Why Is Ron Paul running under republican and not Libertarian?
2007-10-11 07:48:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
3rd party candidates never win. Of course with Paul, he still won't win.
2007-10-11 07:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 6⤋
He'll probably have a better chance at getting the Libertarian nomination, but could impact the discussion more running as a Republican.
2016-05-21 22:34:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
id say because there has always been a libertarian part of the republican party , just like there has always been a libertarian part of the Democratic party. why do you think republican or Democrat label covers all parts of the spectrum
Ron Paul was and is a republican nominated Representative not a libertarian Representative
he did leave the party to run as a libertarian candidate but was and is a republican.
1 Conservatives
1.1 Religious Right
1.2 Neoconservatives
1.3 Social conservatives
1.4 Fiscal conservatives
1.5 Security Oriented
1.6 States' Rights Oriented
1.7 Paleoconservatives
2 Moderates and Liberals
2.1 Moderates
2.2 Log Cabin Republicans
2.3 Liberals
2.4 Libertarians
Democratic factions
Ideology and voter base
2.1 Ideologies
2.2 Progressives
2.3 Civil libertarians
2.4 Conservatives
2.5 Centrists
2.6 Professionals
2.6.1 Economists
2.6.2 Academia
2.7 Labor
2.7.1 Working class
2.8 Ethnic Minorities
2.8.1 African Americans
2.8.2 Hispanics
2.8.3 Asian Americans
2.8.4 Others
2007-10-11 08:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
People never vote for the 3rd Party candidates.
Many people are not familiar with Libertarians and are more likely to vote for a Republican. His stances certain specific issues might also lean more to the Republican side.
2007-10-11 07:53:22 · answer #4 · answered by Christy 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Because he is NO libertarian! Ron Paul is strongly anti-choice: actual libertarians don't think "reproductive rights" are any business of the government!
2007-10-11 07:53:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Because if he ran under Libertarian, the dumb American voters would not know what his positions are and not vote for him. This way, he has a shot at winning.
2007-10-11 07:51:52 · answer #6 · answered by Kevy 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
He had a better shot of winning as a major party candidate, though he doesn't really have a chance of that.
2007-10-11 07:57:06 · answer #7 · answered by Greg 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Liberitarian is a repuke who still wants to get laid and get high. None of these makes them suitable for the office but definitely is a better alternative to a "pure" no-child's-behind-left "conservative. Simply because it's hard to imagine a worse alternative...
2007-10-11 07:53:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
3rd Party will never win!
2007-10-11 07:51:31 · answer #9 · answered by I'mdabess 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Probably because 3rd party candidates never get invited to debates and don't get much publicity.
2007-10-11 07:57:23 · answer #10 · answered by Sean 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