speciallyblend
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sorry mods, i did a search on this and got nothing!
As I see it, it is not so much bargaining power as it is a sign of strength, which results in influence. Let's say the voting continues pretty much as is for the remaining states and Paul averages about 10% of the popular vote, but winds up with 20% of the delegates - that shows some strength. The libertarian wing is the growing wing, the others (so-cons and neo-cons) are either stagnant or shrinking. They also take a look at what wing is making gains in Congress - again the libertarian wing is. So if you are the nominee, who would you want to extend an olive branch to?
I still just don't get how you see this turning out...even in the off chance it happens.
Is it that you really think Romney's supporters will accept defeat and vote for Ron Paul, even though they will feel that he stole the nomination? Because you know how the motto here is "Romney can't win without us"? well, Ron Paul can't win without Romney's supporters, who are more numerous.
So I still really don't see ANY upside to this, but plenty of downside. The BEST case scenario is a trouncing by Obama in the general election, which will hurt Ron Paul's reputation. And the worst is, that same trouncing, and the revenge that the GOP will take on Rand Paul and all Liberty candidates
I would not of posted this good sir! I made a recent post to help Ron get 3rd party and it did not fly. So I would not of posted this video even those I agree a lot with it.
We all wish Ron Paul could successfully run 3rd party. But the media would ensure a loss, and also, there's to many party loyalists that haven't waken up yet. So don't take it personally if people are sensitive to the mention of a 3rd party. It's a sore subject, because we all hate the GOP with a passion, but we're forced to participate in the GOP.