What chances Ron Paul has? What is his negative side?

Question

I think he is the only candidate that is worth something. In my opinion the rest of them are just playing politics, saying whatever is going to get them more votes, they're just a bunch of puppets.
I would like to hear what are your negative thoughts about Ron Paul,

Answer 1

Ask yourself, "What is the negative side if things don't change?"

AN ARDENT DESIRE FOR CHANGE
is behind this groundswell of support. History is being written here and American politics are changing forever.

Why I Support Ron Paul
Some people believe that Ron Paul is just an Internet fad, backed by spammers and young people on the Internet who have no real grasp on the issues. I can understand why some people think that -- that's what I thought for a long time.

I continued hearing more and more about Ron Paul from friends, so one day last month I decided to take a close look at him and all the other candidates. I have been supporting most of my adult life mostly because of their stand on social issues which arle closte to the issues when comparing to my views and principals. After looking at Ron Paul, I was shocked at what I found, and have never looked back since.

First, I think we need out of the war NOW. Second, I think the goverment is way to involved with our personal lives and I want them out NOW. What I want is CHANGE. Change is something people of this election cycle want, and Change is something that will set apart a candidate from all the others.

Ron Paul is honest not a sell out and a liar. I believe Ron Paul means change.

You can learn more about his view on the issues at: http://www.ronpaul2008.com

Sincerely,

Jeff Pedigo
Spring Hill, Tenn.

Answer 2

According to an article I read this morning he will win a landslide victory without question. No one has had the support he has. People can pick and choose corrupt polls and make jokes all they want but no GOP candidate has anywhere near as many people donating. He also beats everyone to tar in the Straw polls. In straw polls people have to actually show up. In primaries only 7% of the country shows up and all Ron Paul supporters WILL BE IN THE PRIMARIES because it's very important to us.

Negative? Every corrupt politician, businessman, and pundit in America is highly opposed to him and they're playing America for sheep.
Lately they've been claiming he's racist. Like all candidates he's gotten donations from people of lots of backgrounds. One of them was a white supremesist. So the media is making a huff. Ron Paul gets donations from hundreds of thousands of people. He's happy to take money away from racists and put it towards freedom and equality for all. He is well known for not being racist unlike those he's running against. The only running mate he's openly considered is BLACK.

Answer 3

If we American people are wise enough and bold enough to start a great new beginning, then we'll have to vote for Ron Paul as president. It's up to us to choose him for our benefit and for the benefit of our great nation; not to mention living in a greater world. And you know what? I genuinely believe that the majority of the American people have the good qualities to know what is better and vote for Ron Paul.

May our great country and kind people flourish more and more and let the cons of our America be washed away by applying the great program of our great president Dr. Ron Paul, Amen!

Answer 4

Ron Paul has the best chance to win because of his excellent views on critical issues but he is not being exposed by the media as compared to Hillary Clinton.

Answer 5

Hey J.R., Ron Paul does have a chance. Don't listen to these fools because they are either brainwashed by the MSM, or can't stay off the crackpipe. I know he is the only candidate worth breaking the barrier, as in diminishing the powerful thugs of the IRS, FederalReserve, and the Industrial military complex. Ask these people, why is it negative to bring the troops home? They don't want us over there, and we're getting bankrupt just to keep it running. We have borders here to take care of. But they sent away our border guards to Iraq. This doesn't make sense. Our dollar is losing its value because it's printed out of thin air, it has no backed currency. The Federal Reserve and IRS keep taxing us to pay an impossible deficit of 9 trillion dollars. They are eating the poor class, middle class, and rich get richer. The Dept. of Education eats a whole chunk of money for public schools. They are nothing but thefts. So you decide J.R., would you rather side for someone who disregards our Constitution and acts like the Policeman of the world? Or would you rather listen to the advice our Founding Fathers warned us? They fought for a Republic for the people, not a socialist democracy for the government! Let's get the government out of our lives, and return power to the states. Let's bring the troops home with their families and our national defense back. He is our last hope.

Restore the Constitution.

Answer 6

I agree with you that Paul is unique among the candidates. He's the only Republican that has his own ideas, his own philosophy. All the others follow the standard party philosophy.

When you vote Republican you are not voting for a man but for an agenda, the party agenda. This is why Bush was such a good candidate for them, he had no ideas of his own, no real political philosophy, he just wanted to be president. Paul has his own reasons for being president, his own plan.

I don't -agree- with his plan. I think a lot of his ideas sound downright kooky. But I admire his honesty and forthrightness, and his political couragel And he has some good ideas too, like ending the war in Iraq, and bringing our troops home. Our little adventure in Iraq has clearly failed; that was obvious to everyone almost since the very beginning, but Bush and the Republicans can't admit it, even though they really have no other ideas, no 'plan b', so people keep dying.

Paul doesn't have a chance of getting the Republican nomination because the leaders of the party don't like him and they don't trust him with -their- agenda. If he rises too high in the polls they'll slap him down. They'll -slime- him as they did with McCain in 2000. The Republican Party doesn't leave the selection of its nominees to the voters. That's just now how they work. Voters didn't pick GW Bush either.

Answer 7

He's so good ...he's bad!

I like his thinking. I'm not sure America can deal with his approach. It's just way too forward for most. Maybe even ME!

I don't think he has a great chance but if I get a chance, I would vote for him ...on the principle that I think he is right on the money.

I keep hearing this stuff that he's racist. Hogwash. My best guess is that if the KKK or some other group want to give him money, his thinking might be ..." Hey, these are Americans too ...they deserve the right to vote for whomever they choose. If it's me, so be it. Thank you very much." In not way, shape or form is he going to start acting like a racist. He WILL act as a free man in a free society and speak what he beleives ...regardless of what others think. I like that.

Theorists on this concern say that David Duke, racist sort picked RP because he could do the most damage to the Republican party by splitting thins up this way. He figured the money would b received as it apparently was and so maybe the ploy worked?

Keep your eyes on old Ron Paul. His ideas could turn the country around on a dime and get us back to kicken up gold dust again.

Answer 8

Ron Paul is very libertarian. He supports laissez-faire economic liberalism and military isolationism. His dissenters often favor Keynesian economics and/or a more proactive approach to national security, believing Paul's ideology on domestic economic policy and foreign military policy are too idealistic. Considering his upstanding reputation and conviction to positions, it's largely a matter of ideology for those who disagree with him.

He is reported to currently have somewhere from 3% to 8% of the vote. However, I put little faith in political opinion polls, so it is difficult to say what his chances are.

Answer 9

He has a chance remember not one vote has been cast , other presidents where lower than he was at this point, and went on to win. he has a higher supporter base than is being reported that is indisputable , but we wont know till the votes are cast , so if he is the man you want to support vote for him, don't be cowed into voting for someone else , because people tell you he wont win.

Answer 10

I watched him on CSPAN this afternoon for a short time and I liked much of what he said... Does he have a chance? He is not the wealthiest or chosen by the wealthiest and the media will hype up whoever the corporations choose to hype about so whomever that is will probably have the biggest chance of winning since name recognition is the most prominent way to gain votes! Sad but true!