The implications of Ron Paul outlasting the Huckster and McCain are mindboggling

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linusPAULing

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Finally, a debate worth watching!

If we can keep these money bombs coming, that just might happen.
 
A lot of people talk bad about money bombs like we shouldn't do them anymore... Well look, they are an old idea, but they are still working to some degree. It doesn't take too much focus off canvassing, so I think we should keep the money bombs going.
 
I would rather see it down to McCain and Paul rather than Romney and Paul.

McCain is a complete fool and that would be quickly evident in a one on one with just them.

Romney has the looks and is smart enough that I think he could dance around Paul's message and give RP a serious debate. So I hope Tuesday obviously doesnt give McCain enough delegates to win it all, but I hope he gets enough to discourage Romney into quitting.
 
Romney would be a tougher nut to crack on the economy as well. He knows a lot about business and most likely about economics at large, so he could counter any of RP's points with BS much easier than McCain can.
 
Original_Intent said:
I would rather see it down to McCain and Paul rather than Romney and Paul.
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So would I... I just think McCain is likely to run out of money before Romney. Also, for some reason, Romney somehow keep's beating the exit polls. He has the most amazing luck that way :)

If McCain doesn't do well on Tuesday, money is going to be hard to come by.


Original_Intent said:
McCain is a complete fool and that would be quickly evident in a one on one with just them.


Romney has the looks and is smart enough that I think he could dance around Paul's message and give RP a serious debate. So I hope Tuesday obviously doesnt give McCain enough delegates to win it all, but I hope he gets enough to discourage Romney into quitting.
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I guess Romney is smart enough. He still talks too much to say too little imo, at least in the debates. He wouldn't be able to get away with that if he were debating RP... he'd have to start talking about the real issues. I think it remains to be seen if he's up to it.
 
McCain would be easier to beat than Romney.

McCain is a warmongering idiot who can't contain his temper and would be incapable of any kind of diplomatic intentions, not to mention since he still uses words like "gook" in his speech he is going to get the rap of a racist quickly.

Romney on the other hand is an intelligent lying business man with the devil's grin and wavy hair to boot. Much more of a threat, and much harder to attack.

Mitt is a guy that the base would settle for, unfortunately. McCain on the other hand has those people who absolutely hate him and will never vote for him no matter what, just like Clinton (which is why we want Clinton to win against Obama, she'll be easier to take down).
 
You guys, money doesn't matter now. All that has to happen is for one candidate to clearly devour the Super Tuesday states. If a single candidate comes out on top at that point, they don't have to spend another red cent. All they have to do is let everyone else drop out and take a bow. Super Tuesday is important. It will define how long this race will last. If it turns out ~1/3 Romney, ~1/3 McCain, ~1/3 Huckabee, and a few Paul states, then that would be AWESOME because it means the race is still on. And then at that point money matters again. The absolute WORST thing for us would be for one candidate to sweep all the states. Even if Paul doesn't outright win any states (but just peels off some delegates), we still want the others to do about equally well. This way, we can stay in it, because the others have to stay in it.
 
Fortunately, looking at things like Yahoo! buzz and whatnot shows the interest in different candidates amongst the different states. I think it will split things up nicely, and if RP takes a few states we're in this for the gold.
 
dt_ said:
McCain won't drop out. He's the frontrunner.
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If McCain and Romney go head to head in the next few primaries, Romney will likely win the war of attrition imo because of his money.

Really, though, my main point is that if RP can last to the final 2, the main stream media will fall into total chaos. They will not be able to prevent him from speaking.

And with Romney and McCain battling for the same delegates, and RP standing alone with the ENORMOUS grassroots support, this could happen.
 
linusPAULing said:
So would I... I just think McCain is likely to run out of money before Romney. Also, for some reason, Romney somehow keep's beating the exit polls. He has the most amazing luck that way :)
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Didn't McCain just raise $7 million in the first three weeks of January? Unfortunately, the more momentum he has, the more he'll receive from big donors. As for Romney's amazing luck, it's really no wonder since his perceived opponent is McCain --- a faux conservative if there ever was one. We need Ron Paul to do well on Super Tuesday to give us some breathing room, and to encourage people to help us outlast the other candidates.
 
be prepared! when it's ron vs. romney, romney will refuse to debate paul and not risk giving him any coverage. they will declare victory. just be ready for it
 
zebov said:
You guys, money doesn't matter now. All that has to happen is for one candidate to clearly devour the Super Tuesday states. If a single candidate comes out on top at that point, they don't have to spend another red cent. All they have to do is let everyone else drop out and take a bow. Super Tuesday is important. It will define how long this race will last. If it turns out ~1/3 Romney, ~1/3 McCain, ~1/3 Huckabee, and a few Paul states, then that would be AWESOME because it means the race is still on. And then at that point money matters again. The absolute WORST thing for us would be for one candidate to sweep all the states. Even if Paul doesn't outright win any states (but just peels off some delegates), we still want the others to do about equally well. This way, we can stay in it, because the others have to stay in it.
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Well, if no one is a clear winner after Super Tuesday, I think RP will still have to make enormous amounts of money to stay in it.... it is absolutely essential to compete with the media blackout.
 
lasenorita said:
Didn't McCain just raise $7 million in the first three weeks of January? Unfortunately, the more momentum he has, the more he'll receive from big donors. As for Romney's amazing luck, it's really no wonder since his perceived opponent is McCain --- a faux conservative if there ever was one. We need Ron Paul to do well on Super Tuesday to give us some breathing room, and to encourage people to help us outlast the other candidates.
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He apparently did make a ton of money after NH, but he started out Q1 in much worse shape than Romney. If McCain keeps clearing beating Romney, then sure, he'll continue making a lot of money. If McCain goes head to head with Romney, people won't want to waste their money on McCain by competing with Romney's war chest.
 
cheese said:
be prepared! when it's ron vs. romney, romney will refuse to debate paul and not risk giving him any coverage. they will declare victory. just be ready for it
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That's an interesting thought... the media would probably allow him to get away with it.
 
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