Paul/Bachman 2012

Also, Judge Nap is such a terrific and confident spokesperson for the freedom agenda, I would love to see him get some national recognition. He's still my first choice.
 
acptulsa said:
That's impossible to argue with. At the same time, it wouldn't hurt to send the message that he's honestly trying to represent everyone. And that's the point of selecting a running mate to 'balance the ticket'.

Of course, I'd probably be happiest myself with Jesse Ventura. I don't see Dr. Paul getting shot with old Jesse behind him. But I don't see it as a winning ticket.
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I get your point about the balance.

Also, great point about picking ventura just to avoid getting shot. LOL
Reminds me of the Chappelle routine where he said he'd pick a mexican VP if he were the first black president. If it wasn't funny, it would be sad.
 
nayjevin said:
Nope. Need the best person for the job.

I would like a woman as V.P., but not as a sideshow, and not one who doesn't understand liberty.

Karen Kwiatkowski? Naomi Wolf?
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One is a no-name and the other is polarizing. Wont work

RonPaulFanInGA said:
This.

Ron Paul would need to find a Governor or a Senator, preferably the former, that has a lot of mainstream appeal.
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Rons main issue would be women, and shoring up the GOP base. Bachmann would do just that. She's well spoken to boot
 
trey4sports said:
Rons main issue would be women, and shoring up the GOP base. Bachmann would do just that. She's well spoken to boot
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The GOP base is only important in the primary. In the general it's almost meaningless. The majority of voters are not in any "base", they are just average joes voting for whoevers name sounds the most familiar.
 
No way to Bachman. She is a tea party leech, she reminds me of another hi-jacker, that woman from Alaska....She's not much brighter either. She cannot be trusted. No way Ron would run with her, not a snow balls chance in hell. She is a proponent of interventionism and no way is she a good insurance policy. I'd rather see him run with Kucinich than Bachman, and I'm about as far right as they come. What about Jesse Ventura?
 
brandon said:
The GOP base is only important in the primary. In the general it's almost meaningless. The majority of voters are not in any "base", they are just average joes voting for whoevers name sounds the most familiar.
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I disagree that the GOP base is meaningless in the general election. In fact, I think its probably more important to "fire up" the base and get them to the polling booth than to try to convert "swing" voters. People who normally voted Republican but stayed home for McCain hurt him. Also, when Bush got re-elected it was at least in part due to the presence of a socially conservative (was it gay marriage?) initiative on the ballot at the same time that brought out more social conservative voters.
 
brandon said:
The GOP base is only important in the primary. In the general it's almost meaningless. The majority of voters are not in any "base", they are just average joes voting for whoevers name sounds the most familiar.
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Way oversimplification.

There is a good portion of the GOP that wouldn't vote for Ron because of the stigma associated with such. McCain used Palin to shore up the GOP base because of the "liberal" label and Ron would use Bachman to help ease the Libertarian label.
 
Terrible pick. I live in her district and she's extremely alienating. MN-6 is extremelly conservative and will elect her as long as she runs, but the rest of the state absolutely detests her. She wouldn't pick up 30% of the vote in a statewide election so there goes the theory of her appealing to northern states.

She is VERY religious though- she runs a charter school in Stillwater, MN which is constantly being sued or threatened to be shut down because people believe it's too Christian. She has also adopted over 25 children and has like five or so of her own. She'd help shore up the social-cons but would be very alienating with the middle in the general.

I'd much rather have Buchanan who, outside of Rand and Ron, is probably my next favorite politician. He certainly has name recognition, too.
 
I think a Governor is the way to go on this. Maybe Bob McDonell (McConnel?) of VA or Haley Barbour or Mitch Daniels or Bobby Jindal.
 
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Since Michele Bachmann voted to extend the patriot act:

 
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Maybe this is Buchanan's time to be someone's V.P. He's experienced, knowledgeable, likable, and a genuine conservative. He will not be a huge magnate for independents. Pat's socially conservative history might alienate many.
 
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