ronpaulfan
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Which two Republicans have the strongest grassroots followings?
- Ron Paul & Mike Huckabee (heavy evangelical support)
Which two Republicans are being snubbed in the debates and now by the media?
- Ron Paul & Now Mike Huckabee
Which two Republicans are raising oodles of money online?
Now I disagree with Huckabee on the following:
- Staying in Iraq until we can "leave with honor"
- Giving scholarships to illegal aliens in the school system
- Putting a "surcharge on the income tax" and raising taxes
- Wanting to ban smoking
- Overuse of religion in his campaiging
- Excessive joking around in a serious campaign (though I think Ron Paul doesn't joke around enough)
- Starting up ties with the Council of Foreign Relations (see YouTube)
However, in all fairness, I also disagree with Ron Paul on the following:
- I give the American people much less credit than Ron Paul does. Ron Paul thinks they're smart enough to digest what he's saying. I think most are just stupid
- Also I hate chocolate chip cookies (I'm fat enough)
Now here are things I like about Huckabee (keep reading - MIND OPEN!!)
- Pledging to immediately build the border fence
- Agreeing with Ron Paul that 100 years in Iraq is far too long (He said this at the last debate)
- Wanting to end the IRS (though Huckabee wants a fair tax to replace it)
- The many talking points he's copied from Ron Paul (Yes it takes away from Ron Paul's support but that is politics, and maybe he's copying because he agrees with the points)
So where am I going with this? Well.....(remember, mind open!!!).....I'd be okay with a Vice President Huckabee.....(Think about that for a second. Wouldn't that be the most natural pick?).....Also, I think many Huckabee supporters would be okay with a Vice President Paul for the very same reasons.....So.....What if we did some clever politicking to leverage this?
What if (after giving this heavy thought) Huckabee and Ron Paul publicly announced each other as running mates? The deal would be whoever has more delegates at the convention becomes President, and the other becomes VP. If done correctly (and with a lot of publicity) Huckabee and Paul could destroy McCain (Romney already wasted 10% of his family fortune and will drop out after Feb 5th).
This would give Ron Paul a guarantee of getting into the White House (either as President or as VP) and our only competition would be with Huckabee's grassroots for the #1 slot! This competition would turn friendly and frankly, I'd enjoy competing with them

Now that you've read that (hopefully with an open mind), the poll question is: "Would this strategy greatly increase both Ron Paul & Huckabee's chances for the White House?"
Original Thread: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=108565