Barry Goldwater Jr. As A VP

[ProBlue33]

Palin vs Hilary is a good counter pick for Paul

If Obama get's it, there is a black dude who Ron Paul favours, can't remember his name.

Edwards gets it, wait to see who he picks for his VP.

 

[drednot]

The VP candidate has one purpose, and that is to get the Presidential candidate elected.

Sarah Palin is liked locally and scores some demographic points, but I still feel that Chuck Hagel is the rock solid favorite.

He's a "family values" conservative Republican from the "Heartland", has a distinguished military career, looks like he could still kick your ass, yet also had the guts to publicly trash the administration over the Iraq War. He's a good speaker and debater as well.

Most importantly, he brings a mainstream image that will tone done Paul's "fringe wacko" aura. People would be comfortable with him stepping into the Oval Office after Paul.

(Note, I have nothing against Sanford either, just haven't seen him in action.)

 

[user]

So I guess we'd be sacrificing the other purpose of being the backup president? Who else could we pick anyway, apparently there's nobody like Ron Paul.

 

[adpierce]

Goldwater's a terrible choice - everyone remembers Barry for losing big by saying he'd keep the nuke option on the table. That's nothing like Paul!

That was Barry Goldwater, Sr. who is dead. Barry Goldwater, Jr is his son and his policies are very much in line with Ron Paul's policies.

 

[microchip]

Palin is great ... we'd like to keep her as governor for a bit longer up here though. If she had already finished a term as guv I think it would make more sense.

I'd really like to see Mark Sanford as the VP choice.

FYI, Palin got into office in part because she strongly distanced herself from the previous corrupt governor (Frank Murkowski) and is very much for transparency in government and other cool stuff.

- Chip

 

[4Horsemen]

What's the point of debating something that's out of your control? RP has been in politics for over 30 years, maybe-- just maybe, he knows who to pick.

 

[akovacs]

Hagel would be a good one as well. Experience, pretty much the same policies, and can bring the social conservatives in (Though with hillary running, I don't think that'd be a problem)

 

[noztnac]

DJLoTi- Why do you keep reading threads you are clearly not interested in?

 

[Midnight77]

I think either a strong woman or an African American Man or Woman would definitely help Ron counter the Hillary / Barack ticket, presuming they form one. I'm going to have to ponder this.

 

[hawkeyenick]

We are weakest in the female area, and we need that half to win

 

[TooConservative]

Sanford or Walter Williams.

These threads are stupid anyway. We don't get to choose. And I think we need to get the nomination first.