Input on Ron Paul, Does he have a chance?

Question

I am a libertarian, I LOVE what Ron Paul is all about.... how unlikely is it that he makes it through the primaries?

To ThinkingMachine: Do you realize that Cambridge MA is "the smartest city in America" boasting universities like Harvard and MIT, and is the hub of the world's biotechnology industry? It is also the most liberal city in America, first to legalize Gay marriage, etc... So I'd probably argue that you are not a thinking machine at all, but rather another conservative bigot who bunches entire groups of people together incorrectly....

Answer 1

dont know - but if your for the following vote for him and give him a chance :
-end of big govt
-end to iraq war
-end of deficit
-end of unbalanced budgets
-end of devaluation of dollar
-end of policing the world
- end of exporting US jobs overseas
-end of income taxes
-end of no enforcement of illegal immigration
-end of corporate socialism
-end of neocon agenda
-end of socialist agenda
-end of no longer following the constitution
defend your country ron paul 2008

Answer 2

I am a minarchist libertarian, and I support Ron Paul.

Here's my assessment on his chances: his ideas seem 'radical' to most people because people are so exposed to several decades of imperialist neocon propaganda that they think having a small government is a bad thing, and that a non-interventionist foreign policy sounds like a French word, and that the ideas of founding fathers don't apply to the current administration.

We have bee lead astray for very long. It will be hard to bring us back on the right track. This Titanic is headed towards the ice-bergs, and it will be hard to avoid a catastrophic disaster.

Even if Ron Paul wins, it is just a matter of reducing the damage and trying to save as many people as possible from the disaster. It cannot be avoided. Ron Paul can only reduce the amount of casualties.

That said, he has roughly 1 in 20 chance to win - that is a 20% chance, IF all the free-thinking Americans do their best and wake up America and alert them about this Titanic disaster ahead.

Those who will listen to Ron Paul will be saved. Those who do not will perish in the disaster. Be warned.

Answer 3

I think he does, even if he's at 2 or 3%, it's gaining ground, and money. There is still time. Most people don't know about him, that's why he does poorly, not because they don't agree with what he says.

At the very least, he forces other candidates to pay lip service to some of his positions. Remember, about 60-70% want an end, or a quick time-table to end this war, and I hope even less want to start another one. Of almost all the candidates, if you are anti-war, he's your guy. Even if you are a moderate liberal, because perhaps with 4-8 years of Paul, our country can afford to pay for more social services later.

I do hope that people know that Hillary is pro-war, and so is every single other anointed "top tier" candidate.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008_paul_vs_clinton_and_obama

Answer 4

I'm a Ron Paul supporter, too, but I'm doubtful that he'll get the nomination. The leadership in the Republican party seems to wants one of the liberals, Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney. Dr. Paul would need to finish top two in Iowa, top two in New Hampshire, and sweep Super Tuesday in February in order to get the nomination because the party, as a whole, is going against Ron Paul's, and actually the party's own ideals, so that they can try to "out-Hillary" the Democrats. I'd give Ron Paul a 10% chance of winning the Republican nomination as of right now, even though he's the best option.

Answer 5

For a fringe candidate that supposedly has no chance of winning, it´s funny how he is causing so much commotion nowadays. Strange. Why is that? Perhaps it´s because his detractors know too well that he DOES have a chance. Even they know that those official polling numbers are bogus.

The desperation of the Ron Paul haters is getting palpable.

Addendum: My dear, amnesty. Those who make that claim are actually on to something. If you watch closely, you will notice that the media has practically anointed Ms. Clinton as the next president. They know that the GOP has overplayed its hand in recent years and with the exception of Paul, Republicans are dead meat in 2008. The other GOP candidates are no more than Dubya part 2. Rupert Murdock of Fox News is having fundraisers for Ms. Clinton because he sees the writing on the wall and apparently Hillary is neocon enough. A lot of people are trying to undermine Dr. Paul with cynical coverage not only because he can beat other Republicans but also because he can beat Ms Clinton.

Answer 6

I think he does, and if he does win just picture him nose to nose with hillary in a debate. Being able to say that he voted against the Irag War Resolution when Hillary voted for it. Ron Paul is a true patriot and the American people are starting to take notice even though you never see his name in the paper or on the news accept when there is a televised debate. However I do not trust our election process at all.

Answer 7

Ron Paul is rapidly gaining ground; his chances are a lot better than zero -- but just as time works to his benefit, the powers that be are doing their best to make sure that two of their mostly indistinguishable hand-picked candidates get the major party nominations (by bumping up party registration deadlines and primaries), I'm estimating his final chances will be at best 50/50.

People who like Ron Paul need to mostly agree on a plan B if one of the establishment candidates gets the nomination. In my not at all unbiased view, I would recommend the Libertarian Party nominee. 8) After all, Ron Paul was our candidate 20 years ago, and neither he nor us have had any major philosophical changes (unlike the Republican Party).

I see no point in choosing between Hillary and Republican candidate who is no better than Hillary. I am supporting Ron Paul because his chances of getting nominated are a lot better than that of my party's nominee getting elected.

If nominated, Ron Paul can easily defeat Hillary.

Answer 8

He'll probably WIN New Hampshire, and come in the top few in the other early states.

But the Republican National Convention is where it counts. Only roughly 2300 people actually cast votes for the candidate. These people are delegates that sometimes have to vote the way of the precinct and sometimes they can vote anyway they wish. This depends on what type of delegate they are.

It is a long-shot that even if he wins the popular vote, that the delegates will vote for him at the convention.

Answer 9

Well, he has the best winning percentage in all of the straw polls to date. If thats any indication then he should do very well. Also, he is not getting less popular by any stretch of the imagination. His campaign contributions have doubled every quarter from the previous quarter. We'll see what happens.

Being an Iraq vet, I have to say that I love his ideas on foreign policy. I like them mostly because they are not his ideas, but are the ideas of the founding fathers. That is probably why he is the candidate with the most military contributions Republican or Democrat!

Answer 10

He has a very good chance. Let's face it, if Ron wins the primaries and does not get nominated the GOP will have a RIOT on their hands to deal with. It would get very very ugly. He wins more straw polls than anyone else, he is raising plenty of money, and he has an EXTREMELY LOYAL following. Oh yeah he has a chance. You naysayers will be shocked soon enough.

Answer 11

Quite frankly, with an overwhelming number of Americans opposed to the Iraq war, Paul could do well against Hillary if nominated.

However, getting the neocon idiots off their knees and pull away from sucking Giuliani's peter to nominate Paul, is another matter.