Ron Paul: Will His Supporters Jump Onto the Romney Bandwagon?

[Lucille]

Doherty linked to this (and another) thread today in his RP Roundup.

*At the Ron Paul Forums, Paul partisans say: No Romney. And also, that they are still trying to make sure Paul wins.

 

[D.A.S.]

Unfortunately, Ron Paul's soft support still don't want to see a second term of Obama, so they will jump on the Romney wagon to try and unseat Obama. Those who are true Ron Paul supporters that understand the reason and the principle behind Ron Paul's stances on issues will never vote for Romney. I certainly won't be voting for Romney (right now, I'm being pummeled by "Elect Romney" phone calls and expensive Romney brochures in the mail in NJ), but too many people are still stuck in "anybody-but-Obama" mode, some of which have supported Paul.

 

[TER]

If Ron Paul does not win or is not allowed to win, you will express your commitment by typing in larger, bolder font?

lol. It seems you missed the joke.

 

[justatrey]

Romney = Obama

There is no lesser of two evils. You want warmongering banker-owned puppet R or warmongering banker-owned puppet D? A Romney vs. Obama election is meaningless.

NO ONE BUT PAUL

 

[Liberty74]

so if Repulicans are fake assholes, what are democrats? they are one in the same... left/right paradigm...don't fall for it..

I mean fake by claiming to be for smaller govt and claiming they support the Bill of Rights. Democrats never really claim such views so it's hard to call them fakes. They are simply traitors and criminals by default.

You are right, the two party criminal system is one in the same behind the curtain. For some reason the surface rhetoric matters most and that is how the people are fooled. It's why I support an Indy Liberty movement to unite the people against the establishment of both parties.

 

[TruckinMike]

If the NO ONE BUT PAUL gesture is not spectacular for YOU, how/why would it impress THEM?

First the soap Box (check)
then the ballet box (check)
then the ammo box...

 

[libertygrl]

ME VOTE FOR ROMNEY????

 

[Carlybee]

I mean fake by claiming to be for smaller govt and claiming they support the Bill of Rights. Democrats never really claim such views so it's hard to call them fakes. They are simply traitors and criminals by default.

You are right, the two party criminal system is one in the same behind the curtain. For some reason the surface rhetoric matters most and that is how the people are fooled. It's why I support an Indy Liberty movement to unite the people against the establishment of both parties.

Hard to call Dems fake? I beg to differ. Obama claiming to be for gay marriage after he said he wasn't ..all for political points. Dems who were anti-war when Bush was doing but now for war when their side is doing it. List goes on. Both sides are hypocrites.

 

[porchdog]

Sorry we wont vote for mittens or oblabla..................... not now not ever........

 

[porchdog]

I am not sure you can write in a candidate with the electronic voting machines, that being the case I will surely be voting libretarian.

 

[Voluntary Man]

More like...

Ron Paul supporters jump on the Obama bandwagon so that the Republican Party can once again LEARN their lesson for nominating another moderate. Plus, once Obama wins we will have another shot for a liberty candidate (Rand?) in 2016.

since there isn't a dime's worth of difference between Obamney, you're correct: it's far more likely that Paul loyalists (regardless of orders from headquarters) will punish the neocon party machine in the manner that will produce the most bang for the buck.

 

[89vision]

 

[sailingaway]

Romney bandwagon ^^

 

[eleganz]

12 pages of Ron Paul supporters going to the dark side. And you guys wonder why were so disorganized and not getting things done.

 

[Mises_to_Paul]

First off all, what bandwagon? Romney supporters have all the energy and gusto of a sleep-deprived teenager waking up at 6 to go to school.

Second, if there is any flipping of a vote from Paul to Romney, the person was never a true supporter in the first place (possible exception if Paul was made the VP, but that will never happen).

 

[Carlybee]

12 pages of Ron Paul supporters going to the dark side. And you guys wonder why were so disorganized and not getting things done.

No one but Paul is the dark side? You sure have a talent for blaming things on those you disagree with.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Watch for the Wobblies to come out in force as November gets closer.

It was hysterical to watch in 2008.

No One But Paul

 

[Anti Federalist]

They Just Don't Get It!

Posted by Butler Shaffer on May 18, 2012 12:14 PM

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/112339.html

Lew: This anti-Ron Paul Salon article by Alex Pareene reflects the mindset that attends members of the establishment media generally: the belief that Ron's political campaign — like everything else in our institutionalized world — is run from the top-down. The question "What will he do with his delegates?" totally misses the decentralist nature of what drives the Paulians. Pareene is still living in the Lyndon Johnson/Richard Nixon/Kennedy family era when delegates and other supporters were treated as fungible resources or Monopoly-game board pieces to be traded or moved at the will of the player. The Paul delegates are not "his" to be disposed of as suits his personal interests. Ron can no more "deliver" the delegates or the voters who support his policies than could George W. Bush or Barack Obama "free" the people of Tibet with an executive order!

In contrast with the politically-ambitious who parade, proselytize, and otherwise pimp on behalf of one or the other franchise of the establishment's political racket, the dedicated Paul supporters are reminiscent of the classic Thoreau observation: "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer." These predominantly young men and women are akin to Albert Jay Nock's "Remnant," who are not to be found by others, but who will seek out those who share their dispositions. Following the collapse of the civilization, they will help to "build up a new society" founded upon "the august order of nature." Ron has not found these people; they have found him. They will go not where he directs, but to where their individually-directed judgments take them. These are the people who have already grown tired of being "delivered" by others to purposes not of their own making, and are demanding a world organized on the premises of peace and liberty. This is what scares the hell out of all who feed from the corporate-state trough.

 

[anewvoice]

Dumb question, there's no such thing as a Romney bandwagon.

 

[anaconda]

They can accept VP without endorsing all his policy. The VP in lockstep with the president on policy is a recent development in this country, we have a history of opposition VP's.

I could go for an extreme opposition VP. Like ripping on the President every day in the media. That might work.

McCain was better in the past,

Keating 5?