Paul Meets Quietly with Evangelicals

[evandeck]

In the wake of Sen. Rick Santorum's departure from the presidential race there are signs that some evangelical leaders are refusing to jump on board the Mitt Romney bandwagon and are turning to Congressman Ron Paul instead.

The Texas congressman spoke to several thousand people last night at the Will Rogers Auditorium in downtown Fort Worth but met quietly afterward with evangelical leaders.

Why Ron Paul? And why now, when the race is being declared "done" by the mainstream media?

"Because you don't give away your support without getting something in return," says a former congressman who has been at the heart of the Christian right movement since its beginning. The longer that Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich stay in the race, the more likely that Romney will be forced to take an evangelical conservative as his vice presidential nominee.

Read more on Newsmax.com: http://www.newsmax.com/DougWead/Ron-Paul-Christian-evangelicals/2012/04/12/id/435652

 

[FSP-Rebel]

The longer that Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich stay in the race, the more likely that Romney will be forced to take an evangelical conservative as his vice presidential nominee.

Sounds like they'll settle for that. But whatever, we'll take their initial support to get us where we want to be.

 

[rp713]

i dont think so. ricky rubio is already cozying up to bilderburg and having meetings. IF rahmnee gets the nomination. i expect rubio or some other neocon to be VP.

 

[trey4sports]

i dont think so. ricky rubio is already cozying up to bilderburg and having meetings. IF rahmnee gets the nomination. i expect rubio or some other neocon to be VP.

hmmm, i didn't know basketball players were vying for Romney's veep spot.

 

[rp713]

hmmm, i didn't know basketball players were vying for Romney's veep spot.

LOL my bad. im watching heat vs bulls and they were talking about him for a sec. MARCO Rubio! lol brain fart.

 

[gregb]

For me the interesting part was where the article had

"After Santorum, Ron Paul is the most God-fearing presidential candidate [and] the Republican Party should endorse him." Andrew said that "If Republicans don't give a Christian candidate, Christians should look elsewhere — even to a third party."

Now, that is something I'd never really considered, when I thought about the third-party idea I put together all sorts of coalitions but concluded that although I'd love to see a third party in the USA that the best bet was to do the Republican effort, maybe no third party then but a reformed Republican party sounds good, then maybe think about trying to reform the Democrats ......

However, a coalition that consists of --

1. Ron Paul people.
2. Christians
3. Hispanics
4. Disaffected Democrats.
5. Independents
6. Libertarians
7. Youth
8. Military
9. Pro-drug (anti-drug war)
10. Constitutionalists
11. Conspiracy People
12. Occupy
13. Freak Vote (ala Hunter S. Thompson)

-- of course there is a lot of overlap but still ....

Take a look at that list and take out Christians and my conclusion was better chance with Republican than 3rd party but throw in solid support across the board from Christians and that changes things dramatically, in my eyes anyway. Suddenly I see a third party being feasible ... every one of the above demographics I'm certain have people on the fence who sympathize in general with Ron's ideas and are Christian - so I could see that he'd pull even more Disaffected Democrats, even more Youth, even more Military, etc.

Anyway, interesting, if there were actual demonstrated support in the form of really substantial donations from "Christians For a Third Party" movement, and really solid endorsements for third party .... I'd really have to think about that.

Also, I find it interesting that Doug Wead would choose to include that quote.

<edit> I forgot to include the "Tea Party" people too.

 

[RonRules]

MARCO Rubio! lol brain fart.

Isn't there a problem with Rubio's not being a natural born citizen?

 

[andrew1229649]

Does anyone think that maybe Romney's voters are going to turn out lower now that the race is deemed over? Will the conservatives come out for Ron Paul now that there is fear of a Massachusetts flip flopper winning their parties nomination? Is the picture becoming more clear....was this the best way for Ron to actually have a chance? Ron's campaign needs to paint Romney and Obama as the BIG BAD LIBERALS that they are.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

I would think that evangelicals get their political "news" from known GOP talking heads on tv or radio, not so much from their pastors. Guess we'll see..

 

[Johncjackson]

The Evangelical bloc is the most overestimated and pandered to GOP faction and has been for 25-30 years. Too bad the GOP never worries about alienating/pandering to the fiscal conservative and/or Constitutionalist/limited govt blocs. It it's all about being vaguely center-right and throwing some bones to "social conservatives." And I guess ultimately the joke's on them if they are appeased by a VP choice that will not matter one bit when it comes to policy. Maybe the GOP powers understand that we limited government types aren't that gullible ( though I think some were in 2000- GWB hired/appointed a lot of libertarians)?

 

[gregb]

I would think that evangelicals get their political "news" from known GOP talking heads on tv or radio, not so much from their pastors. Guess we'll see..

Agreed, but then, there hasn't really been this sort of EMERGENCY before, a Mormon President, and what is worse, he represents THEM, maybe understandable if the Mormon was a Democrat, but no, they will have only THEMSELVES to blame, and that isn't even getting into being responsible for a Republican Mormon President that is also a LIBERAL!!!!

Now, the above is maybe a little strong, but maybe not either. The only way it will actually happen, whether they just start supporting Ron now for Republican nominee, or whether they encourage a third party run, is if it becomes a "movement", and we have all seen how movements "emerge" so quickly these days, whether it be Occupy, Arab Spring, Ron Paul ... if they (Christian Republicans) really do view Romney as an "undesirable" - then the situation may in fact be grim enough to warrant going outside of the normal flow of information.

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

Awesome, more VP bullshit.

 

[Rudeman]

The Evangelical bloc is the most overestimated and pandered to GOP faction and has been for 25-30 years. Too bad the GOP never worries about alienating/pandering to the fiscal conservative and/or Constitutionalist/limited govt blocs. It it's all about being vaguely center-right and throwing some bones to "social conservatives." And I guess ultimately the joke's on them if they are appeased by a VP choice that will not matter one bit when it comes to policy. Maybe the GOP powers understand that we limited government types aren't that gullible ( though I think some were in 2000- GWB hired/appointed a lot of libertarians)?

The Evangelicals are pretty united and they've shown that appealing to them gets you pretty far. I mean both Huckabee and Santorum came out of nowhere just because of their appeal to that bloc, obviously that can't be the only thing you offer but it does carry you. A big reason GWB won was because of the Evangelicals.

Unfortunately fiscal conservatives aren't as united and don't unite behind the fiscal conservative like Evangelicals do.

 

[BlackTerrel]

I would think that evangelicals get their political "news" from known GOP talking heads on tv or radio, not so much from their pastors. Guess we'll see..

My mom is not evangelical but she gets 90% of her news from her Church email list.