New Blog: How should we Vote if Ron Paul is *NOT* the GOP Nominee???

[sailingaway]

however each individual wants.

At this point, I intend to write in Ron Paul

 

[tbone717]

Assumes facts not in evidence.

I know where you stand on that, but honestly I have heard the "we won't have 4 more years" stuff so many times in my life, I cannot begin to count it. Nonetheless, with all the doom and gloom predictions, I have still managed to build two successful businesses and establish a very nice life for my family in spite of everything that has gone on in the world.

So, whether Romney or Obama wins in November it won't change what I do as an activist. I will still continue to fight for what I believe in and work locally to elect liberty minded candidates to office.

 

[HardyMacia]

Gary Johnson

 

[libertyjam]

Primarily because we are one of the few nations that has a primary process.

You have it exactly backwards, we have primary elections and caucuses because of the Party system of nominating process of U.S. presidential elections.

The modern nominating process of U.S. presidential elections currently consists of two major parts: a series of presidential primary elections and caucuses held in each state, and the presidential nominating conventions held by each political party. This process was never included in the United States Constitution, and thus evolved over time by the political parties to clear the field of candidates.

 

[CaseyJones]

Gary Johnson

hey got any leftover Bob Barr stuff?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?148880-Bob-Barr-bumperstickers-and-glossy-trifolds

 

[tbone717]

You have it exactly backwards, we have primary elections and caucuses because of the Party system of nominating process of U.S. presidential elections.

Either way, it does not matter. This is the system that we have so we work within that system as best we can. As an activist, I do what I can within the system to further the goals in mind - if the system changes and we have a myriad of different parties, then I will adjust my work accordingly.

 

[ZENemy]

Some people (not attacking the OP or anyone in this thread) just DON'T GET IT...

We (Ron Paul people and I) HAVE no interest in Obama Or Romney, I would vote for the alligator that bit off captain hooks hand before I voted for Mitt the flip flopping disingenuous piece of shit, this man has not even shown us how bad he really is, he aint even in office yet and look at how awful he is? I would vote for the mista mista lady from happy gilmore before I would vote for Frank Marshall Davis JR with his bullshit rhetoric and idiot supporters that want a free house.

 

[Dr.3D]

Primarily because we are one of the few nations that has a primary process.

I believe that needs to be abolished.

 

[tbone717]

I believe that needs to be abolished.

Well maybe many years down the road it will be. But for now, it is what it is and as activists we can work within that system to see more liberty candidates elected at the local, state and federal level.

 

[Lindsey]

None of the above. I will not be complicit in either of those scenarios.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I'm writing in RP, but I understand SV's point here.

Romney would be a disaster for this effort, and push us back a decade if not longer.

 

[Tod]

Personally, I think it would be preferable if Obama won over Romney because it would speed up the decline, thus hastening the correction needed. If Romney wins (unlikely), the decline will still occur, but probably take longer and lull Americans back to sleep. (Some) Americans are waking up and that needs to continue.

Obviously, the only really desirable solution would be for RP to win, and that is who I will be voting for.

 

[tbone717]

Personally, I think it would be preferable if Obama won over Romney because it would speed up the decline, thus hastening the correction needed. If Romney wins (unlikely), the decline will still occur, but probably take longer and lull Americans back to sleep. (Some) Americans are waking up and that needs to continue.

Obviously, the only really desirable solution would be for RP to win, and that is who I will be voting for.

I see where you are coming from with regards to the decline. I am of the opinion though, that we do not currently have enough elected officials in place to take the lead in proposing solutions for a collapse and therefore if such a collapse does occur that we will be thrust into a European style socialism as opposed to a free market/libertarian solution. That is why I am leaning more towards having Romney in to slow down the pace of decline, so we can grow the movement at the grassroots level, and increase our representation at the local, state and federal levels.

 

[NoOneButPaul]

I see where you are coming from with regards to the decline. I am of the opinion though, that we do not currently have enough elected officials in place to take the lead in proposing solutions for a collapse and therefore if such a collapse does occur that we will be thrust into a European style socialism as opposed to a free market/libertarian solution. That is why I am leaning more towards having Romney in to slow down the pace of decline, so we can grow the movement at the grassroots level, and increase our representation at the local, state and federal levels.

I tend to agree.

When the collapse happens i'd rather a Romney in than an Obama. I get the logic behind speeding it up but you'd be speeding it with a man who will give us full blown socialism instead.

No Thanks.

 

[tbone717]

I tend to agree.

When the collapse happens i'd rather a Romney in than an Obama. I get the logic behind speeding it up but you'd be speeding it with a man who will give us full blown socialism instead.

No Thanks.

Take a look at Greece for example. They have collapsed and who is there to propose the solutions? The Commies and the Nazis. What happens if we collapse here, and the only people in government that are proposing free market solutions are in a small minority.

I think we need more time, and more like minded folks elected into office to have a louder voice in the event of a full scale collapse.

 

[fisharmor]

I'm writing in Paul.
If I lived in a state where that wasn't possible, I'd go to the polls and cast an empty ballot.

 

[BuddyRey]

Obama is the greatest thing to happen to the cause of liberty and free markets in ages.

The longer he's in office, the more radical and pissed off the people will get, which is exactly what we need.

 

[Elwar]

I will be writing in Ron Paul.

But as for whom I would rather have win...

For a purely short term selfish reason, I would prosper more with Romney as president. I work for the evil military industrial complex and a Romney win would be a windfall in wars wars and more wars which gives me a higher salary. Of course, we would all be screwed and we would have to go back to living in constant fear and it would probably be the final nail in the coffin for our country as we know it.

But for a purely long term selfish reason, I would rather Obama win so that there is a chance in 2016 to put someone in who will actually want to fix things and move us toward liberty. Though that means 4 more years of struggling and a very likely scenario where our country will fall off the financial cliff.

But my sig says it all.

 

[truelies]

I will write in Ron Paul.

BHO/Romney- doesn't matter who wins. The USA is on its way to an attempt at some sort of Green (commie liberation theology flavoured) 1000 Year Reich which will likely fail but manage to kill four billion people in the process of failing........... or 6.5 billion in the process of succeeding.

 

[ZenBowman]

Gary Johnson.

It should be crystal clear that it is a protest vote.