Via POLITICO's Juana Summers, the Ron Paul vote is not going ignored by the Republican ticket:
During a campaign event in Lima, Ohio Monday, Paul Ryan made his pitch to voters who supported Ron Paul during the Republican presidential primary, saying if they don't want a second-term Obama presidency they should back the Republican presidential ticket, not vote for Paul or third-party candidates.
Ryan's comments came in response to a question from an attendee who asked Ryan why he and other libertarians should vote for Romney and Ryan, as opposed to "not say Libertarian or Vermin Supreme and the Pony Party?"
"Do you want Barack Obama to be re-elected? Then don't vote for Ron Paul," Ryan said, to cheers from attendees.
Ryan added that he considers Paul – who has not endorsed the GOP presidential ticke – a friend, and that there are "many things that Ron has championed that I am a big believer in, especially liberty and sound money."
"Look at where we are, and this is where we all see eye to eye," Ryan said. "We believe in limited government and economic freedom. We believe in pro-growth policies that say you keep your money in your family's budget, in your family's business instead of sending it to Washington in the first place. That creates prosperity, freedom and jobs."
Ryan also praised Paul's long crusade against the Federal Reserve.
"On an issue where Ron has been particularly explicit, the Federal Reserve is yet again trying to bail out the fact that Obama, President Obama has failed on fiscal policy," Ryan said. "All of this money printing, which is coming from the Federal Reserve, risks debasing our currency. It risks undermining the value of our dollar, it risks increasing prices on things like food and gas. And among the things that the government can do to harm its people, one of the worst things is to debase its currency. "
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson has been the third-party candidate making the biggest push for the Ron Paul vote, and his presence on the ticket in some states, like in the mountain west (looking at you, Colorado) could shave off enough votes to help tip the scales.
www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/paul-ryan-pitches-the-ron-paul-vote-136546.html
During a campaign event in Lima, Ohio Monday, Paul Ryan made his pitch to voters who supported Ron Paul during the Republican presidential primary, saying if they don't want a second-term Obama presidency they should back the Republican presidential ticket, not vote for Paul or third-party candidates.
Ryan's comments came in response to a question from an attendee who asked Ryan why he and other libertarians should vote for Romney and Ryan, as opposed to "not say Libertarian or Vermin Supreme and the Pony Party?"
"Do you want Barack Obama to be re-elected? Then don't vote for Ron Paul," Ryan said, to cheers from attendees.
Ryan added that he considers Paul – who has not endorsed the GOP presidential ticke – a friend, and that there are "many things that Ron has championed that I am a big believer in, especially liberty and sound money."
"Look at where we are, and this is where we all see eye to eye," Ryan said. "We believe in limited government and economic freedom. We believe in pro-growth policies that say you keep your money in your family's budget, in your family's business instead of sending it to Washington in the first place. That creates prosperity, freedom and jobs."
Ryan also praised Paul's long crusade against the Federal Reserve.
"On an issue where Ron has been particularly explicit, the Federal Reserve is yet again trying to bail out the fact that Obama, President Obama has failed on fiscal policy," Ryan said. "All of this money printing, which is coming from the Federal Reserve, risks debasing our currency. It risks undermining the value of our dollar, it risks increasing prices on things like food and gas. And among the things that the government can do to harm its people, one of the worst things is to debase its currency. "
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson has been the third-party candidate making the biggest push for the Ron Paul vote, and his presence on the ticket in some states, like in the mountain west (looking at you, Colorado) could shave off enough votes to help tip the scales.
www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/paul-ryan-pitches-the-ron-paul-vote-136546.html
