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Bicoastal

(12,645 posts) Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:18 PM Jan 2012

Q. Who would Ron Paul and his supporters be the most likely to throw their support behind?

A) Mitt Romney
B) Newt Gingrich
C) Barack Obama
D) None of the above! Ron Paul Uber Alles!

Serious question--where do those supporters go? Do they even stay in the GOP? Do they even vote?

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Q. Who would Ron Paul and his supporters be the most likely to throw their support behind? (Original Post) Bicoastal Jan 2012 OP

whoever the Repub nominee is librechik Jan 2012 #1

sigh. Got a message on facebook from my kid,a Paulbot. w8liftinglady Jan 2012 #4

Not true--last election he endorsed a third party candidate--Chuck Baldwin. Puregonzo1188 Jan 2012 #12

Paul runs for office as a Republican, no matter who he endorses librechik Jan 2012 #14

D, without a doubt Tomay Jan 2012 #2

Given Pauls' proclivity to surround himself with people who make WCGreen Jan 2012 #9

Bull Conner alfredo Jan 2012 #3

D. boxman15 Jan 2012 #5

Bingo!! nt nanabugg Jan 2012 #13

Mork (cf. "Mork & Mindy") Bill USA Jan 2012 #6

LOL... I think you are closest to the truth!! JohnWxy Jan 2012 #8

That's a tough one--when I detected the grumble of booing rising to greet the Golden Rule, Thaddeus Kosciuszko Jan 2012 #7

Non-Obama. Anyone will do, as long as it's a non-Obama. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #10

Last time Paul endorsed Chuck Baldwin for President. Puregonzo1188 Jan 2012 #11

Whoever the Repub nominee is. HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #15

librechik

(30,674 posts)

1. whoever the Repub nominee is

Reply to Bicoastal (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:29 PM

Jan 2012

Paul is a Republican, just an eccentric one.

w8liftinglady

(23,278 posts)

4. sigh. Got a message on facebook from my kid,a Paulbot.

Reply to librechik (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:31 PM

Jan 2012

You are correct.
Anyone but Obama.

Puregonzo1188

(1,948 posts)

12. Not true--last election he endorsed a third party candidate--Chuck Baldwin.

Reply to librechik (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 09:03 PM

Jan 2012

He even had a big press conference with a whole bunch of third party candidates--Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, and Baldwin. Bob Barr was invited to intend, but did not as he was going to share a stage with "someone like" Cynthia McKinney.

I was never sure what he meant by that, but I suspect it meant African-American.

librechik

(30,674 posts)

14. Paul runs for office as a Republican, no matter who he endorses

Reply to Puregonzo1188 (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 26, 2012, 02:16 PM

Jan 2012

he's so fringe-y he can afford to endorse outliers himself. But he is Republican and votes with Repubs more than 90% of the time.

Tomay

(58 posts)

2. D, without a doubt

Reply to Bicoastal (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:30 PM

Jan 2012

For Paulbots, history begins and ends with Ron Paul. Trust me, I work with a Paulbot. He bores everyone with endless speeches in support of Ron Paul, telling people to go to Paul's website, etc. .

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

9. Given Pauls' proclivity to surround himself with people who make

Reply to Tomay (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 09:01 PM

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determinations on character soley on the hue of one's skin....

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

3. Bull Conner

Reply to Bicoastal (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:31 PM

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boxman15

(1,033 posts)

5. D.

Reply to Bicoastal (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:40 PM

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A few may vote for Obama and a few might vote for anyone but him, but the vast majority will sit out the election. Ron Paul has a freakish cult.

nanabugg

(2,198 posts)

13. Bingo!! nt

Reply to boxman15 (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 09:13 PM

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Bill USA

(6,436 posts)

6. Mork (cf. "Mork & Mindy")

Reply to Bicoastal (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 07:47 PM

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JohnWxy

(6,506 posts)

8. LOL... I think you are closest to the truth!!

Reply to Bill USA (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 08:59 PM

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Thaddeus Kosciuszko

(307 posts)

7. That's a tough one--when I detected the grumble of booing rising to greet the Golden Rule,

Reply to Bicoastal (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 08:11 PM

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the first thought (after my uneasiness) that crossed my mind was: The GOP convention could quite possibly be, an entertainment experience to see.

Serious question--where do those supporters go?

Seriously: The fiscal segment will probably stick with the GOP.

The civil-liberty segment would normally gravitate towards Obama; however, NDAA, could push some of them away. To those who look at yeahs and nays, Obama is just another yeah--neutralizing it. But those who grew up watching too much TV, think the President calls those shots. Still, soft nod to Obama.

And finally, we have the anti-war segment. I don't know...I think if that is my sole issue...I would have to consider sleeping-in.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

10. Non-Obama. Anyone will do, as long as it's a non-Obama. nt

Reply to Bicoastal (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 09:01 PM

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Puregonzo1188

(1,948 posts)

11. Last time Paul endorsed Chuck Baldwin for President.

Reply to Bicoastal (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 09:01 PM

Jan 2012

Not that that's much better...

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)

15. Whoever the Repub nominee is.

Reply to Bicoastal (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2012, 02:23 PM

Jan 2012

I'd prefer they just not vote or vote third party, but the fact is that many of them hate Obama (in no small part that he's not white) moreso than they believe the ideals of Ron Paul. The ones on my FB are by and large economic and political conservatives-to-arch-rightists but socially democratic. They simply feel they have more in common with Romney than "TEH SOSHULIST" (pffffffft, if only).

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