Are we lost as a nation when Ron Paul gets ignored and a power hungry Marxist feign like Hillary is favored?

Question

Is it even possible to compare their voting records and look at their platforms and conclude the Hillary is more constitutional and genuine in her beliefs than Ron Paul?

Answer 1

Actually from what I see the people are not ignoring Ron Paul, just the media. Everyone can say the online people are small and not for real but I disagree, it seems to be growing because he could beat any other candidate in a debate one on one on 90% of the issues and policies on hand.

Ron Paul does not receive money from special interests like Hillary and wants to actually confront big business by removing the Federal Reserve and stop SPP/Nau/NaFTA in its tracks.

He is one of the most honest and bravest candidates I have ever seen to challedge Federal Reserve and the CIA.

Answer 2

This answer board is lost to radical cons when Ron Paul dominates the political debate here. He's not wrong about the Iraq war; But the rest of his ideas are just plain nuts. He's a political nobody with little personal charisma who can't even find a way to win a straw poll without having to contend against the top tier in his home state.

Ron Paul will never receive more votes than 1 - 2% from the fringe of America. Americans do not want an every man for himself society with virtually no government at all. Like it or not; Some services have always been much better provided by a central government than a few loosely organized individuals. Common sense Americans know this; And I hate to rain on you Ron Paul zealot's parade, But America's just not going to go there!

Answer 3

I think you're being a little rough on Hillary. But an America where someone like Ron Paul isn't considered a middle of the road Conservative and a front runner for the nomination is in deep trouble indeed.

Paul isn't the only Conservative whom the Republican Party has moved Right out from under since 1994, but the fact that a solid Populist is now considered a whack job by his own Party speaks ill of Republicans and bodes ill for the future of the Republic.

Try being a little nicer to Hilly. Some of us are trying to convince the media and her advisors that she, or whoever the Dem nominee is would win most easily if they invited Ron Paul to join a "National Salvation" ticket.

You're way off on the Marxist thing, by the way. Hillary is just slightly to the left of Teddy Roosevelt and more than a little to the Right of FDR. But, at least you managed to raise the level of debate above commenting on her thighs or speculating about her sexual preference. Be careful about that. Talk too much about the issues and Republicans will be calling YOU a Commie Whacko.

Answer 4

Ron Paul is far from being ignored. Everybody knows that now. He's the most pressing issue currently in media conference rooms everywhere. Who is feign like Hillary? A Marxist?

Answer 5

First of all Hillary Clinton is not a Marxist. You probably don't even know what a Marxist is. You just regurgitate conservative hate radio loudmouths. Second Ron Paul is a nothing. Even if he did have good ideas, which he doesn't, he cannot get even one of them enacted without Congress. I know Bush and his supporters think we have a dictatorship but we still have a democratic republic where WE THE PEOPLE still rule through the Congress. The Congress would have to approve of the lame brained, cockamaimy ideas of Ron Paul for any of them to become law. That is not even close to happening any time soon.

Ron Paul should be ignored. He is a looney toon. What he advocates would result in anarchy and a nation with no infrastructure, no order to anything, we would have everyone for himself. Unfortunately the US would become a third world nation ripe for totalitariansm for sure. But you keep advocating for Ron Paul and not thinking of the consequences. You have that right. But don't think that someone who simply disagrees with YOU and YOUR point of view is a Marxist. I am no fan of Hillary either but I don't go around calling her a Marxist. I know what Marxism is and what it is not. You obviously don't.

Answer 6

Hillary is not favored by better than half the nation. The only reason her figures are so high is because so few are polled, and it is always the same few people. The typical sample polled is usually about 1,100 in a nation of better than 110,000,000 voters. HARDLY a representative sample of the voting population. Also, the DNC is rigged in Hillary's favor anyway. The other DNC candidates are there to sound like Hillary, oppose her for show, while raising campaign cash they will concede to her next year.

If Ron Paul wants to get noticed, he needs to raise some money, spend it and get his message out.

Answer 7

Why would Ron Paul get a lot of attention? Hillary has been attracting attention to herself, good and bad, for quite some time now. She makes an effort to get known. What has Ron Paul done? Debated well a few times, kept his mouth shut in the government and now he wants to run for president? I haven't seen a single ad on TV, almost no one knows who he is. Surely if he wants to win he'd get his name out there?

Answer 8

Ron Paul is not a viable candidate. One prerequisite to getting elected is getting your message out (which takes money) and having that message resonate with the public. Mr. Paul does not reach enough people or does not resonate with enough people.

Don't get wrapped around the axle because he appeals to you. There are plenty of people who appeal to me but would never get elected. Therefore, we need to select a candidate who BEST represents our thinking if not exactly.

Support Ron Paul all you wish. If you agree with his views you really should. But once the primary is over you have to throw your support to a candidate who best represents your beliefs and has a chance to win. Not sulk away into the corner and weep. Not and vote for a non-viable candidate and throw your vote away. Otherwise, you will be helping support a candidate with opposite views.

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Answer 9

People like the first guy don't even recognize all the Marxist programs the USA has adopted: income tax, social security, numerous government programs. That is the problem, people are ignorant about the opposite political ideas.
The freedom of limited government, individual freedom, low taxes versus the slavery of big government, high taxes, liberalism.
I hope Ron Paul's campaign can get all his followers to come out and create a genuine political organization that can fight against socialism.

Answer 10

I am not overly impressed with too many of the candidates as it stands, but I will say that it's frustrating that only those with the fat bankrolls are the ones that get air time. How is this possibly giving the American public a real choice for 2008? How can we get in people who aren't corrupt when the only ones who get funded are getting funded by big business... (and it happens BOTH on the Democratic and Republican side) are getting camera time? The people who may actually care about this country and its people are completely ignored. And they wonder why it is so hard to get people to feel as if voting matters.