Ron Threatens Independent Run Tonight. An Offer Mitt Can't Refuse

[AlexMerced]

I'd vote for Mitt/Paul ticket cause I know Paul would negotiate a severe chunk of his foreign policy for sucha ticket to happen. Unless a candidate is willing to make serious concession on foreign poliyc, Ron paul will not be their VP.

If this were to happen, knowing that, I could vote for the ticket.

 

[dvictr]

well the mormons wont approve of legalizing marijuana

 

[MayTheRonBeWithYou]

If they refuse him the Vice Presidency, the GOP will be brought to destruction. It's up to them.

Imagine if RP did get into the White House as VP... that would be HUGE for the liberty movement. I for one would be in DC for Ron's Inauguration as Vice President!

Mitt is Ron's intellectual inferior, so Ron could have a lot of influence over him. Mitt has already mentioned that he might look at bringing troops home from Korea, Japan, etc. On monetary issues, Ron can school him. And think of how good it would be to RP in the White House on issues like the Patriot Act. He could have enormous impact.

 

[UtahApocalypse]

well the mormons wont approve of legalizing marijuana

and the states can make laws against it.

 

[Delaware]

Ron Paul can get the VP slot so it would be Romney/Paul, then we take over congress during the election. We have considerable pull.

 

[V4Vendetta]

that will never happen!

Ron is not going to sell himself like that.

How about this..... Ron run as an independent, destroys the GOP once and for all..... GOP goes the way of the WHIGS

 

[JMO]

I believe Ron Paul has stated he won't be the VP of any candidate unless they share his views. He also made the point he doesn't think any of them would ask him.

 

[AlexMerced]

yeah, even RP as VP would really help rally people around the cause, we'd get a lot of crossover from all the peope who havn't embraced us yet

 

[Danny Molina]

T...nt.

Vanned!

 

[Xyrus2]

It looks like the party is about to get behind Romney in a major way. Watch and see.

If this happens, Rudy and Huckleberry Hound are out immediately. McCain gets his ass handed to him on Feb 5 and drops out. All that's left is Ron and Mitt.

At this point, RP sits down with Mitt and says: Give me the VP slot or I run independent and you lose the White House.

Ron can bring the four things Mitt and the GOP need: Young people new to the party, MONEY, grassroots enthusiasm, and appeal with independents.

If Romney refuses to give RP the Vice Presidency, we run independent and teach the GOP a lesson they will never forget.

Ron Paul is the only candidate that has a snowball's chance to defeat a democrat for president because of the war issue. No pro-war candidate can win.

The anti-war sentiment is very strong. The democrats are outpolling the republicans by a far margin. This will carry over to the presidential election, probably more so.

The Bush-Cheney crew has left a taste so bad in America's mouth that any republican that even has the slightest taint of neo-con will be ripped to shreds in a national election.

Ron Paul has to win the nomination. Anyone else and it will be a Ronald Regan vs. Walter Mondale type of slaughter, except this time the democrats will be the ones leading the slaughter.

I think some on here underestimate the sheer loathing of the "Republican" title that has developed over these past years. I should know. I was a Democrat until Ron Paul. The stigma out there right now, even in moderates, is that we cannot have another Bush-Cheney in the white house. If that means voting democrat then so be it.

In a lot of people's minds, anything is better than Bush and the Republican name is associated with that. Unfortunate but true. The other candidates cater to his policies, a.k.a political suicide. Any republican candidate is going to spending ALOT of time just trying to undo that damage (but they won't because they believe in it). Ron Paul is unique in that, he never really supported any of his policies. He is the anti-Bush of the crew, and that would give him an advantage as he is more anti-Bush than even the democrats are.

This is just my opinion though. But realistically there is no way any republican can win the presidency unless that republican is Ron Paul.

That still does not sway my dedication. In the event that Ron Paul loses the nomination, I will still be writing him in.

~X~

 

[nodope0695]

Folks....can we please focus on WINNING? Why not Ron asking Mitt to be HIS vp?

 

[PimpBlimp]

that will never happen!

Ron is not going to sell himself like that.

How about this..... Ron run as an independent, destroys the GOP once and for all..... GOP goes the way of the WHIGS

The democrats winning and becoming THE predominate government force is not acceptable.

We would fall into fascism faster than we are now with G Dub

 

[FreestarMediaDotCom]

Then Ron's only official duty will be to attend funerals and break tie votes. Look at the Constitution. However, we could encourage President Romney to try rock climbing, sky diving, and take many visits to war zones...then Ron might be able to do some good.

 

[slamhead]

All I know is we have to start getting the word out to the media that RP supporters will not support the republican party....RP does not have to run third party to upset their chances.

 

[AlexMerced]

The democrats winning and becoming THE predominate government force is not acceptable.

We would fall into fascism faster than we are now with G Dub

it'd happen either way, but if the republicans wins they'll keep doing the same. A dem administration may suck, but it'll force the GOP to finally re-embrace their roots.

If something doesn't stand on it's foundation, it can't stand at all.

 

[fedup100]

No, Ron Paul is to old to be stored away as VP a do nothing office to make sure he dies or is killed before he could help us....I say hell no!!

I fit comes to that Romney can be VP, Maybe!

 

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It is naive to think that any of the other candidates would pick RP as a running mate. A Libertarian will never be given access to the White House and be one heart attack away from the Oval Office. Get it through your head, it ain't gonna' happen. Why do you think the LP & CP are always locked out of the process to begin with? A true Constitutionalist has not had a shot at the White House in a really long time. If Ron Paul were to win enough delegates to steal the nomination, a popular neo-conservative would rise from the darkness and be cast as the Independent vote splitter for the Republican Party to ensure that Ron Paul is defeated. It matters not which party wins, as long as it's a big government globalist Democrat or a big government globalist Republican. It's one party with two faces. The only way the rEVOLution succeeds is if Ron Paul wins as President under whatever label that ends up being.

 

[rockandrollsouls]

Absolutely not. It's all or nothing people. Spread the word, get the news out, and by the time the general election comes Doctor Paul's message will be unstoppable

 

[[email protected]]

Absolutely not. It's all or nothing people. Spread the word, get the news out, and by the time the general election comes Doctor Paul's message will be unstoppable

Exactly.

 

[hyoomen]

Interesting thought, but I'd prefer to either write in RP or move to a nation with a freer economy.

While I could see it being a potentially excellent ticket in terms of what they pool together, I think the only part that has cured our apathy about this whole election is that Ron Paul is so refreshing, honest, and freedom-loving. Pairing him with any of his competitors would effectively counteract RP's greatness.

RP 4 VP IS NO RP AT ALL.