Do you support Rand Paul for president?
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Tywysog Cymru
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Yes, and I will likely volunteer for the Rand Paul campaign.
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As far as I know, Kelly has not yet given him permission to run for the office in question. I'll decide at that point. I do support what he is doing in the Senate though: kicking ass and making them take names.
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Where is the ABSOLUTELY! option?
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Yes, but not enthusiastically. And I'm getting more and more sick of politics, so I doubt I'll campaign.
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A libertarian that does not support Rand is no different from anyone else on the left or right that does not support Rand and should be treated in the exact same way.
The purists do not deserve to be put on a pedestal above Peter King, Al Sharpton et al.
The purists do not deserve to be put on a pedestal above Peter King, Al Sharpton et al.
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How many times has this been polled here?
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By Rocco or a total?
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I'm hoping you aren't serious here. Even from a strategy perspective, these libertarians are far better than the average voter. They 1) Have other things they are doing to promote liberty besides voting. Considering one vote is almost meaningless, this is actually really important. 2) Will not be voting for an opponent of Rand that could actually beat him. If it was Rand versus Hillary, for example, and these libertarians voted for the Libertarian or not at all, they would clearly be better for Rand than a Hillary voter.
As for Peter King and Al Sharpton, that is way too far. How many of these libertarians voted for the 2012 NDAA? How many voted for bailing out GM and Chrysler? How many voted to make the Patriot Act permanent? I could go on for ages.
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Its people like Compromise that make me seriously consider writing in Laurence Vance out of spite
Right next to NO ONE BUT PAUL.
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Its people like Compromise that make me seriously consider writing in Laurence Vance out of spite
Haha
That's a great point - I'm not sure what comparing libertarians that won't vote for Rand to Peter King accomplishes, besides pushing these people off. Pushing away a potential voter is just as big of a deal as one libertarian deciding not to vote.
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I do like that he is promoting ideas across the political divide. Going where republicans don't normally go.
I also don't think the democrats and independents are going to be fooled. But because of his outreach, maybe, just maybe they will take a look across the isle at who is running.
If the right person(s) will step up in the right places, maybe they will get a chance to be heard that would not otherwise be heard by those that Rand is reaching out to.
Crazier things have happened.
I also don't think the democrats and independents are going to be fooled. But because of his outreach, maybe, just maybe they will take a look across the isle at who is running.
If the right person(s) will step up in the right places, maybe they will get a chance to be heard that would not otherwise be heard by those that Rand is reaching out to.
Crazier things have happened.
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