Pledge to write in Dr. Paul. We go down with the ship.

[Cleaner44]

Rp08

 

[ChasieT]

If you write him in on the ballot, do you really think he'll win? Or will it put a democrat in office? Would you rather have Obama or Clinton in office than ANY of the republicans?
I'm not saying I won't write him in, I'm just curious what you guys think will happen.

 

[qh4dotcom]

If you write him in on the ballot, do you really think he'll win? Or will it put a democrat in office? Would you rather have Obama or Clinton in office than ANY of the republicans?
I'm not saying I won't write him in, I'm just curious what you guys think will happen.

The votes of Ron Paul supporters who write Ron Paul's name on the ballot are too small in number to decide the election. This isn't the 2000 election that was won by 537 votes. To them writing Ron Paul's name on the ballot is the right thing to do.

 

[ChasieT]

The votes of Ron Paul supporters who write Ron Paul's name on the ballot are too small in number to decide the election. This isn't the 2000 election that was won by 537 votes. To them writing Ron Paul's name on the ballot is the right thing to do.

No, they won't decide the election....but I think it could make a difference. I think we have no idea how close it will be. There are a lot of people who like Hillary Clinton, and a lot of people who would do anything to keep her out of office. I'm curious to see.

 

[rtil]

Never choose second best. There is no second best.

 

[Dr.3D]

In all good conscience, if I did not write in Ron Paul, I would rather not vote at all.
Why in the world would anybody vote for one of those CFR candidates?
If anything, that many write ins would make a statement as to how much people are finished with the current way things are going.

 

[NoMoreApathy]

Either there's an option to write-in or type-in RP somewhere at my precinct, or I walk out without voting.

I've never voted in my life, and I'm 27. NO ONE will get my first vote ever, besides Ron Paul.

 

[Xyrus2]

If you write him in on the ballot, do you really think he'll win? Or will it put a democrat in office? Would you rather have Obama or Clinton in office than ANY of the republicans?

You act like there is a difference.

Given the past 7 years, I do not want another Bushocrat in the office. This country simply can not take that. And unfortunately, all the other Republicans while trying to distance themselves from Bush have pretty much stated they are Bush. I would take a Democrat over any of the other RINOs we have running.

Besides, anyone paying attention to voter turnout and American opinion knows that any pro-war candidate will be annihilated. So you could ditch Paul and be a crowd follower all you want; it won't make a bit off difference.

The only republican that stands a chance is Ron Paul. Once the presidential candidates get picked you can be 100% sure that Iraq will be a major attack issue. Foreign policy, especially on Iran will come to the forefront. With Ron Paul, he could easily stand up to Clinton and Obama. With the others, they'll get obliterated. Sure the RINOs have their supporters, but going by the the turnout numbers so far the people voting democrat are easily exceeding the people voting republican. People want change, and no matter how hard the RINOs campaign I bet the majority of people just see Robot Bush, Evangelical Bush, Warmonger Bush, and Creepy Bush. And they'd be correct.

On the other hand, when people see Ron Paul they see...well...Ron Paul. That is our greatest strength in the overall scheme of things. Ron Paul isn't a Clinton Democrat and he isn't a Bush Republican. He is different. And when people finally see what he stands for, they get behind him.

I'm voting for Ron Paul no matter what. But if a democrat makes it to office, I'm ok with that.

~X~

 

[Peace&Freedom]

In all good conscience, if I did not write in Ron Paul, I would rather not vote at all.
Why in the world would anybody vote for one of those CFR candidates?
If anything, that many write ins would make a statement as to how much people are finished with the current way things are going.

+1776

 

[ChasieT]

You act like there is a difference.

Given the past 7 years, I do not want another Bushocrat in the office. This country simply can not take that. And unfortunately, all the other Republicans while trying to distance themselves from Bush have pretty much stated they are Bush. I would take a Democrat over any of the other RINOs we have running.

Besides, anyone paying attention to voter turnout and American opinion knows that any pro-war candidate will be annihilated. So you could ditch Paul and be a crowd follower all you want; it won't make a bit off difference.

The only republican that stands a chance is Ron Paul. Once the presidential candidates get picked you can be 100% sure that Iraq will be a major attack issue. Foreign policy, especially on Iran will come to the forefront. With Ron Paul, he could easily stand up to Clinton and Obama. With the others, they'll get obliterated. Sure the RINOs have their supporters, but going by the the turnout numbers so far the people voting democrat are easily exceeding the people voting republican. People want change, and no matter how hard the RINOs campaign I bet the majority of people just see Robot Bush, Evangelical Bush, Warmonger Bush, and Creepy Bush. And they'd be correct.

