Who Dresses Ron Paul?

[AGRP]

 

[TheViper]

He does.

Which is refreshing in that he doesn't have a group of wardrobe people that spend 10 hours a day selecting the right tie for a 2 minute interview.

 

[AGRP]

He does.

Which is refreshing in that he doesn't have a group of wardrobe people that spend 10 hours a day selecting the right tie for a 2 minute interview.

I think it would be wise to find a couple Ron Paul fans who are fashion majors/grads/etc and would love to volunteer.

 

[JK/SEA]

Hey, he's at a frickin' State Fair...let it hang brother!......is that ketch-up on his shirt?...lol..

 

[TheViper]

Why? He looks like every day out there. That's part of his message. We don't need to him look like millionaire/Hollywood types like Parry and Romney.

From his shoes to his posture...this says humble. It says, I empathize with you because I am one of you.

I look at Romney in a fancy suit and think, "Smug. A representation of what is destroying our country."


You start trying to change Ron, and you remove him from his message. Even minute things like wardrobe.

 

[VoluntaryAmerican]

Looks like a President to me.

 

[wgadget]

I don't care what an honest, freedom-loving President looks like...OR how old he is.

 

[erowe1]

I think it would be wise to find a couple Ron Paul fans who are fashion majors/grads/etc and would love to volunteer.

Why? Is there something wrong with how he's dressed?

 

[Wineman77]

Ha! Just saw him on stage at Ames and my wife asked if he stole his shirt off a scarecrow.

 

[moderate libertarian]

Dress is non issue. This pic is fine but media slant in some pics choice and angle is obvious though.

By the way, did any MSM post pics of Michelle Bachmann and her husband with those special treats in their mouths that Telegraph and Reuters published yesterday?

I don't know where that funny thread went, it was here last night.

 

[Guitarzan]

Rick Perry is well-dressed. And I'm fighting an internal desire to vote for him because of it...

 

[AGRP]

Marketing can be a cruel world, but at the end of the day you win.

Hate slime balls like Frank Luntz all you want, but he gets the votes for Fox News.

 

[erowe1]

Marketing can be a cruel world, but at the end of the day you win.

Hate slime balls like Frank Luntz all you want, but he gets the votes for Fox News.

I don't follow any of this. Are RP's clothes somehow bad marketing?

It's not the MTV straw poll he's trying to win here.

 

[moderate libertarian]

Marketing can be a cruel world, but at the end of the day you win.

Hate slime balls like Frank Luntz all you want, but he gets the votes for Fox News.

In normal times, superficial things/appearnces matter a lot in American political culture. These are desperate times, those marketing facades while still relevant for some but not nearly as important as ideas/stances for many many people.

 

[erowe1]

In normal times, superficial things/appearnces matter a lot in American political culture. These are desperate times, those marketing facades while still relevant for some but not nearly as important as ideas/stances for many many people.

Eh. I still don't see what's wrong with his clothes.

But I'm pretty leery of the old "This election will be different" line. People say it every time, and they're wrong every time.

 

[DeadheadForPaul]

I don't follow any of this. Are RP's clothes somehow bad marketing?

It's not the MTV straw poll he's trying to win here.

Let's not be naive.

Voters - particularly women voters - are more inclined to vote for fashionable and attractive candidates.

They use the term "more presidential looking", but that's not what they really mean

 

[FreedomProsperityPeace]

I think he looks good for the occasion. He looked like an Iowan during his speech. That's a much stronger, subconscious message than screaming Iowa over and over.

 

[devil21]

http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/08/13/ames_tribune/news/doc4e43ea9d7b526101653707.txt

“I might say, ‘your tie is crooked,’” Carol Paul said, with a laugh. “He is not interested in fashion … you have to fight him a little bit there.

“But, he cares about ideas. It is our country, and we want to leave something that our children will enjoy. We had the luxury of living many years with a lot of freedom, and we could see the freedom eroding. You can do almost anything if you think it is going to make a difference.”

 

[erowe1]

Let's not be naive.

Voters - particularly women voters - are more inclined to vote for fashionable and attractive candidates.

They use the term "more presidential looking", but that's not what they really mean

So again, what's wrong with how RP's dressed?

And from the vantage point of normal people who vote in Republican primaries.

 

[bunklocoempire]

Let's not be naive.

Voters - particularly women voters - are more inclined to vote for fashionable and attractive candidates.

They use the term "more presidential looking", but that's not what they really mean

Depends on the woman. I've pointed to Paul's comfortable shoes to a few of the women in my family and they liked it. Put a smile on their face.

Seriously.

Bunkloco