No One But Paul. I meant it.

[CPUd]

Of course people can vote how they want, and should vote their conscience. I'm sure over 100 people in the nation will write-in "God", and maybe 20-30 people will write-in "Eli Manning", and some 10,000 may write-in Ron Paul (none of which are candidates for President this Tuesday.)

I think certain people miss the point with this discussion between write-in RP and vote GJ. My understanding is it's merely a discussion and no one is trying to take away someone's right to vote how they see fit. We are all on the same side of fighting the twin party system, we just seem to have different approaches. Some want to vote their conscience regardless and others believe it's going to be a results oriented election.

We shouldn't forget we're the same army fighting on the same side, and this discussion is about attacking our opposition from one side versus attacking from another and like it or not it's a discussion worth having for the benefit of our fight. Why some folks are lashing out against discussing these points is a little unclear (is it that big of a deal where the discussion takes place?) While campaigning in the primary I notice when a Gingrich or Santorum supporter told me "you have no right to ask me that, or I don't have to answer to that" it meant they knew it was plausible that they were wrong, or at the very least ashamed of their point of view.

So I welcome those who want to say "we're writing-in RP because I want to honor the man" or "because I met him on the campaign trail and I promised him I would, etc.,. those replies would be fine. It's the replies of "how dare you mention another candidate in this thread..." those stances have me concerned for our army and our fight. For those afraid of having the discussion, look in the mirror before voting and make sure you are voting your conscience.

Since I may still be offending "the protocol" of this thread and that is not my intention, I will go start my own thread for discussion. Hopefully folks can freely voice their opinions on the best course of action for Tuesday's vote.

I don't think people are afraid of the discussion, it's just that they've already had the discussion. Things were relatively quiet, with people working on their local races, until Ron Paul got certified as a write-in candidate in a number of states. There is genuine excitement from people who were probably going to write him in anyway, but now there is the added bonus of it going into an official tally. This did not sit well with a small group of people who were hoping to convince those people to come out and vote for the LP, and more importantly, use their organizational skills to that end. So now they are laying insults towards those who have gone back into campaign mode for Ron Paul. More so on dailypaul than here, but on here, this section is the one they come to, because it has the most viewers. Even during the primaries, off-topic stuff got moved out of this section.

 

[sailingaway]

I don't think people are afraid of the discussion, it's just that they've already had the discussion. Things were relatively quiet, with people working on their local races, until Ron Paul got certified as a write-in candidate in a number of states. There is genuine excitement from people who were probably going to write him in anyway, but now there is the added bonus of it going into an official tally. This did not sit well with a small group of people who were hoping to convince those people to come out and vote for the LP, and more importantly, use their organizational skills to that end. So now they are laying insults towards those who have gone back into campaign mode for Ron Paul. More so on dailypaul than here, but on here, this section is the one they come to, because it has the most viewers. Even during the primaries, off-topic stuff got moved out of this section.

THIS ^^^

 

[Brett85]

Who in Kansas is going to vote for Chuck Baldwin in the election? That's what I'm planning to do.

 

[ebod]

I don't think people are afraid of the discussion, it's just that they've already had the discussion. Things were relatively quiet, with people working on their local races, until Ron Paul got certified as a write-in candidate in a number of states. There is genuine excitement from people who were probably going to write him in anyway, but now there is the added bonus of it going into an official tally. This did not sit well with a small group of people who were hoping to convince those people to come out and vote for the LP, and more importantly, use their organizational skills to that end. So now they are laying insults towards those who have gone back into campaign mode for Ron Paul. More so on dailypaul than here, but on here, this section is the one they come to, because it has the most viewers. Even during the primaries, off-topic stuff got moved out of this section.

Thank you. You found the words to express exactly what I feel.