Why is it that the so people who like Ron Paul will vote for a Democrat if he doesn't get the nomination?

Question

Can you get any more polar opposite?

Ron Paul = small, small, small government
Democrats = big, bigger, bigger government

The support or nonsupport of the war should not be the central issue. Every single Democrat has not vowed to be out of Iraq by the end of their term. I would like to see more discussion on counter terrorism strategy and securing Iraq strategy rather then do you support or not support. If a Democrat goes into office we will have a full force in Iraq for at least a year.

So what will the Democrats and/or Republicans do in order for us to be more successful in Iraq? (even if we are "pulling out")

And what will the Democrats and/or Republicans do in order to better protect Americans from terrorism?

Independent minds want to know!

***UPDATE***
Please note I did not say anything about Republicans being small government.

Answer 1

I don't know, I still feel trapped by voting for the 2 party system. Ron Paul is a big step for me, and the only time I have really felt confident in my choice.

However, that being said, Republicans do not stand for anything that they used to stand for. The closest person to Ron's stance would probably be Fred Thompson (issue to issue). Huckabee is soft on Illegals, and demented on war - although I think I trust him 2nd to Ron Paul.

I would much rather have an end to pre-emptive war, and a reversal of some nearly dictatorial powers established in the office of president. If I have to hold my nose, and open my wallet for universal Healthcare, I would. If I have to see my fellow Americans suffer a little with stupid spending on welfare programs, I will (I already have no problems with paying for people that truly need help, or cannot work). I'm really torn about the illegal issue vs the war, and not sure which way I would vote.

The democrats that most Ron Paul supporters would likely avoid, would be Hillary Clinton, and John Edwards (although Obama is a close 2nd). You don't really have much choice if Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich are gone. In orders of magnitude less, I would then vote for Huckabee and then Biden - possibly vice versa.

Answer 2

Since neither party will deliver small government Ron Paul supporters look at the other issues such as the patriot act, war on drugs, unchecked executive power, and balanced budgets. On all of these issues Ron Paul has more in common with democrats, and on the issue of abortion, most of his supporters prefer the democrats although Ron Paul sides with the republicans. As for the War on terror Ron Paul says

"Without some understanding why terrorism is directed towards the United States, we may well build a prison for ourselves with something called homeland security while doing nothing to combat the root causes of terrorism. Let us hope we figure this out soon. We have promoted a foolish and very expensive domestic war on drugs for more than 30 years. It has done no good whatsoever. I doubt our Republic can survive a 30-year period of trying to figure out how to win this guerilla war against terrorism. Hopefully, we will all seek the answers in these trying times with an open mind and understanding. "

This does not sound much like the republican position.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Language that suggests Republicans are for smaller government is a falsehood of epic proportions.

Under total Republican control, the government grew between 2000 - 2006 here is what happened:

An entirely new federal bureaucracy was invented (Homeland Security, when, insiders suggested that perhaps just using what was already available, FBI, CIA, DIA, NSA, etc.),

and spent money to create the largest federal deficit in history while underfunding the war in Afghanistan by Gross underestimates!

and attacked a regime that had nothing to do with 9/11.

Even Ron Paul looks sane and appetizing considering the facts about Republican rule.

Answer 5

That's because, in the political equivalent of a bank shot, Paul's fringe support helps bleach embarrassing stains from the Democrats.
The Democrats and their media are using the Paul campaign to scrape six years of accumulated "toother" scum off the Democrat Party, deposit it into the Libertarian movement make a little mess for the GOP. With Obama, Hillary and Edwards all refusing to promise to withdraw troops from Iraq by 2013 Democrats dream of losing the "surrender monkey" tag.
Here is a Chicago Tribune fluff piece with this gem of verbal judo:

"to a growing, Internet-based pool of supporters, the silver-haired obstetrician turned politician is the sanest man at the Republican debates and perhaps in all of Congress. Paul attracts an unusual political potpourri of people of all ages and viewpoints, including a sprinkling of conspiracy theorists and other extremists whose views Paul's campaign disavows."
No anti-Semites, KKKers, or FBI raids in sight anywhere -- just ‘conspiracy theorists'--but all neatly "disavowed." Really? Was that when Jesse Benton -- Ron Paul's national communications director -- said "I cannot say that we will be rejecting Mr. Black's (Stormfront) contribution?"

Answer 6

id love to get rid of the total government and start anew, Americans will vote for their party as always, Ron would be great however if elected he would wind up just as JFK

Answer 7

Republicans = bigger government, more spending, more debt

Democrats = bigger government, more spending, less debt

You do the math