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Seems like about 1/2 at least respect Ron Paul and another 1/2 are idiot socialists who feel threatened by him and call him a 'racist.' Some pretty partisan morons there that look like they belong right up there with the Bolsheviks. Heres some good posts however...
"No offense, but if he and his supporters manage to capture the Republican nomination against all odds, they have pulled off an INCREDIBLE coup. He's not likely to self-destruct; we already know what we don't like about him, and considering his Libertarian nature I'd be shocked if there were any big skeletons in his closet that hadn't been uncovered by then. The mainstream r's hate him every bit as much, and perhaps more, than he is hated here.
No, the implications of him achieving a nomination are probably bad for the dem candidate. We'd lose half of our major issues - including the anti-Republican, anti-war vote. The best bet is to hope he finishes with enough votes for his message to be taken seriously, but not enough to win."
"He is tapping into some sort of disaffection with the rest of the field.
I suspect many of his supporters don't know all of his weird stands on social issues, but are glomming onto to his anti-war (and anti-drug war) stance. I bet some of them would vote for Paul first, then Kucinich. (I'm not trying to trash Kucinich by association here; merely suggesting that Paul is getting some of the anti-war vote that Kucinich also appeals to...and suggesting that many Paul supporters are just not that sophisticated about all this ideological stuff and just want out of the war.)
To merely deride his supporters instead of trying to figure out what's going on is not smart politics."
Seems like about 1/2 at least respect Ron Paul and another 1/2 are idiot socialists who feel threatened by him and call him a 'racist.' Some pretty partisan morons there that look like they belong right up there with the Bolsheviks. Heres some good posts however...
"No offense, but if he and his supporters manage to capture the Republican nomination against all odds, they have pulled off an INCREDIBLE coup. He's not likely to self-destruct; we already know what we don't like about him, and considering his Libertarian nature I'd be shocked if there were any big skeletons in his closet that hadn't been uncovered by then. The mainstream r's hate him every bit as much, and perhaps more, than he is hated here.
No, the implications of him achieving a nomination are probably bad for the dem candidate. We'd lose half of our major issues - including the anti-Republican, anti-war vote. The best bet is to hope he finishes with enough votes for his message to be taken seriously, but not enough to win."
"He is tapping into some sort of disaffection with the rest of the field.
I suspect many of his supporters don't know all of his weird stands on social issues, but are glomming onto to his anti-war (and anti-drug war) stance. I bet some of them would vote for Paul first, then Kucinich. (I'm not trying to trash Kucinich by association here; merely suggesting that Paul is getting some of the anti-war vote that Kucinich also appeals to...and suggesting that many Paul supporters are just not that sophisticated about all this ideological stuff and just want out of the war.)
To merely deride his supporters instead of trying to figure out what's going on is not smart politics."
