Our Future - Who do we get behind in 2012? (if Ron does not seek a 2nd term)

[RockHoward]

Gary Johnson is the real deal. Former governor of New Mexico. Believe it!

 

[Zeus1375]

I agree on the mistrust of Pat Buchanan. I've seen him on far too many shows that are establishment controlled, and what's worse he didn't really seem to be challenging the establishment mentality like he used to! He doesn't get attacked like Ron Paul does. I think he's sold out or tired of the fight, one of the two. Or, maybe the establishment is coming back to the Constitutionalist way of thinking, LOL.

 

[raystone]

All of these may be good suggestions....who of these can wake up the sheeple with an engaging and dynamic speaking style ? or someone else not already mentioned ?

 

[SimpleName]

lol...if only Rand had gotten into politics a while back, maybe we could push for him. Pat Buchanan scares me a bit. He would definitely be better than the majority of people, but I do see this dishonesty in him when he speaks and he generally loves to be part of the establishment conversations on MSNBC. I really do not know most of the rest of them, but Napolitano does actually seem like a pretty close match. Not sure why some have put him down. Also, Michael Badnarik and Gary Johnson seem excellent for this deal. And since we will probably need a Republican and an experienced government leader to actually get the nomination, Johnson has got to be the best choice.

Mark Sanford, on the other hand, is someone I definitely would not vote for. I understand the idea of slowly gaining acceptance, but he is FAR from what Ron paul is all about.

 

[MozoVote]

Rep. Walter Jones

I have not read up on his record too much, but I know he has supported RP on bills. He's an established Republican (ie. no history of Libertarian runs which I think has always hurt Ron's chances, with the establishment). He represets the Fort Bragg area of NC, and has been able to take positions sensitive to families being disrupted by the many re-tours of Iraq our servicemen have had to do.

John Duncan of TN, is another Rep that has worked cooperatively with Dr. Paul.

 

[barrett203]

Just crown Ron Paul as King of the U.S. and then just pass down the crown? Right? haha Just kidding

 

[Perry]

Ron Paul. Ron Paul will run again.

 

[Flash]

lets try to get Judge Andrew Napolitano to run in 2012 if Paul doesn't win the nomination.

 

[JDouglasFisher]

How about a Murray Sabrin/Jim Forsythe ticket, since both these gentlemen have been endorsed by Ron Paul.

 

[Dave39168]

I think Mark Sanford would be a compromise. If we are gonna start really early and campaign hard for someone, i'd rather it not be a compromise. True, he would be more "electable" than some of the others listed. and he is small government. BUT I am not ready to compromise. This Gary Johnson fellow looks ok. Napolitano looks ok. I need to do more research on them. Pat Buchanaan I don't quite trust but he is right on a lot of issues.

 

[jumpyg1258]

Rand Paul

My spray in TF2 is a Rand Paul 2012 poster that says "More Hope For America".

Looks just like Ron's Hope for America poster but its for Rand in 2012.

 

[Flash]

Goldwater Jr.

 

[life_boy]

Goldwater Jr./Gary Johnson ticket.

 

[Liberté]

Some options:
- (take back really) the GOP.

Almost everyone else on the list has no chance and/or is a Socialist pig.
Patrick J. Buchanan
Lou Dobbs
William F. Buckley

 

[Flash]

We should really have a bunch of Ron Paul-like guys running in 2012. That way we could build an even stronger base.

 

[Dominic]

I'm really hoping for Sanford come 2012. I think he's much more electable than Ron Paul. Some of the things that I agree with Ron Paul on but that weren't as essential to me, but that did get in the way of a lot of the people I talked to, Sanford has an "acceptable" view on (drugs, gay marriage, etc). But he's still a principled guy who when he was in congress was often one of two people to vote against things (can you guess who the other guy was?).

 

[life_boy]

We should really have a bunch of Ron Paul-like guys running in 2012. That way we could build an even stronger base.

It starts by having a bunch of Ron Paul-like guys in political positions already. Lack of political experience among the candidates is the downfall of the third party runs of the Libertarian and Constitution Parties. We need people building political resumes right now, anywhere - delegates, party leaders, mayors, city/county governments, state house & senate, governors, US House and US Senate. Right now it is not important who will be in a good position to make a Presidential run in 2012, but it is very important that we get strong candidates into all of these positions mentioned above to help rebuild the political infrastructure of this country from the ground up. It may take a while before the country is ready for a Ron Paul presidency, but we can lay the groundwork.

Remember, if McCain and Huckabee are ripping apart the Republican party, who is going to be there to rebuild it?