Source Close to Ron Says it's Possible he Could Still be Swayed to Run 3rd Party.......

[FSP-Rebel]

Aw hell no. I can not believe I didn't see this thread coming a mile away.

 

[wgadget]

Well, it is AFTER the convention.

We are consummate dreamers. Ron said he might run third party if the economy is in the toilet.

He could be the only NON-KEYNESIAN to run, not to mention the only candidate that cares a whit about our Constitution.

 

[wgadget]

From Huffington Post dated January 2012: LATER HAS ARRIVED.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/06/ron-paul-2012_n_1190427.html

 

[Peace&Freedom]

So, ummm....You haven't read the entire thread?

We have an answer to all your objections.

As I said, I could be wrong. But September 1 is awful late in the game for Paul to reverse himself, given his repeated stance all year, and the more optimal victory scenario I proposed about him running third party in '16 while Rand runs in the GOP, as a kind of 1-2 punch for liberty.

 

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

I'd welcome it, and work harder than I did in 2008.

 

[wgadget]

As I said, I could be wrong. But September 1 is awful late in the game for Paul to reverse himself, given his repeated stance all year, and the more optimal victory scenario I proposed about him running third party in '16 while Rand runs in the GOP, as a kind of 1-2 punch for liberty.

Come on...He'll be 81 in 2016! That's ridiculous.

 

[liveandletlive]

jeez....people need to move the F on already.

I see Ron, he looks tired to me compared to the start of the campaign last year, the man deserves to rest

 

[sailingaway]

Aw hell no. I can not believe I didn't see this thread coming a mile away.

Matt came on here and started a thread about 'what do you think Ron will 'announce' on Leno'. Until then no one really was thinking anything but 'oh, good, Ron's getting more coverage about the RNC'.

I'd love it if Ron ran independent, to show the RNC they went too far, but I don't think he's interested in doing that. I'd love to be wrong, though.

 

[wgadget]

I don't see why he wouldn't:

1. He tried it in 1988, and found out that it's impossible with the rigged system. Today, he has MUCH MORE CLOUT, the economy is failing, and the rigged system is a major factor in deposing it. More people are aware of what's going on because of the internet.

2. In 2008, he endorsed all the third parties.

3. His fight is with the Federal Reserve and all the crookedness that goes along with it, including the political system. What better way to screw them, and it would be perfectly within the bounds of morality, considering the way the GOP screwed him.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[ChrisDixon]

 

[eleganz]

Look people, to put it simply.

BEFORE, it was a fantasy for Ron to run third party, now it is a slight possibility. We have a near 5 year DailyPaul veteran telling us his sources close to Ron says he wants to run but is afraid the grassroots won't get behind him all the way. That is enough for me to TRY.

If it isn't enough for you to TRY, then go campaign for GJ or Romney or whoever the hell you want.

 

[tuggy24g]

If I am not mistaken I thought Ron Paul could not be on all ballots since there is a loser law. If you do not win the nomination then you can not run in another party to try to get to be president or something like that. So Ron Paul could not be in all 50 states.

 

[torchbearer]

If I am not mistaken I thought Ron Paul could not be on all ballots since there is a loser law. If you do not win the nomination then you can not run in another party to try to get to be president or something like that. So Ron Paul could not be in all 50 states.

the presidential election is different since ron paul isn't the one of the ballot, it is electors who state they will vote for him.

 

[Jordan Liberty]

If this is true and Dr. Paul is only reluctant because he doubts the support of the grassroots then he should doubt no more. We are behind him 100%. Maybe this whole ordeal with the RNC sparked a fire in him. A Libertarian ticket of Paul/Johnson would be amazing. But seeing how the establishment elite blocked Dr. Paul from competing in the primaries what makes you think he has a better shot at the general? I could see Dr. Paul easily polling at 15% or higher but still not being invited to the debates. The establishment and media just don't want this message to catch fire.

 

[JK/SEA]

OK..fine and dandy, but how will this work in my State of Washington. Sore loser law applies here.

 

[torchbearer]

OK..fine and dandy, but how will this work in my State of Washington. Sore loser law applies here.

the electors on your ballot have not ran in the primary.

 

[rideurlightning]

Is the inside source a billionaire?

Still hoping...

 

[ShaneEnochs]

Matt came on here and started a thread about 'what do you think Ron will 'announce' on Leno'. Until then no one really was thinking anything but 'oh, good, Ron's getting more coverage about the RNC'.

I'd love it if Ron ran independent, to show the RNC they went too far, but I don't think he's interested in doing that. I'd love to be wrong, though.

Remember how he came in and said that Ron had a big announcement on Stossel and there was no such thing?

 

[sailingaway]

If I am not mistaken I thought Ron Paul could not be on all ballots since there is a loser law. If you do not win the nomination then you can not run in another party to try to get to be president or something like that. So Ron Paul could not be in all 50 states.

I don't think Ron is going to run independent, however it doesn't matter if he is on 50 states or not. We aren't a party trying to maintain ballot access, we'd be getting him in the debates, and willing to do a write in campaign if he couldn't make the ballot, I should think, even if we weren't voting for electors, rather than the candidate. Some states have found sore loser laws unconstitutional as they apply to presidential candidates.

 

[sailingaway]

Remember how he came in and said that Ron had a big announcement on Stossel and there was no such thing?

Matt has kind of a history of that sort of thing that goes back way before this campaign. Someone should bump a certain thread in hot topics....