Ron Paul Campaign Rejects Trump Iowa Debate

[Dianne]

They already said there would be 'other personages of note' at the moderator table. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a Kardashian.

LMAO

 

[LisaNY]

Thank you Ron and Campaign for making this decision!!!!!

I was hoping and praying you would skip this FARCE.

 

[Dianne]

Anybody who thinks this was a mistake, take a look at how Politico summed it up. They're not known for being Paul supporters.

Dr. Paul knocks it out of the park again!

Wow, Huntsman deserves big kudos for that. Is Huntsman going to also sit out that crooked Israel GOP thing as well?

 

[WIwarrior]

Smart move by Ron. This gives us possitive coverage as the debate is already looked at as a joke. When the debate is held, it will look like a clown party and Paul will be praised for not attending. This campaign is making all the right moves.

 

[Dianne]

Reading the Politico coverage, it was the correct decision for Paul.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/69687.html

Says:

Ron Paul camp: Donald Trump debate "beneath the office of the Presidency"

I think that makes Ron Paul look very Presidential.

 

[outspoken]

Ron Paul should run a simultaneous webcast answering questions from call in's or from respectable commentators. I think this is a brilliant move and will attract more attention than 89 seconds from Trump. Well played RP!!

 

[Sola_Fide]

Ron Paul should run a simultaneous webcast answering questions from call in's or from respectable commentators. I think this is a brilliant move and will attract more attention than 89 seconds from Trump. Well played RP!!

I agree. Ron should call some competing attention to his campaign at this time.

 

[LisaNY]

I'd be nice if the peeps in Iowa could hold a pre-caucus rally for Ron that night.

 

[Dianne]

Ron Paul should run a simultaneous webcast answering questions from call in's or from respectable commentators. I think this is a brilliant move and will attract more attention than 89 seconds from Trump. Well played RP!!

Great idea !!!! Only thing I wish he would have done is announce this Monday... you know how poor the weekend news cycle is. Wonder if Muckabe will ask him about it tonight.

 

[thehungarian]

Ron Paul should run a simultaneous webcast answering questions from call in's or from respectable commentators. I think this is a brilliant move and will attract more attention than 89 seconds from Trump. Well played RP!!

I like this idea. Have some sort of alternate event.

 

[WIwarrior]

So far the comments are almost all POSITIVE for Ron's decision to not attend. I just checked CNN, Politico, USA Today. We did good!

 

[LEK]

Perhaps Ron Paul's decision will influence the some of the others...they do seem to like to copy him...because he is a leader.

 

[teacherone]

dumb decision.

it's kinda like refusing to shake someone's hand.

 

[Delivered4000]

It was an obvious establishment trap

 

[Original_Intent]

No, it is a good call. We have a frontrunner OPTING OUT of attending. That will generate more attention and he will get more time to talk about that decision than he would have gotten in the debate.

The press release was pitch perfect. The fact that he essentially called Trump a clown was right on the money. I would be surprised if Ron did not score an hour or more worth of interviews over this decision.

 

[WIwarrior]

dumb decision.

it's kinda like refusing to shake someone's hand.

Refusing to shake someone's hand who spit in it right before they held it out to you.

 

[Tina]

I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. Trump is a "circus" type choice, and has already gone on the record saying Ron Paul has no chance to win; which makes him bias at the very least.

One thing for sure though !!!! Every Ron Paul supporter in the world should boycott the debate, leave their television and internet streams off; and hope their ratings go down the drain.

You bet! It will be a ratings flop without Paul supporters.

 

[thehungarian]

No, it is a good call. We have a frontrunner OPTING OUT of attending. That will generate more attention and he will get more time to talk about that decision than he would have gotten in the debate.

The press release was pitch perfect. The fact that he essentially called Trump a clown was right on the money. I would be surprised if Ron did not score an hour or more worth of interviews over this decision.

Word. Isn't he going on one of the Sunday talk shows? No doubt they'll ask him about it then.

 

[satchelmcqueen]

could the campaign have ron and huntsman debate the same day somewhere else, or maybe just have a 1-2hr chat with america separately? or ron just doing his own show.

 

[specsaregood]

I think he should have gone...it's being held in Iowa right before the Iowa caucus. Iowa voters need to hear his message. I don't see any difference between this debate and the others he has participated in. They're all a joke.

some were claiming it was a mistake to skip the "twitter debate" as well. it wasn't.