Why doesn't Ron Paul have more national support?

Question

I don't understand it, please help me.

Dr. Paul is running for President, promises to get rid of the IRS, never voted to raise taxes, voted against the "Patriot" Act and was one of the few Congressmen who voted against "Operation Iraqi Freedom" from the every beginning.

So, are the American people asleep? Just the promise of getting rid of the IRS should be enough to win him the presidency.

So, why is Dr. Paul considered a "long shot" candidate with a political platform that should appeal to most Americans?

http://ronpaul2008.com

Answer 1

Because by the year 2007 most Americans have no idea how or what the Constitution says or what it is about!

Everything Ron Paul says and how he votes on Congressional issues is what the founding fathers granted in the Constitution.

Here my friend is what happened and unfortunately for us Americans is still happening.

In 1913 the federal reserve bank took the power of money away from 'We the People, and gave it to the rich & elite that ran the banking system & what has now morphed into the American-military-industrial----------

---------complex.

http://www.citizensforaconstitutionalrepublic.com/I_want_my_Country_back!.html

1921

[snip]Henry Ford, Sr. stated that if we removed the power of money from the banklords that we would stop all wars. [unsnip]


This fiat paper money which is actually a paper substitute for real money {real money has to be precious like Gold & Silver} being issued in un-countable amounts has infiltrated and swayed every aspect of American life, including politics, schooling, business, small governments & big governments alike & involved Americans in no win wars to further the agenda of borrowing, borrowing, & more borrowing.

To the point of bankrupting the whole country.....EXCEPT, the rich elite class that is about to grab the assets of daily bankrupt Americans, that are losing their homes!

You see mainstream America is so throughly brainwashed,,,,,,,,America is now an Oligarchy {a small group excersizing control} with almost un-limited powers over the masses of poorly politically educated inhabitants.

Yes, Ron Paul Does Offer HOPE for America, but if a large percentage of Americans want to trade FREEDOM for a temporary paycheck, instead of taking the time to study exactly what Ron Paul is trying to do,,,,,they can only blame themselves as they continue to get progressively poorer & poorer.
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Answer 2

The mainstream media (television and radio) wants you to believe that he is a long shot so you will not support him.
They work for the corporations that buy time for commercials.

Mitt Romney's campaign only had 35 percent more cash than Ron Paul after subtracting debt on 6/30/2007.
Sportsbook.com rates both Ron Paul and Mitt Romney at 8 to 1 odds which is approximately an 11 percent chance of becoming the next President.

I think Ron Paul will be spending more money in October, November, and December when more people are ready to think about politics.

On July 15th, the Federal Election Commission announced the 2nd-quarter fundraising totals for each presidential candidate. In the Republican field, Ron Paul's $2.4 million placed him:
3rd in total receipts for the quarter
4th in total receipts to date
3rd in total current assets (ahead of former front-runner John McCain, and just $800,000 behind Mitt Romney)

Thus far, 47% of the contributions made to Ron Paul's campaign are donations of under $200 from individuals (John McCain's 17% is the second-highest percentage). This is a telling statistic, as it highlights the fact that most other candidates rely heavily upon donations from corporate interests and political action committees (PACs) (i.e. moneyed, influence-seeking sources who can readily afford to contribute large sums). Since Congressman Paul has always voted against special favors and privileges for anyone, special interests know they have nothing to gain by stuffing Ron Paul's campaign coffers. As one member of my local Meetup group put it on a home-made sign, "Ron Paul is thin because he won't let special interests buy him lunch."

Among all candidates, Dr. Paul is now first in total donations from military personnel and veterans. While this may come as a surprise to some, Tom Engelhardt identified the primary reason when he asked rhetorically, "why should (military personnel) want to be endlessly redeployed to a lost war in a lost land?" (see Why the US Military Loves Ron Paul).
Why, indeed – President Paul would bring them home now.

Answer 3

I'll vote for anybody who promises to get rid of the IRS as long as they can explain to me how they will fund Medicare, the military, Social Security, all the various government agencies, and the government itself.

Answer 4

Ron Paul supporters are an interesting lot. Election after election the Libertarian Party gets less than 1% of the vote and suddenly an underfunded congressman, a libertarian wants the Republican nomination and libertarians think support for the libertarian position should suddenly skyrocket? I don't think so. Americans know what libertarianism is and they've been rejecting it for years now, why does that suprise you?

Answer 5

Ron Paul says a lot of very smart things and then he's way off base on some issues. He's not a Republican, he's a Libertarian.

How much media attention do Libertarians get? Except for Bill Maher, not much.

Answer 6

Because republican policy or republican like policy has been highly disappointing the last 6 years and the american people are turnging away from republican like ideology.

Oh ..I forgot to say, america is also realizing that extremism is the problem not the solution.

The story about putting lipstick on a pig and its still a pig also comes to mind somehow.

Answer 7

People are waking up, but its a little slow going. Don't worry, they'll get there before the primaries. If he loses in those, i will be voting for Mitt Romney, all we can hope is Mr. Romney realizes the benefit to this country if he were to name Dr. Paul as his running mate.

Answer 8

How often do we have to answer this question.
1.Because he pretends to care about the constitution - but wants to breach the 14th amendment by deporting children that were born here. To my knowledge "most Americans" do not support blatant hypocrisy.
2. Because he pretends to be in favour of small government but has earmarked $400million worth of pork this year. To my knowledge "most Americans" do not support blatant hypocricy especially when it comes to pork.
3. Because he repeatedly published racist material and blamed the poor for being poor and then when confronted refused to take any accountability for his own newsletter. To my knowledge "most Americans" do not support racists and have compassion for those less fortunate.
4. Because he wants to get rid of the IRS and replace it with a broad base consumption tax that will be regressive and when a similar tax was introduced in Australia resulted in private businesses having to spend billions on compliance costs. Handing over the roll of the IRS to small businesses in order to shift the tax burden down the income line is not going to be popular anywhere, least of all among "most Americans"
5. He wants to remove the flexibility in our monetary system that has prevented a repeat of the Great Depression. I am pretty sure "most Americans" appreciate the relative economic stability we have enjoyed recently.
6. He wants to establish an isolationist America that withdraws from all global initiatives to address global problems. To my knowlege "most Americans" see America as a symbol of leadership and change - not xenophobia.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Yes, they are indeed asleep, I couldn't say it better myself. Or they have their heads in their asses thinking "how are we gonna pay for roads and police if there's no IRS?"

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