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

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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.

Umm Gary Johnson? Why waste your vote on Obama when you can help the LP get matching funds.

They know Ron would destroy Obama in a debate, just like he has with the rest of the Republicans.

This is why I wish he would consider a third party run. He can easily get the 15% needed to be in the debates.

 

[bunklocoempire]

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

No. I've got more respect for myself, do not condone, and will not enable abusive realtionships.

"But Mitt loves me, he always hits me with an open hand -not with a closed fist like Obama does"

 

[MozoVote]

Paul activists may glumly agree, not to put a stick in the spokes of Romney's wagon by campaigning for Johnson. Actually working for Romeny is very dubious IMO.

 

[Carlybee]

We must tar and feather the person that started this thread!

some have tried and some have cried

 

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The question then becomes, how many truly understand the message? There was a recent poll done by Rasmussen that showed somewhere close to 75% of people who identify as RP supporters will vote for one of Obama or Romney.

First off a vote for Romney would never happen. The polls only show who they would vote for Romney or Obama. The biggest part of the polls they left out was who is going to write in Paul. That would drop the poll to about 10 percent of Paul supporters voting for mitt or obama. Rasmussen polls are a joke.

 

[Jovan Galtic]

 

[anaconda]

Some will. I won't.

I'm getting the feeling that at least a few might be tempted by the Rand as VP ticket. I hope those that are tempted will rethink that silly and meaningless insult of a carrot if it comes to fruition.

 

[BSWPaulsen]

Anyone that would vote for Romney due to Rand being the VP is a traitor to the movement.

Full stop.

 

[Drex]

I will support a liberty candidate, not a banker's tool

 

[ProIndividual]

I don't understand how anybody could even ask this. No Ron Paul supporter who clearly understands his message would ever vote for Romney or Obama. There are a couple people on the fringe who may, but the vast majority would never do that.

I will..I'm voting Obama. It's game theory mathematics...the goal has to be for the Republicans to lose. If they win, we can't run a liberty candidate until 2020 or 2024. If Romney loses, we get a liberty candidate (hopefully) in 2016. I'm not setting back our movement 4-8 more years unnecessarily out of emotion...I'll hold my nose and vote against RepubliBloods (notice I didn't say "for DemoCrips").

I wish more of you could put emotion aside and just consider the mathematical facts according to game theory, and accept there is no other rational choice (strategy).

 

[papitosabe]

I am willing to bet the majority of Paul supporters will vote for Romney. Only the hard core supporters will opt for no one, write in Paul or vote for another. This idea that all Paul supporters are NOBP is simply a myth. I for one will not be voting for Romney. I've had it with the Republican Party after 20 years. They are big fat fake assholes that don't care about anything but power. They give lip service yet no action..

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

 

[69360]

I'm getting the feeling that at least a few might be tempted by the Rand as VP ticket. I hope those that are tempted will rethink that silly and meaningless insult of a carrot if it comes to fruition.

I will, not going to rethink and don't think it's meaningless. I don't really care what some people on a forum think. If he puts one of the Pauls on the ticket and they accept, I vote for him. It's vice president of the US, the second most powerful position in the country , a heartbeat away from leader of the free world.

 

[Lishy]

Obama will beat Romney, and we know it. I think people should just protest and write Paul's name in anyways.

 

[cajuncocoa]

Obama will beat Romney, and we know it. I think people should just protest and write Paul's name in anyways.

I will, and I recommend that other Paul supporters do the same.

That way, the GOP will know just how many votes it cost them to diss Ron Paul...state by state.

 

[anaconda]

I will, not going to rethink and don't think it's meaningless. I don't really care what some people on a forum think. If he puts one of the Pauls on the ticket and they accept, I vote for him. It's vice president of the US, the second most powerful position in the country , a heartbeat away from leader of the free world.

It puts the prospective leader of the Revolution in the constraints of the administration, which would make for awkward allegiances. It keeps Rand out the oval office for a generation. Maybe forever. Rand will not be able to win the white house after the damage Romney does, and the Republicans' commensurate low approval ratings. At a minimum, Rand would have to wait through a subsequent Democratic administration. This could be 2028. And, what sort of profile does Joe Biden have, as a measure of evaluating the importance of VP?

 

[69360]

It guts the progress of the liberty movement. It keeps Rand out the oval office for a generation. Maybe forever. Rand will not be able to win the white house after the damage Romney does and the Republicans' commensurate low approval ratings. At a minimum, he would have to wait through a subsequent Democratic administration. This could be 2028. And, what sort of profile does Joe Biden have, as a measure of evaluating the importance of VP?

So Rand or Ron accept the VP nomination and you know better than they do and won't vote for them. Whatever.

 

[libertarian4321]

Given a choice of Romney, Obama, or Gary Johnson (Libertarian), I'll vote for Gary Johnson.

Why would we vote for Romney?

 

[rich34]

Nope, couldn't pay me enough..

 

[anaconda]

So Rand or Ron accept the VP nomination and you know better than they do and won't vote for them. Whatever.

But why would they expect us to vote for that ticket? I mean, give me a reason. I'm all ears. The last thing most of us want is a corrupt chief executive and a big oppressive government. So why would Mitt, Ron, Rand, Doug, Jesse, The CFR, the RNC, or anyone else expect our vote? I'm not sure I'm following you. I'm not terribly comfortable voting for a corrupt administration because their VP choice "knows better" than I. There needs to be transparency in government. So, if Ron or Rand accept a VP slot and, for some reason, expect me to vote for a filthy corrupt administration, then it is incumbent upon them to explain it to me. Your "they know better" rationale is woefully underwhelming for me.

 

[cajuncocoa]

So Rand or Ron accept the VP nomination and you know better than they do and won't vote for them. Whatever.

Can't speak for Rand, but I feel 99.9999999% certain that Ron would never accept the VP position from Romney. Why? Because it would go against everything he has stood for over his 30-year career.

If Rand accepts Romney's offer, the answer would still be no...No Romney, not ever.