never donate money you need! common what does personal responsibility means to you?

well the choice was register my car, but i can't because the colorado gov wants an emissions test(that is what i get from moving after 15 yrs to a city). The car failed so now i can't afford to get it fixed or register the car. so i came to a point of F IT and decided the state can screw me since they do everyday anyway. I decided the money was best spent sending to ron paul and not the state of colorado. I have gotten to the point of saying f it when it comes to registering my car and keeping up with the state screwing me. All Personal responsibility got me was 500,000 from corrupt health insurance screwing us,lost our house and cars. I can't afford to file bankruptcy and i have pretty much given up on government. This is what i got for working since i was 16. What is the state gonna do arrest me? good then i won't be homeless. I can only blame myself for letting the government screw me since i have worked, not anymore. They can either arrest me or make me homeless. I only hope i can save enough money to leave this country before they will not let me. I am a powerslave to the fed and state gov and i am over it period! I might of made a bad choice sending the money to ron paul but better then giving it to the state so they can screw me which they will do if i pay or not. The American Dream was killed by the us government. My new 5 yr plan save what i can so i can hopefully afford to leave. If i wasn't married i would leave yesterday so ihave some hard decisions to make in 5 years if my wife doesn't want to leave this country only time will tell. I am self destructive now but only after they(us gov) killed my soul. I can only blame myself now for sure. I think the only thing stopping me is my family and $$$.

 

[mbburch]

Can someone explain why I should care about the Republican platform? I've heard that Paul could use his delegates to have some influence here, but what's the point? The Republican Party deserted its core ideas a long time ago. How is a piece of paper saying "we stand for limited government and the Constitution blah blah blah" going to make any difference?

If Paul does not get the nomination, the economy is going to crash again. I would rather have Obama as President so he (rightfully) takes the blame. If the crash happens under a Romney administration, Americans are stupid enough to believe that "free market Republicans" caused it.

Plus, an Obama victory sets the stage for Rand in 2016, who I believe could win the nomination easily.

 

[BUSHLIED]

Jesse is just stating the obvious. Everyone is trying to racked up delegates. And if someone racks up a lot of delegates but doesn't get the nomination, they probably will used them as a bargaining chip. I am not sure how that serves Ron's interest in the short term though...maybe it is just a way to scare the establishment or at least show people that they have a plan...

 

[PaulConventionWV]

Ever heard of Lyndon Johnson? Do you deny Dick Cheney had influence?



Right, but you would be in the minority when it comes to Paul supporters. As I can't see many throwing their votes away on a 3rd party candidate when Paul's name is on the ballot, but maybe I'm wrong.



I agree! My thoughts were more of a general campaign strategy for any candidate. Your strategy should be to win or win the silver and what comes with it, imo. Being VP would be better than simply changing some language in some platform that nobody reads or follows.

Lyndon VP wouldn't be the same as a Paul VP. As it is, the office of VP is pretty much useless, and I doubt Paul would get to really have any say in anything because he's not a "team player" if you catch my drift.

 

[klamath]

Your front page is based on your browsing. So if you always look at negative RP articles, that's what you get on your frontpage.

It's not on mine.

Only in the news for you section the rest is general. This story is in the general section front page of yahoo.