On the other hand, when people see Ron Paul they see...well...Ron Paul. That is our greatest strength in the overall scheme of things. Ron Paul isn't a Clinton Democrat and he isn't a Bush Republican. He is different. And when people finally see what he stands for, they get behind him.

I'm voting for Ron Paul no matter what. But if a democrat makes it to office, I'm ok with that.

~X~

Good to know your opinion, that's all I was looking for. I will most likely write him in as well, that was just a point that I wanted to knows other's opinions on. So thanks.

 

[virgil47]

I really didn't realize just how much support Hillary had on this board until now. As for voting for second best in a republican candidate what a load of BS. If RP is not nominated he is not the republican candidate at all even though we wish otherwise. Whoever is chosen by the MAJORITY of republicans is the only candidate of the republican party. The difference between most of the republican candidates and the Clintons is the difference between socialism and communism. If you don't believe that just go ahead and vote for Billary and see what happens to your freedoms. You say : what freedoms, well, how about the second amendment for one and the fourth amendment for another. As active as most of you have been on the internet think about the Clintons deciding that any computer that can access the internet should be licensed. I'm sure that you are all aware that computers can be used to incite the public to revolution. Just look at our campaign slogan. Do any of you think the licensing of computers is farfetched? If so please think again. As my grandparents used to say "do not cut off your nose to spite your face". Think, grow and adapt or become slaves. The choice is yours.

 

[Peace&Freedom]

I really didn't realize just how much support Hillary had on this board until now. As for voting for second best in a republican candidate what a load of BS. If RP is not nominated he is not the republican candidate at all even though we wish otherwise. Whoever is chosen by the MAJORITY of republicans is the only candidate of the republican party. The difference between most of the republican candidates and the Clintons is the difference between socialism and communism. If you don't believe that just go ahead and vote for Billary and see what happens to your freedoms. You say : what freedoms, well, how about the second amendment for one and the fourth amendment for another. As active as most of you have been on the internet think about the Clintons deciding that any computer that can access the internet should be licensed. I'm sure that you are all aware that computers can be used to incite the public to revolution. Just look at our campaign slogan. Do any of you think the licensing of computers is farfetched? If so please think again. As my grandparents used to say "do not cut off your nose to spite your face". Think, grow and adapt or become slaves. The choice is yours.

Since your approach involves just scaring us with the specter of Hillary, if Paul opts to take a 3rd party line WHILE STILL TRYING TO GET THE GOP NOMINATION, you should have no problem accepting the will of Republican delegates to vote for him at the convention---because unless they do, we get Hillary! There is no way a pro-war Republican is going to beat the Democrats this year. So the choice is NOT ours, it will be the convention's choice to LOSE to her, if they turn down Paul.

 

[virgil47]

If you splinter the republican party you will ensure a democratic win. Any third party candidate will only assist the democrats. The Clintons just salivate at the thought of a third party run by Ron Paul. If he does not get the nomination and his supporters decide they would rather a democrat win than any of the remaining republicans then I suspect they will get thier wish. A united front is the only possible way to keep the Clintons out of the White House. The Clintons would of course prefer to run against McCain as they would be running on essentially the same platform. They do not want to run against Romney or Paul. Huckabee et al are non contenders in my opinion. If Paul does not get the nomination and Romney does I would hope he is smart enough to accept any offer by Romney to be his running mate. The Romney/Paul ticket would simply destroy any opponent. I have come to believe that Romneys strong support of the second amendment would make him very open to Ron Pauls ideas on how to fix the economy. The differences they have on the war are pretty much a moot point as our troops are scheduled to pull out before the end of 2009. Again I remind you, if you fail to support the republican party you are guilty of aiding and abetting the democrats in thier destruction of the american way of life. They will ban firearms and they will limit our first amendment rights. I do agree that both partys are anti america however one is like jumping off a cliff and the other is like sliding down with the possibility of grabbing a hand hold. DON'T JUMP folks.

