Sen. DeMint: 'I really don't want Ron Paul to drop out'

[bobbyw24]

South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint told The Daily Caller that he doesn’t want Texas Rep. Ron Paul to drop out of the presidential race — at least not quite yet.

“I really don’t want Ron Paul to drop out until whoever our front-runner is is collecting some of the ideas that he’s talking about,” DeMint, who recently predicted Mitt Romney would win the Jan. 21 South Carolina primary, said when TheDC asked if it was time for other GOP presidential contenders to drop out and support the former Massachusetts governor.

“Ron Paul is right on the fact that we’ve got an out of control and unaccountable Federal Reserve that is eventually going to create a major crisis,” said DeMint. “He’s also right in the importance of individual liberty and the whole constitutional limited government. And more of our candidates need to incorporate that.”

DeMint, a tea party favorite, suggested that Paul may be in the race just to push the other candidates to adopt some of his libertarian ideas, not necessarily to win.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/12/sen-demint-i-really-dont-want-ron-paul-to-drop-out/#ixzz1jFI5YbWY

 

[jax]

You know what, f him. Have damn backbone. He's saying he supporrs ron but can't support him so lets put another face on his ideals. Punk in my opinion

 

[newyearsrevolution08]

He was just on fox talking up Ron Paul aswell. He talked him up so much they were like " you aren't endorsing ron paul or anything though right?" LOL.

Come on Demint, all you have that YOU and other christians have problems with is the foreign policy. We CAN'T afford nation building and foreign aid SO it MUST STOP, what fiscal conservative CAN'T see this!

 

[sirgonzo420]

DeMint is kinda bein' a little bitch.

 

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

The question isn't whether Paul will support the nominee, it's whether the GOP will support Paul as the nominee.

 

[Student Of Paulism]

Uhhgg. Sounds to me like he is trying to create hybrids with the other candidates based on accepting Ron's message, so they will be more like him and become more acceptable, and basically phase out Ron Kinda like some reverse strategy effect. And the last part there about trying to get them in his direction and not really running to win is ridiculous. He wouldn't be in the race if he wasn't wanting to be the next president, that's the obvious reason why someone runs in the first place, sheesh.

 

[bobbyw24]

The question isn't whether Paul will support the nominee, it's whether the GOP will support Paul as the nominee.

Bingo

 

[Muwahid]

DeMint needs to endorse Paul, that would be a great boost.

 

[rprprs]

“I don’t agree with Ron Paul on foreign policy and his disengagement around the world, but we’re going to end up where he is because we don’t have any money,” DeMint said.

Isn't that EXACTLY like what Ron has been saying FOREVER. It's the bottom line that Ron ALWAYS tags on to his foreign policy argument.

Cognitive dissonance at it's finest.

 

[bobbyw24]

Isn't that EXACTLY like what Ron has been saying FOREVER. It's the bottom line that Ron ALWAYS tags on to his foreign policy argument.

Cognitive dissonance at it's finest.

Yup

 

[tsetsefly]

Screw Demint, he doesn't have the balls to come out and endorse him because of what it would mean with the GOP establishment... That or he wants some love from RP fans...

 

[messana]

When his latest book is titled Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse, not endorsing Ron would be a really stupid idea.

 

[TheState]

Man, this is like the 3rd thread I've seen of people bashing Demint b/c he said NICE things about Paul.

 

[bobbyw24]

Man, this is like the 3rd thread I've seen of people bashing Demint b/c he said NICE things about Paul.

C'mon this is the "No One But Paul" crowd what do you expect?

 

[Tod]

That is so aggrevating.....these people are something else. I'm seeing a lot of the same sort of talk on Tea Party facebook pages. They REALLY don't want to support Ron Paul.

 

[The Goat]

Lets face it ya'll, We are the only ones listening to this from DeMint. All this is is him trying to court our vote into the Republican establishment.

DeMint's advisers are lining up behind Romney. He said that he thinks Romney will win SC.

No one but Paul!

Quit wasting our time on Dumint.

 

[bobbyw24]

Lets face it ya'll, We are the only ones listening to this from DeMint. All this is is him trying to court our vote into the Republican establishment.

Damn--Another Conspiracy?? Will it ever end?

 

[bobbyw24]

Lets face it ya'll, We are the only ones listening to this from DeMint. All this is is him trying to court our vote into the Republican establishment.

DeMint's advisers are lining up behind Romney. He said that he thinks Romney will win SC.

No one but Paul!

Quit wasting our time on Dumint.

Ron Paul: How Badly does GOP Need his Voters? -

http://goo.gl/mTeoJ

 

[Cyberbrain]

Just another opportunist like Sarah Palin. They just want to put their face on the liberty movement and then attempt to hijack it for their own benefit once the primaries are over without taking any of the risk of doing something like endorsing Paul. I'm not falling for it.

 

[bobbyw24]

Just another opportunist like Sarah Palin. They just want to put their face on the liberty movement and then attempt to hijack it for their own benefit once the primaries are over without taking any of the risk of doing something like endorsing Paul. I'm not falling for it.

Would you say that Palin and DeMint have more clout or power int he GOP than Paul?