Conference Call: Dr. Paul is Willing, Seeking Indications of His Support for 3rd Party Run

[anaconda]

I just still think this needs to be a split ticket with Johnson. If Johnson is pulling 3-5% and we can get another 12-15%, we're well on out way to invading the minds of the general American voter.

Why the hell not run 3rd Party. Why not turn the tables on the GOP and have them coming to us over the next four years, instead us being afraid of blow back from them? They know we want in to the Republican Party but have seemingly left us no other option.

 

[RickyJ]

I posted this in the Jay Leno thread...thought I should put it on here:



I ran into this website earlier: http://www.isidewith.com/

It looks like Gary Johnson has way more support than I thought...I'm not sure if I should think much about that website but with 2 million votes and seeing GJ beat Romney in almost every state that I've clicked on makes me think that it's worth a try for RP to go for VP. You never know what could happen...him polling 1% could be because everybody was just choosing RP over him. We don't know because there were a lot of people in the race. It could be way different if RP is on the ticket with him.

That web site is not measuring support, it is measuring how people match up with the candidates based on the survey. But if that web site is anywhere close to being correct of how people will vote then Obama is going to win in a landslide.

 

[RickyJ]

Why the hell not run 3rd Party. Why not turn the tables on the GOP and have them coming to us over the next four years, instead us being afraid of blow back from them? They know we want in to the Republican Party but have seemingly left us no other option.

They will treat us like crap whether Ron runs third party or not. Ron should run to help the cause of liberty. It is only 2 more months then he can rest.

 

[cstarace]

Why the hell not run 3rd Party. Why not turn the tables on the GOP and have them coming to us over the next four years, instead us being afraid of blow back from them? They know we want in to the Republican Party but have seemingly left us no other option.

Maybe because Ron is 76 years old and has gone through three Presidential Elections? Maybe he's sick and tired of playing a game he never wanted to play in the first place? Leave the man alone, let him enjoy his retirement, and work within the Libertarian Party if you want to stick it to the GOP.

 

[fr33]

Why the hell not run 3rd Party. Why not turn the tables on the GOP and have them coming to us over the next four years, instead us being afraid of blow back from them? They know we want in to the Republican Party but have seemingly left us no other option.

He gave you his answer on Leno tonight.

I supported a 3rd party run but it isn't going to happen. If he did, my first BIG suggestion would be that Ron needs some serious security because there will be some frothing at the mouth wing nuts out there. But it isn't going to happen. Let the man rest. I'm sure he has plans for more education.

 

[RickyJ]

Maybe because Ron is 76 years old and has gone through three Presidential Elections? Maybe he's sick and tired of playing a game he never wanted to play in the first place? Leave the man alone, let him enjoy his retirement, and work within the Libertarian Party if you want to stick it to the GOP.

Just two more months, then he can rest, what is two more months after all the campaigning he has done already?

 

[fr33]

Just two more months, then he can rest, what is two more months after all the campaigning he has done already?

He doesn't want to bang his head against a brick wall anymore.

Also it *could damage Rand's future. Boy I know that sentence isn't going to be popular. lol

 

[WarAnonymous]

He doesn't want to bang his head against a brick wall anymore.

Also it *could damage Rand's future. Boy I know that sentence isn't going to be popular. lol

As much as most people don't like that statement. It is true...

 

[orenbus]

 

[John F Kennedy III]

Maybe because Ron is 76 years old and has gone through three Presidential Elections? Maybe he's sick and tired of playing a game he never wanted to play in the first place? Leave the man alone, let him enjoy his retirement, and work within the Libertarian Party if you want to stick it to the GOP.

If you're not inside the GOP then you're exactly where the establishment wants you to be.

 

[Peace&Freedom]

If you're not inside the GOP then you're exactly where the establishment wants you to be.

The establishment knows how to marginalize us whether inside the GOP or working within a third party. So long as we make ourselves dependent on a party structure, we can be suppressed, and are exactly where they want us to be.

Paul has signaled to us (humorously) that he's not running 3rd party in 2012, but also signaled that 2016 is not off the table. This is a better signal than he gave before 2011 (prior to the current run, he said he had no plans to run again). Now he has himself encouraged us to think about a future run!

 

[Bruehound]

His remark about 2016 was a JOKE.

 

[affa]

If you're not inside the GOP then you're exactly where the establishment wants you to be.

if you think you can save America by working inside the GOP, you're exactly where TPTB want you to be.

 

[Carlybee]

Common sense would tell you that they should want us in the GOP to shore up their ranks. They just want us to shut up and make them a sandwich.

 

[Carlybee]

*edit..double post

 

[Ender]

I am amazed at some of the answers on this thread.

First of all nobody knows nothin'; all the speculating is ridiculous.

The best thing to do IMHO is to form a strong vital support group and show Paul we want a 3rd party run. Then work our ASSES OFF to make something great happen. If we do not capture el presidente position, at least we have pushed to the end and we have also made our grassroots stronger.

So, I say, let's go for it and make some real noise toward regaining our liberty- I do not think anyone can be sorry for 2 more months of work.

BTW- paraphrasing a famous TRUE story from "Think & Grow Rich": about a miner that was onto a gold mine but eventually gave up as the gold was nowhere to be found- another miner came in and struck gold just a few feet away. The last guy stopped with the gold in touching distance.

So, with that in mind, giving up 2 months away makes no sense to me.

 

[steph3n]

I am amazed at some of the answers o this thread.

First of all nobody knows nothin'; all the speculating is ridiculous.

The best thing to do IMHO is to form a strong vital support group and show Paul we want a 3rd party run. Then work our ASSES OFF to make something great happen. If we do not capture el presidente position, at least we have pushed to the end and we have also made our grassroots stronger.

So, I say, let's go for it and make some real noise toward regaining our liberty- I do not think anyone can be sorry for 2 more months of work.

BTW- paraphrasing a famous TRUE story from "Think & Grow Rich": about a miner that was onto a gold mine but eventually gave up as the gold was nowhere to be found- another miner came in and struck gold just a few feet away. The last guy stopped with the gold in touching distance.

So, with that in mind, giving up 2 months away makes no sense to me.

you just don't get it do you?

you think a little ragtag group can raise at minimum 20 million per DAY that it will take to make a dent in the process, even to get 20%?

 

[Ender]

Really.

Ragtag group... you should really stop talking about yourself that way.

I was raised to think that if money's the problem, then there is no problem- WORK, maybe but nothing that can't be surmounted.

 

[steph3n]

Really.

Ragtag group... you should really stop talking about yourself that way.

I was raised to think that if money's the problem, then there is no problem- WORK, maybe but nothing that can't be surmounted.

Work to get $20 million a day. where do I apply?

 

[Ender]

Work to get $20 million a day. where do I apply?

So- HOW many RP active followers are there? Even if it was only 200,000 supporters that would be $100 a day- 2,000,000 supporters = $10 a day.

And we don't need $20 million a day.