GOP Establishment To Ron Paul Voters: Your Vote Does Not Count

[ItsTime]

So, they can not beat Ron Paul on the issues so they are telling Ron Paul VOTERS (different than supporters) that their votes do not count. Do they really expect the average Ron Paul voter to vote for the GOP nominee after they have just told us that our votes do not count?

 

[sailingaway]

Then surely they don't need it in the general election....

 

[pipewerKz]

When Ron sticks it out through all the first primary states people will be wondering if he can beat Obama, see all the polls with Ind/Dem support and will come to a realization that if they want to beat Obama - THEY NEED US.

I'm certainly not playing the anybody but Obama card, the country is far to gone for such things.

 

[seapilot]

Does this mean they wont be counting votes for Paul in the Primaries? They just openly admitted to possible future tampering with the election process, which is criminal at best and treasonous at worst.

 

[klamath]

They are playing the worse thing they could do. They are driving a MASSIVE wedge between the RP voters and the republican party that cannot be removed. Sure some paul voters are dem, indies and libertarians but a huge block of us aren't. As they fight harder and dirtier against RP the more bitter the taste in my mouth gets towards what could soon be my EX party..

 

[ItsTime]

They are playing the worse thing they could do. They are driving a MASSIVE wedge between the RP voters and the republican party that cannot be removed. Sure some paul voters are dem, indies and libertarians but a huge block of us aren't. As they fight harder and dirtier against RP the more bitter the taste in my mouth gets towards what could soon be my EX party..

Exactly.

 

[mosquitobite]

They are playing the worse thing they could do. They are driving a MASSIVE wedge between the RP voters and the republican party that cannot be removed. Sure some paul voters are dem, indies and libertarians but a huge block of us aren't. As they fight harder and dirtier against RP the more bitter the taste in my mouth gets towards what could soon be my EX party..

+1 from me!

Not only this, but I truly believe if Romney wins the Presidency, he will also destroy the party. People will no longer believe that Republicans are the party of small government. Romney will finish that picture and it will split the party completely - and will take DECADES to restore.

 

[freedom-maniac]

Can someone explain to me the context of this?

 

[MsDoodahs]

I guess the GOP doesn't want or need any young people in their party.

 

[ItsTime]

Can someone explain to me the context of this?

The establishment is saying that if Ron Paul wins Iowa, Iowa becomes irrelevant, meaning Ron Paul voters in Iowa are irrelevant and by proxy the rest of us.

 

[pinkmandy]

I haven't sent the party a dime since the last primary season due to their attacks on Paul. And I certainly won't vote for any of the status quo candidates they are trying to shove down our throats.

What this shows me is that the party hacks continue a policy of division within the party. The rank and file repubs are likely not aware of what the party is doing and how it will likely cost them the election, that the party elites care more about their power than they do getting elected in 2012, that they're willing to divide the party so Obama can win rather than simply give a fiscally conservative constitutionalist his due respect and let the voters decide as they should. I think that perhaps it's time to address this in the eyes of everyday repubs. Maybe Grandma and Grandpa will start closing their wallets to these corrupt scoundrels if the truth of what they're doing, that which does not benefit the party or help defeat Obama, gets out.

Maybe we need an ad in a major newspaper with an older readership addressing this issue? Enough is enough already.

 

[freedom-maniac]

The establishment is saying that if Ron Paul wins Iowa, Iowa becomes irrelevant, meaning Ron Paul voters in Iowa are irrelevant and by proxy the rest of us.

Like, is this a policy statement they issued, or just things the MSM types have been saying?

 

[Anti Federalist]

No One But Paul.

Choke on it, ya fuckers.