Insiders think Ron Paul has a Chance

[Tinnuhana]

I first imagined that the super PAC in TX had Nolan Ryan involved somehow.

 

[trey4sports]

I believe that will change over time. Romney hadn't ever really even been attacked until last night.

agreed. i dont know if it will be ENOUGH to beat romney but it will become much tighter.

 

[georgiaboy]

Of course he does.

Why do you think the establishment is so scared of him?

Yep.

I agree with these insiders.

 

[Athan]

Thank you!!!! This is crazy, either you support him or you do not. WE DONT NEED ELITES TO WIN THIS ELECTION...tell them to send some money...we only raised 1.5mm this money bomb...and I can promise that it is not because we have a host of closet millionaires who secretly support RP.

While I agree that they don't matter to us compared to those in the trenches until they provide and vocalize their support, a good revolution will need those with capital to throw in their support with the Revolutionaries on behalf of Liberty. It not be as important in an intellectual Revolution untill later, but it is especially critical in a time sensitive election, or in the future if things turned violent for some reason (dollar mayham for example).

 

[nayjevin]

Kelly Clarkson came out in favor of Ron Paul. What happened?

E! or Entertainment Tonight or one of those shows ran a piece on it. It went something like this:

"Kelly Clarkson is being attacked on Twitter for her support of Ron Paul for President. Critics say Ron Paul is a Racist, Anti-Semite, and Homophobe. We asked Kelly to explain."

Kelly: "I like Ron Paul!"

"In other news..."

 

[tbone717]

Kelly Clarkson came out in favor of Ron Paul. What happened?

E! or Entertainment Tonight or one of those shows ran a piece on it. It went something like this:

"Kelly Clarkson is being attacked on Twitter for her support of Ron Paul for President. Critics say Ron Paul is a Racist, Anti-Semite, and Homophobe. We asked Kelly to explain."

Kelly: "I like Ron Paul!"

"In other news..."

Exactly, she put her career at risk doing what she did. Was it a brave move or a naive move? Personally, if I was her manager I would have advised her to not make her political views known. While it did benefit her in the short term with the jump in sales from the RP supporters, we do not know what long term effect it might have on her career. We all remember what happened to the Dixie Chicks right?

We have to remember that while this election is the biggest thing in our lives right now, for most casual observers it is just another election.

 

[dfalken]

How do you figure? The big money usually kicks in to influence politicians. I.E. Goldmans Sachs being top donor for both Obama and Romney. The big money knows Ron Paul is not for sale so most of it will never be kicking in. This hidden big money talk is nonsense. The CEO of Overstock.com is openly supporting Ron Paul so there you go there's your big money. Any one with big money who is going to support Ron Paul would be doing it now (and some already are, as evident by the SuperPacs) anyone with big money who is waiting to identify a winner to influence is never going to support Ron Paul nor do we want them to.

IMO, we have to either win the nomination or at least come very close to winning the nomination before the "big money" kicks in.

 

[Korey Kaczynski]

enlighten me please , i am a noob !
whats this gotta do with 2007 ?
was there some people hoping some millionaire would suddenly give Paul a lot of money and then he would be able to have a better campaign ?

Pretty much. Someone said that a billionaire, I think, was a Ron Paul supporter and planned on donating money or influence or something. It's believed it was a supporter trolling us to get our morale raised.

 

[nayjevin]

Pretty much. Someone said that a billionaire, I think, was a Ron Paul supporter and planned on donating money or influence or something. It's believed it was a supporter trolling us to get our morale raised.

Caused alot of irrational behavior, and became red meat for trolls. Many rich people do support Ron Paul, and did provide money and influence. The rich are often more crafty about how they do it though. Often noobs expect a millionaire to just come out and start posting on this forum and being just like the rest of us. It's difficult to explain to those who don't quite understand why that's not always a good idea. But suffice to say I do not believe we would be where we are today without the support and influence of several millionaires and billionaires over the last four years.

 

[WD-NY]

No follow up from AlexMerced?? lol

This thread = ridiculous

Alex, take this shit somewhere else if you're not going to respond to people's comments/questions

http://www.alexmerced.com/

 

[libertygrl]

Tell them to give some danged money to the campaign and the superPACs then!

LOL. Yeah, that was my first thought. We're all part of the 99% here. We could use some 1% supporter donations ASAP!

 

[Zarn Solen]

Some of you guys need to relax. It is humanly possible for some rich people to support Paul and some to think he has a chance.

 

[AZ Libertarian]

This. I don't know why everyone is so anxious for it to be a 2 way race. I think we have a way better chance if it stays a 3 or 4 way race.

DISAGREE.

How will it look in a 2-man debate when Mitt speaks for 45 minutes, then Ron gets 30 seconds to respond?

Get them other fuckers outta the way - let the fun begin!