GOP Strategist: Ron Paul Will Be on GOP Ticket

why are we even having this BS Romney/paul ticket discussion anyway? we all know if that were to happen romney wouldnt let paul do a damn thing, he is a flip flopper you know...
 
noxnoctum said:
What makes you think that would be the case with Paul as VP though? They'd just stonewall him.
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I agree. Which is why I said I might vote for a Romney/Paul ticket with those stipulations. But normally in my lifetime VP is the guy they put on the ticket and then tuck away in the closet after the election. See Joe Biden. :p

But if we all knew that Ron would have mind control over Mitt like Cheney did on Bush, then this ticket would make sense to me. :D
 
noxnoctum said:
I couldn't get behind a Romney/Paul ticket. VPs have basically no real power. A Paul/Romney ticket... maybe. I'd have to think long and hard about it though.
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Vice presidents break ties in the Senate a lot more often than you might think.
 
you guys are forgetting one really important thing,



Ron would never, ever, ever be Romney's VP



Romney would never PICK Ron to begin with and Ron would never ACCEPT
 
goldpants said:
Damn, that is a bummer. I prefer Napolitano anyhow, he is a certified patriot and ally.
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The Judge actually has said he isn't interested in the VP position but would be interested in the Supreme Court. Who knows if he still feels that way but he has said it before.
 
It seems like a VP spot would be a good way to keep him quiet and lessen his influence, to me. I don't like the sound of that.
 
r3volutionpaul91 said:
why are we even having this BS Romney/paul ticket discussion anyway? we all know if that were to happen romney wouldnt let paul do a damn thing, he is a flip flopper you know...
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Because, like it or not Romney and Paul are on good terms both on both personal and campaign levels.

A Romney/Paul (either Ron or Rand) ticket is possible and would probably beat Obama.
 
I disagree with this statement.

1. I can't imagine Dr. Paul accepting.
2. It could hurt Rand's position for 2016.

Strategically it would be a smart move for Romney because it could sway some RP voters to vote for him. Furthermore, it would keep Ron at bay, meaning...as VP he could shut Ron out and not worry about him. If Romney were to assign him into any cabinet position, Paul would have actual power. As VP, he wouldn't. Just read up on FDR and Truman. FDR never invited Truman to ANY meetings, so he pretty much shut him out of the equation.

As for me and my .2 on this possibly situation, I would STILL NOT vote for Romney. I don't care if Paul would be on the ticket. I would not fall for this game.
 
RickyJ said:
They don't know Ron Paul. If he is on the ticket he will lead it. Yeah he might choose Romney as a VP, but he won't be his VP.
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I seriously doubt either scenario. If he has any choice at all in the matter, he won't have a rubber stamp directly under him or even in his cabinet. I think it would also be completely inappropriate to put Ron Paul in such a dangerous position. He would be the only person standing in the way of another establishment presidency.
 
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I'd vote for it. If VP is such a nothing proposition, why are the neocon talking heads already pushing Rubio? Why are people saying Santorum/Gingrich are vying for VP?

There must be SOMETHING to it.

A Paul nomination for even VP would give the libertarian branch credibility.
 
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Well we know at least even soft Ron Paul supporters wouldn't be switching to Obama, I think that there could be some changed minds, even amongst the stubborn posting here. I mean if a hardcore Ron Paul supporter living in a swing/purple state may just want to pull the trigger at the end to stop Obama.
They will either not vote at all OR vote for Romney/Paul.

Have people noticed how Paul and Romney have sort of a semi-truce during the debates ?
 
The more I think about it, the more I would accept it. I do think a VP like Ron Paul would be unprecedented in American history, or at least back to the early days of the Republic.

Do any of the historians here know of a similar instance in American history where the vice-President was so different from the President? And the issue of course is not just that he is so different, but that Ron will be extremely outspoken.
 
All of you guys thinking that Romney would never pick Ron for VP need to reconsider.. While we disagree w Romney on most stances, he is not stupid.. He knows that hes not going anywhere without Pauls support and ability to bring indys and dems to his ticket.

That being said, Romney would not stuff Paul into the background.. Sure Obama did it to Biden, but Biden is a moron.. Remember GWB, Dick Cheney was basically the president and ran the show.. And I think that Romney would certainly want Pauls opinion on a lot of matters. Remember Paul having the presidents ear would be the next best thing over an outright win for Paul.
 
Ron Paul as VP isn't good enough. He won't have veto power and can't overturn executive orders. He better be first on that ticket if the GOP wants MY vote.

No one but Paul.
 
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I'd gladly vote Romney/Paul. If it's the best we can do, I'm going to be realistic. Anyone who wouldn't doesn't really care about the cause for liberty, b/c that would advance the cause!
 
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