Ron Paul campaign rules out endorsing Libertarian Party nominee

[TomtheTinker]

Vote for somebody who's gonna get 2% of the vote over voting for Ron as vp would be ilogical. Your choice though..rp wont be veep candidate ne ways

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

More Ron Paul less Jesse Benton please.

Couldn't have said it better.

 

[JWZguy]

Fine with me - no point. The deck is stacked even higher against a 3rd party candidate than it is against us in the GOP (if possible.)

I've met over a thousand other RP supporters...I can't see any of them suddenly voting for Romney because of an endorsement. It's what sets us apart, too bad Jesse.

 

[surf]

Rand as VP vs Gary Johnson. that'll be a tough choice for me. like most of us here (or perhaps not), i'm a libertarian at heart.

 

[Gray Fullbuster]

I like Gary Johnson.

inb4 tons of people calling me out for liking a fiscally conservative socially tolerant guy.

 

[asurfaholic]

Forget rand, I think ron is getting set up for VP.

 

[jmdrake]

i sure do not need ron paul telling me who i will vote for. Johnson 2012 over the obama-lite!

+rep. If Jesse Benton says don't vote for Gary Johnson, I'll take that as an endorsement of Gary Johnson.

 

[playpianoking]

Fill me in - what is wrong with Jesse Benton and why does no one like him?

And imagine a Gary Johnson/Ron Paul ticket! That would get 15% and get into the debates.

 

[69360]

Rand as VP vs Gary Johnson. that'll be a tough choice for me. like most of us here (or perhaps not), i'm a libertarian at heart.

I'd pick Rand as VP.

I like Gary, no Pauls on the ballot and he has my vote.

 

[LawnWake]

Forget rand, I think ron is getting set up for VP.

This and 100 times this. Maybe not as a VP as much as an other position we'd like to see him in, but Ron's got nothing to lose. He's not gonna become president. Rand on the other hand's building up to run for president and he wouldn't let a failed campaign against Obama or failed presidency of Romney ruin his chances.

 

[Okie RP fan]

The Libertarian party seems like a joke to me, anyway.

Better in theory and ideology than our two party system, sure. But, they can't be taken seriously without real numbers and ballot access across all 50 states.

 

[DerailingDaTrain]

If Jesse convinces people in the campaign to endorse Romney. Please fire him. For the love of God just fire him.

 

[speciallyblend]

Frankly, I think Gary Johnson gets a horrible rap here, and the issues some have here with foreign policy are pretty much unfounded. I will be casting my vote for him if Ron Paul is not the GOP nominee. Even if Ron Paul was VP, I'd still vote Gary Johnson.

alot of it is the pro-life stance but most are just the purists wing of the ron paul revolution! Gary is far better then obama/romney in my book! story line 15% for gary and he will get to debate the republican and democrat on a national stage! Wanna talk about kicking the gop establishment in the balls. The same gop est that is screwing over ron paul and definetly screwed over gary johnson. Johnson/Paul or Johnson not romney or obama sounds beautiful to me and a positive and possible chance to win in a general election and keep growing the liberty movement.