 

[ChasieT]

If you splinter the republican party you will ensure a democratic win. Any third party candidate will only assist the democrats. The Clintons just salivate at the thought of a third party run by Ron Paul. If he does not get the nomination and his supporters decide they would rather a democrat win than any of the remaining republicans then I suspect they will get thier wish. A united front is the only possible way to keep the Clintons out of the White House. The Clintons would of course prefer to run against McCain as they would be running on essentially the same platform. They do not want to run against Romney or Paul. Huckabee et al are non contenders in my opinion. If Paul does not get the nomination and Romney does I would hope he is smart enough to accept any offer by Romney to be his running mate. The Romney/Paul ticket would simply destroy any opponent. I have come to believe that Romneys strong support of the second amendment would make him very open to Ron Pauls ideas on how to fix the economy. The differences they have on the war are pretty much a moot point as our troops are scheduled to pull out before the end of 2009. Again I remind you, if you fail to support the republican party you are guilty of aiding and abetting the democrats in thier destruction of the american way of life. They will ban firearms and they will limit our first amendment rights. I do agree that both partys are anti america however one is like jumping off a cliff and the other is like sliding down with the possibility of grabbing a hand hold. DON'T JUMP folks.

A lesser of two evils. That's the problem people have, and what is debated so much. People don't want to vote for the better of two candidates, who really isn't good. But what choice is there, if that is the only option given to us?
We're also admitting that Billary will win the democratic nomination....I know I'm being naive, but I'm the only person who still thinks Obama has hope. Again, a lesser of two evils. He's not a bad guy, and he's sure as hell better than Billary. I don't agree with his stand on most issues, but he's better than Billary by MILES. If we write RP into the ballot....we really are just giving the Democrats those votes. It DOES come down to a lesser of two evils. It's a process, things don't get better in a day. Keep picking the better of two, the better of two, and hopefully, maybe, someday enough people will be open to the change that someone like RP stands for, and put them in office.

Hopefully.

 

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

If you write him in on the ballot, do you really think he'll win? Or will it put a democrat in office? Would you rather have Obama or Clinton in office than ANY of the republicans?

Why not? The republicans have made a concerted effort to ignore Paul, along with many others in that concerted effort. I won't cry for them at all. Look at how many of their candidates have laughed at Paul for being right. In fact, the sheer immaturity of that group is astounding. Look at all of these rule changes with Nevada and Louisiana. They are purposely keeping him down any way they can.

A wasted vote is voting for something you don't want. The recipient of the vote will have absolutely no incentive to change their behavior. You gave them a vote. They give your policy choices zero consideration in return. That's a waste.

As for voting for a democrat, that's the same waste.

 

[Westminster1646]

As far as I see it, this country is going down the tubes whether the Republican or Democratic candidate wins the general election. So it really becomes a matter of taste, much like going to Baskin-Robbins: Do you want your collapse topped with communism or fascism?

Some of the folks on here trying to scare us into voting for HuckleMcCainRomneyBerry use the prospect that the Republicans could lose. They assume all of us are faithful to the death as far as the GOP goes. I never understood that mind set. Even though I voted Republican for years, I decided to leave the party and not vote at all - unless it was for a third party candidate. I became convinced that the GOP did not really support their own platform.

For years, the Party has become the gatekeeper for the Democrats. The Democrats get into power and introduce new programs. Then the Republicans get in power and "domesticate" the programs. They never do anything to roll back the trends. It is almost as if there is tacit agreement between the two parties. The Democrats will bring the next strand of change and the Republicans will watch over the country until everyone gets used to the change... until it's time for the next change.

The only problem now is that the Republicans - under the direction of the neocons - are starting to introduce the new changes (homeland security, patriot act, etc.).

I have not even mentioned other concerns, such as "free trade" agreements and the CFR.

Then I saw Ron Paul, and I saw a reason to vote again.

So excuse me if I - and hundreds of thousands of others - write in Ron Paul in the general election. I am in this for good. My country is going down the tubes and -even if it does collapse - I want to express my protest of this, even if I am the only one!

Somehow, though, I know I'm not the only one.

 

[BirdsAreWild]

There will be no reason to have to write in Dr. Pauls name. Nominees for the general election ballot are NOT DETERMINED at the primary. The primary basically elects delegates to the county convention where delegates are elected to go to the state convention where they pick the delegates to got to the National Convention. WE WILL WIN THE NOMINEE POSITION if we all go vote for Dr. Paul in the local primaries and then stay active in the county and state functions. THIS IS IMPORTANT.

 

[Devil_rules_in_extremes]

I support Dr. Paul till the end.

He's a candidate that ISN'T the lesser of two evils. How can I ask for anything better? For that, Dr. Paul has my vote in the primaries, and General Election. No matter what.

 

[Melissa]

Well I am doing my best to see RP get the Repub Nom but if not I TOO will write his name in --I AM IN THIS TILL THE END even if I have to write his name in

 

[LittleLightShining]

I've been saying this for a month. I refuse to vote for any of the other candidates. They are all the same so what difference does it make. I'm voting for my candidate, Dr. Ron Paul.