Constitution Party Candidate

[Jay778x]

It appears likely that Alan Keyes will be the Constitution Party nominee as Judge Roy Moore doesn't appear interested. While I would have prefered Ron Paul in that position, what is your opinion of supporting Alan for President over McCain and Hillary/Obama?

There is a thread over on alankeyes.com claiming that Ron Paul supporters and Keyes supporters have a common bond. Clearly, Alan Keyes is not Ron Paul and differs from him on a variety of issues but that doesn't necessarily disqualify him. A lot of CP members/party officials are hoping Alan moderates his views on the Iraq War to become more in-line with the party ideas.

Thoughts?

 

[UnReconstructed]

Where did you get this information?

 

[FrankRep]

Here are the party candidates


Pastor Chuck Baldwin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Baldwin]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Baldwin

Dr. Jerome Corsi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Corsi]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Corsi

Dr. Don Grundmann - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Grundmann]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Grundmann

Dr. Alan Keyes - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Keyes]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Keyes

Judge Roy Moore - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Moore]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Moore

Senator Bob Smith - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Smith]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Smith

 

[Stallion]

methinks this thread belongs somewhere else.


But to answer the question...I'd much rather see Chuck Baldwin get the nomination. I do prefer Keyes to McCain or Obama, but he's pretty soft on non-interventionism and I really don't think he would change a whole lot while in office. Baldwin is about the closest thing there is to Ron Paul in the current crop of potential CP nominees.

 

[Jay778x]

Where did you get this information?

Go take a look at AlanKeyes.com and tell me it doesn't look like he will be the CP candidate.

Specifically the news section, the party logo, and scroll to the bottom and look at the Republican Elephant

 

[Stallion]

Go take a look at AlanKeyes.com and tell me it doesn't look like he will be the CP candidate.

Specifically the news section, the party logo, and scroll to the bottom and look at the Republican Elephant

It looks like he thinks he will be the nominee. The questions is, will party leaders over look his stance on the Iraq War? That's a pretty major issue right there. The delegates at the convention will choose the nominee, so Alan Keyes portraying himself as the front-runner doesn't really mean anything.

 

[ARealConservative]

If Keyes wins the Constitution Party, they might as well close up shop.

He claims to be a constitutionalist, but the only betrayals of the constitution he cares about revolve around religion.

He has no problems with authorizations of force. He has no problems with drug wars and would like to see the Federal Government force harsher penalties. He claims we have a moral responsibility to Israel. I find the man disgusting

 

[Jay778x]

It looks like he thinks he will be the nominee. The questions is, will party leaders over look his stance on the Iraq War? That's a pretty major issue right there. The delegates at the convention will choose the nominee, so Alan Keyes portraying himself as the front-runner doesn't really mean anything.

Agreed.

I like Alan... he's fiery and inspirational and I think he'd be effective about getting the CP name out there. I don't think he's the ideal candidate but we'll see. Bottom line I think I'll be supporting whoever becomes the CP candidate and this will be the first time I've ever voted not for a Republican.

 

[Jay778x]

btw i know this thread probably belongs somewhere else, but with the dozens of Mike Gravel threads I figured it isn't a big deal.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

If Keyes wins the Constitution Party, they might as well close up shop.

He claims to be a constitutionalist, but the only betrayals of the constitution he cares about revolve around religion.

He has no problems with authorizations of force. He has no problems with drug wars and would like to see the Federal Government force harsher penalties. He claims we have a moral responsibility to Israel. I find the man disgusting

Couldn't have said it better myself. Keyes is a joke with a capital 'J.' So is anyone who supports him.

 

[AJ Antimony]

It appears likely that Alan Keyes will be the Constitution Party nominee as Judge Roy Moore doesn't appear interested. While I would have prefered Ron Paul in that position, what is your opinion of supporting Alan for President over McCain and Hillary/Obama?

There is a thread over on alankeyes.com claiming that Ron Paul supporters and Keyes supporters have a common bond. Clearly, Alan Keyes is not Ron Paul and differs from him on a variety of issues but that doesn't necessarily disqualify him. A lot of CP members/party officials are hoping Alan moderates his views on the Iraq War to become more in-line with the party ideas.

Thoughts?

Ever heard of writing in Ron Paul?

 

[OptionsTrader]

Aside from my very political friends, I don't know anyone that knows who Alan Keyes is.

 

[TurtleBurger]

Alan Keyes is pretty much the same as Mike Huckabee, but at least Huck doesn't look like he's always ready to kill someone.

 

[[email protected]]

I will be writing in Ron Paul.

 

[Kotin]

actually alan keyes was the one who convinced my whole church to vote for Ron Paul..

 

[Hook]

I used to like Keyes until he went all crazy on the gays and the war. I remember being miffed that they didn't allow him in the debates in 1996.

 

[Stallion]

bump

 

[BenMuldowney]

If Keyes wins the Constitution Party, they might as well close up shop.

He claims to be a constitutionalist, but the only betrayals of the constitution he cares about revolve around religion.

He has no problems with authorizations of force. He has no problems with drug wars and would like to see the Federal Government force harsher penalties. He claims we have a moral responsibility to Israel. I find the man disgusting

amen to this post. keyes is all for the war on islamofascism... he supports the war. what a fraud... nothing constitutional about this charlatan. not to mention he looks funny.. his eyes are too far apart. LOL jk

 

[FreeTraveler]

Keyes is a bat-shit crazy theocrat, which makes him a perfect match for the Constitution Party, based on what I read on their website.

One very simple example: Pretzel logic is required to call yourself a "Constitutionalist" and approve of censorship and the war on drugs.

 

[JRegs85]

I was/am hoping that the Constitution Party would nominate Ron Paul, regardless of his wishes.