What Has Happened to Ron Paul?

[Detonator]

What Has Happened to Ron Paul?

By Keith Walters Jones
Jan 14, 2008

It was supposed to be a revolution. Ron Paul was set to take America and the world by storm by winning primary after primary on his way to the White House. The supporters of the ten-term US Congressman from Texas were convinced that the money he raised would equal support at the actual ballot box. Now in the cold hard days of January, the truth has broken though.

So what has happened to Ron Paul? The answer isn't difficult; his support was never very large to begin with. It was magnified by a presence on the Internet (or the "Internets" if you prefer) and it would never push through into the real world of voting. This was never really anything more than an online revolution that could never come close to cracking the mainstream of political thought.

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This guy has quite a few articles about Ron Paul.

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[New Governor Of Alaska]

OK... And what do you think?
I actually don't see the point here.

 

[spudea]

umm 2nd in nevada, louisiana, maine, the other "front runners" dropping out...

Mr. Keith Jones doesn't know what he is talking about.

 

[Detonator]

OK... And what do you think?
I actually don't see the point here.

I think he is wrong and believe he is minimizing Ron Paul’s campaign, supporters and impact. That's pretty much the point. Furthermore; this makes me more determined to push Dr. Paul as far as possible.

 

[Danny Molina]

Here's the entire article. Don't give this guy the traffic.

What Has Happened to Ron Paul?
By Keith Walters Jones
Jan 14, 2008

It was supposed to be a revolution. Ron Paul was set to take America and the world by storm by winning primary after primary on his way to the White House. The supporters of the ten-term US Congressman from Texas were convinced that the money he raised would equal support at the actual ballot box. Now in the cold hard days of January, the truth has broken though.
What Has Happened to Ron Paul? (NBC)
What Has Happened to Ron Paul? (NBC)

So what has happened to Ron Paul? The answer isn't difficult; his support was never very large to begin with. It was magnified by a presence on the Internet (or the "Internets" if you prefer) and it would never push through into the real world of voting. This was never really anything more than an online revolution that could never come close to cracking the mainstream of political thought.

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For a dark horse candidate, he made all that he could out of his Libertarian philosophies. He brought forward a whole bunch of young folks that didn't really understand the political process and they are now excited and involved. Of course, Iowa and New Hampshire slapped many of them across the face and Michigan and New Hampshire will do the same. Come February 5 even the staunchest Paul political supporter will have to realize that it isn't going to happen.

The problem that many didn't really understand is that Paul wasn't preaching anything new. This was the same Libertarian Party line that had been regurgitated over and over in one form of another for election after election. I'm not certain why so many thought it might be "magical" this campaign season.

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There is a reason that the Libertarian Party exists in relative obscurity. Though many of us hold several of the ideas of the party dear to our hearts and believe them fully, once the movement of the fringe takes hold it is too much to bear for most people.

Many scoffed at the "mainstream" and believed they didn't need them as their man Ron Paul would rise above and dominate. They didn't believe the polls that showed little support and the true believers don't even believe the votes that have been cast at the ballot box. I'm not certain if Paul and his supporters will go away quietly, but one thing is certain, they won't win this election or even come close enough to move the political debate.

 

[rpfreedom08]

There was and is plenty of support. The problem is the establishment doesn't want him, won't give him coverage like all the other candidates and has even gone as far as to not mention ron paul at all in the days leading up to super tuesday. How can we compete with that? Simply put, we can't. The next revolution we won't play so nice.

 

[WarDog]

We are just getting started.

 

[Kade]

What Has Happened to Ron Paul?

By Keith Walters Jones
Jan 14, 2008

It was supposed to be a revolution. Ron Paul was set to take America and the world by storm by winning primary after primary on his way to the White House. The supporters of the ten-term US Congressman from Texas were convinced that the money he raised would equal support at the actual ballot box. Now in the cold hard days of January, the truth has broken though.

So what has happened to Ron Paul? The answer isn't difficult; his support was never very large to begin with. It was magnified by a presence on the Internet (or the "Internets" if you prefer) and it would never push through into the real world of voting. This was never really anything more than an online revolution that could never come close to cracking the mainstream of political thought.

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This guy has quite a few articles about Ron Paul.

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Because the revolution was online, the online version of the revolution took a shit on the people associated with it. They attacked leftist libertarians, anarchists, liberals, and hacker groups; the people who birthed the damn thing. Then it became a money grabbing venture, (anyone notice the large amounts of ads on these forums now?) and full blown censorship and disorganization followed. Now you have what you see in front of you. I was so busy fuming over getting banned originally I stopped trying to convert people. The loss of freedom was personal and I, and others, responded.

I also find it ironic that of ALL the candidates running for President, Ron Paul was the only one I never heard from... but who am I, but a denizen of the baud.

 

[Detonator]

Here's the entire article. Don't give this guy the traffic.

I would have posted the entire article, but thought it would take up to much space. I agree, don't give him the traffic.

His ramblings just pissed me off.

 

[donniedark0]

....aaaaaand absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the main stream media is shutting him out at every turn, right? Nothing to do with Ron Paul NOT compromising his integrity by being bought out by lobbyists?

To me, articles like that is a big middle finger to the people who actually respect the Constitution and Libertarian values.

 

[derdy]

That article is old news anyways.

January 14th.

 

[Truth-Bringer]

There was and is plenty of support. The problem is the establishment doesn't want him, won't give him coverage like all the other candidates and has even gone as far as to not mention ron paul at all in the days leading up to super tuesday.

Exactly. The perception of electability is very important in politics.

 

[Truth-Bringer]

Here's the entire article. Don't give this guy the traffic.

Exactly. Don't give these negative pin heads the traffic. Give the traffic to those who support Ron Paul with positive articles:

http://www.lewrockwell.com

 

[Goldwater Conservative]

How many people support any given revolution, including America's own, in the earliest days? This was not a one-man revolution, despite being named for him. He was just the one who kick-started it. We're now running people for many offices on a similar platform to Paul and are becoming active in local GOP circles. Getting 20% among young people and doing so well on the Internet is laying the groundwork for a future where those young people will be calling the shots and the Internet dominates even more than it does nowadays.

The guy writing that article would probably be proclaiming the conservative movement dead the day after the 1964 election. Not many people can see beyond what's on the surface.

 

[VoteForRonPaul]

I would have posted the entire article, but thought it would take up to much space. I agree, don't give him the traffic.

His ramblings just pissed me off.

It will be nice if you break the link in your first post!

 

[VoteForRonPaul]

We are just getting started.

Beautiful!