Democrats and/or Liberals: What is your biggest objection to the candidacy of Ron Paul?

Question

.....I just want to hear what Dems and Libs find to be the worst that could happen politically, if Ron Paul were to be the next president.

Answer 1

I think hes way too much into privatization of government services and such. I'm for universal healthcare, which he doesnt seem to be too keen on to say the least.

I mean, seriously, there are ONLY TWO (sorry, no italics) industrialized nations in the world that dont provide healthcare for their citizens...Thats us, and South Africa. Isnt that kind of pathetic?

And we absolutely HAVE TO stop saddling our businesses with the healthcare responsability. Immediately. Its making American businesses less competitive in the world market because they have to carry the cost of healthcare on their backs. Countries that have government-provided healthcare have businesses that are free to make their products and services much cheaper because they dont have to pay for their employees healthcare. Its just common sense!

I like Ron Paul. But I think his calling is more in the Congress than in the White House. He'd make a decent president though. People around the world would respect him. I just dont agree with many of his domestic policy ideas. I also think his opposition to world organizations isnt too smart. The only way to actively and effectively fight Al-Queda is going to have to be through a sort of global police effort. I think thats going to be crucial for the next president to handle.

I'm supporting Mike Gravel.

http://www.Gravel2008.us

Answer 2

Personally, I really like Ron Paul. If he gets the Republican nomination he will become the first Republican that I will vote for. As far as complaints go, I'd have to agree with the first poster. The only problem with Ron Paul is that people are not listening to him. He needs to figure out a way to get wide spread recognition.

Answer 3

1. Obsession with lower taxes. - whenever the right want lower taxes what they really mean is unsustainable deficits and cut backs to essential services like education - oh for the day when schools are fully funded but the army needs to have a bake sale to buy a new tank.
2. Xenophobia - he is opposed to any and all world wide bodies. He sees them as a threat rather than an opportunity. It is essential that a future US president will want to work with the rest of the world to establish a better world - not undermine the organisations that can achieve that. Many of the issues the world faces are global - they need global cooperation. Hiding behind national borders and waving flags or patriotism are not achieving what we need to achieve.
3. He wants to deport children who were born here - and only know the US as thier home.
4. He just lies - like the bit about how we supposedly went to war because we were ordered to by the UN - the exact opposite of what did happen.

Answer 4

Actually I think more Republicans are afraid of Ron Paul than Democrats!
I would vote for Ron Paul!

He should have run Dem......he'd stand a better chance at the ticket!

He'll never be backed by staunch Republicans!

Answer 5

Liberal in an monetary sense is many times misused - monetary liberalism refers to non-intervention contained in the commercial equipment, that's the (alleged) coverage of the Republican celebration. Ron Paul is a libertarian, in ordinary words fairly Republican in call. Libertarian is different from liberal inspite of the indisputable fact that.

Answer 6

I'm a Democrat who is glad to see an actual republican! He is pretty convincing just on account of his persistence. He has not falling into the new republican field. However, as a republican he also has views that scare me because we have problems that he would not want to fix with government which would go ignored by a republican candidate.

Answer 7

I consider myself in between parties and I really like Ron Paul. He's what the republicans used to be before they became mutants. It's nice to see someone without the shiny slick cover of the typical politician speaking of what America needs for a change. He's smart and he's right on most issues. I hope people don't dismiss him because he doesn't have a billion dollars to spend. We need a candidate that's not in corporate pockets. We need to see past the expensive ads and really listen to what candidates say and what they're going to do for us here in the US, not how much of our paychecks are going to go to what foreign government. We have enough issues here that we've neglected for too long. Our brave men and women of the military need to come back to their families. Enough is enough.
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Edit:
Joey! I just read one of your answers to a guy who claims to be a "Christian", where you told him off with such class. You seem so nice. When I read your answer to him, I decided to add you to my "good/smart people list", there I recognized this question of yours as one I had already answered myself!!! ;o)
You're eloquent and smart. I like you! ;o)

Answer 8

He is likely to be ineffective. Here is why:
He is a republican who is not accepted by his party and he is not likely to be accepted by the democratic party for his economic ideas. He is also not accepted by the large corporations and the corporate media.
In an ideal world, he would be a great president of the USA.

Answer 9

Nothing against him, in fact he seems very likable and I support many of his positions. Let's see how this pans out. He's got a mountain to climb and he's fighting for the nomination and his main opponents, McCain, Romney and Rudy, are very well funded.

His web site mentioned nothing about abortion and birth control. Any info?

He reminds me of John Anderson who I supported in 1980. Highly principled, good on the issues and unelectable.

Answer 10

I have nothing against him though I don't know alot about him except he is supposed to be a libertarian. His campaign strongly reminds me of Lyndon Larouche I keep looking for the proxies with the card table acosting me at the DMV. like Larouche he seems to be touched in the head with the conspiracy theories, I'll reserve final judgement til I learn more.