NOBP People - Who Did You Vote For in 2008?

[bunklocoempire]

I voted McCain. I am a reformed neo-con converted by Dr. Paul. I've said before, I was one of the people cursing Ron Paul on the tv during those 2008 debates.....=(

But, after the election, I decided to read the sources he kept quoting and referencing, and well...I had egg on my face.

But....I will vote Ron Paul or no one. And only liberty minded candidates in every election from now on.

I voted H twice (once against Paul) and W twice, so I know how it feels. Ugh.

After repenting, we've got the rest of our lives to spread the word.

NOBP

 

[V3n]

Voted for Barr and have regretted it ever since.
This time I'm voting for/writing in Ron Paul NO MATTER WHAT and living without regret.

 

[tbone717]

Voted for Barr and have regretted it ever since.
This time I'm voting for/writing in Ron Paul NO MATTER WHAT and living without regret.

It is sometimes better to send a message to the GOP by voting third party rather than a write in, because in some states write-ins aren't tabulated individually and just marked in a "write-ins" category.

 

[AhuwaleKaNaneHuna]

Where is the option for writing in RP?

I was and still am a NOBP supporter. I wrote his name in in 2008.

 

[V3n]

It is sometimes better to send a message to the GOP by voting third party rather than a write in, because in some states write-ins aren't tabulated individually and just marked in a "write-ins" category.

This was literally my exact thought at the time.

I feel less good about "sending a message" than I would if I had just written him in. Sending a message is still acting out because of them. Writing him in would have been just for me.

P.S. Lady_V3n wrote him in and has been rubbing that in my face ever since!
P.P.S. She made me write that ^^

 

[oldsmobile98]

I voted for Huckabee in the primary and McCain in the general. Please forgive me. Started getting educated soon after that.

NO ONE BUT PAUL!

 

[Brett85]

I voted for Ron in the primary and McCain in the general election. But I kind of just voted for Ron at the last minute after a lot of the other candidates had already dropped out. I wasn't really a "supporter" back then. I've since come to the conclusion that Ron Paul is the only Republican I can vote for, because I can't continue to vote for Republican candidates for President who support endless, ridiculous, trillion dollar wars overseas.

 

[Moo2400]

It is sometimes better to send a message to the GOP by voting third party rather than a write in, because in some states write-ins aren't tabulated individually and just marked in a "write-ins" category.

That's what I figured back in 2008, hence why I decided to vote libertarian - I thought that was the best way to show my protest to the GOP. It's what I'll probably do again assuming Ron Paul doesn't get the nomination, although this time I'll take a harder look at the candidates' records than I did in 2008, which was why I voted for Barr rather than Baldwin.

 

[Lavitz]

Voted for Barr, but without much enthusiasm after he blew off Ron's event. Afterward, it felt like I just voted for the lesser of three evils. And now that he endorsed Gingrich I can officially say that I regret being the 217th vote for Barr in my county instead of being the 8th write-in vote for Baldwin.

 

[tuco.sargent]

Voted Paul in the primary and made a failed attempt to be a delegate for him. Voted for Barr in the general although in hindsight given what I've heard about Barr since then I probably shouldn't have. Considered Baldwin but he seemed to be a little too evangelical over social issues........that and I saw some contempt for "globalism" on his issues listed and it sounded protectionist to me. Barr was just a protest vote anyway. I even had a shirt made that said "Vote 3rd Party" on it. lol

Nope, you're right.

Which is why it is now more important than ever to carry through.

Just like disciplining a child, the threat of punishment is meaningless if never followed through on.

I certainly hope you aren't selling some GOP kool-aid, "join the team and come on in for the big win" nonsense, are you?

I approve of this immensely. The GOP needs to be punished for what the pitiful candidates and issues they've adopted.......otherwise they'll never adopt our ideas.

 

[tbone717]

That's what I figured back in 2008, hence why I decided to vote libertarian - I thought that was the best way to show my protest to the GOP. It's what I'll probably do again assuming Ron Paul doesn't get the nomination, although this time I'll take a harder look at the candidates' records than I did in 2008, which was why I voted for Barr rather than Baldwin.

A good friend of mine is the head of elections for the county. He told me that there are tons of write ins at the general election. Everything from people putting their own names in to people voting for Mickey Mouse. So I can totally understand why there has to be some sort of registration of sorts for a write in campaign. Because in reality the only time write in candidates are serious contenders are for small local elections.

 

[tuco.sargent]

And now that he endorsed Gingrich I can officially say that I regret being the 217th vote for Barr in my county instead of being the 8th write-in vote for Baldwin.

I didn't even know that he endorsed Gingrich until now. I feel like an a$$ now. I've met Gary Johnson in person and he seems like a great guy. He was even willing to answer my questions more than any other politician I've ever talked to.

However I have a big beef with his willingness to support Israel with our military at his "discretion". Not an invite for a debate......I'm just saying....

 

[Phyxrgon]

i didnt vote because i did not like anyone...

 

[coffeewithchess]

Kind of funny, I voted for Baldwin as he was on our ballot and I appreciated his support of RP during the election cycle. My wife though, she wrote RP on the ballot.

A set of our friends though, the husband voted for Baldwin as I did, but his wife wrote in RP! We didn't know about it until about a few days after the voting, but thought it was pretty funny.

 

[Just Flossin']

Romney in the primary, McCain in the general.

Please forgive me -- I'm a recovering neocon.

 

[tnvoter]

Baldwin

 

[anaconda]

What a shame that so far 7 forum members voted for the war pig Obama and 21 for the war pig McCain....a pathetic 27% so far of those who voted on this poll. I thought that the vast majority of the folks here were loyal to Dr. Paul and would never stab him in the back like that...after all, he refused to endorse the war pigs and encouraged everyone to vote 3rd party. It's disappointing to see that some forum members here behaving just like the Obama sheeple.

(Speaking to that 27%, everyone else please ignore)
Geez, Ron Paul couldn't have made it more obvious that the right thing to do was to stay at home or vote 3rd party...how much does he have to beg you all to do the right thing and not vote for war pigs? Have you all forgotten how much he opposes wars?
(Speaking to that 27%, everyone else please ignore)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1LMoWqXrE4

But don't forget that it's possible that the other 73% only discovered Dr. Paul since 2008...

 

[Carole]

You need to put Ron Paul on this poll. Otherwise, it is an illegitimate poll.

 

[Sullivan*]

I voted for Paul - he was still on the ballot in Montana.

 

[tbone717]

You need to put Ron Paul on this poll. Otherwise, it is an illegitimate poll.

I didn't because he was only on the ballot in 2 states and a write in for one state. There were other minor candidates that were on the ballot in more states (Alan Keyes, Roget Calero, Charles Jay, etc) The primary purpose of the poll is to see who voted for either Obama or McCain.