Paul would get 10%+ as 3rd party. It would be Armageddon for both Dems, Reps. Not gonna happen.
Paul would get assassinated before he tries to go 3rd party
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Paul would get 10%+ as 3rd party. It would be Armageddon for both Dems, Reps. Not gonna happen.
Paul would get assassinated before he tries to go 3rd party
Most Taboo Topic at the GOP Debates: George W. Bush
George W. Bush? Who?
You’d think that the last Republican president — remember, that two-termer who’s only been out of the White House a scant three years — might come up frequently.
Not so. In fact, George W. Bush is the invisible man of the GOP race, the all-but-forgotten Ghost of Administrations Past. He’s its “He Who Should Not be Named,” in Harry Potter parlance.
most Americans still hold Bush responsible for the sorry state of the American economy.
From Dems’ perspective, there’s value in reminding voters that Bush is responsible for nearly all of the messes Obama is trying to clean up, and nearly all of the Republican candidates are eager to bring return to Bush-era policies — only this time, they’ll be even more right wing.
From journalists’ perspective, there’s no reason to play along with the GOP’s willingness to erase Bush from the larger discussion. Indeed, there are some pretty straightforward questions the Republican field should be forced to answer: Do you believe the Bush presidency was a success? How would your agenda differ from Bush’s if you’re elected?
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Repugs betting their stupid, ignorant, racist, pissed-off base of Fox watchers forget how horrendously, murderously bad is Repug willful and/or incompetent mis-governance. Actually, it's a damn good bet.
If Paul ran, all it meant is that no one would get the popular vote. Since there are
more states that don't give all their electorates to one candidate, then maybe someone doesn't even get to the magical number and therefore it would go to the house, right? Or Paul could trade his electors to the candidate that agrees to more of his platform. Is that legal or have they made laws agianst all that?
FWIW I rather have Obama as a president with a majority GOP Congress.
what has that accomplished the last 2 years?Quote:
Originally Posted by spursncowboys
As long as the GOP retains one house, Obama can't harm this nation any more than anyone else. I still want to see him out though. The democrats proved how destructive they are with the House, Senate, and Presidency.Quote:
Originally Posted by spursncowboys
Who currently has control of the house?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild Cobra
Link?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornets78
If Ron Paul ran as a 3rd party candidate, how well would he do?
I think he would do better than Ralph Nader in 2000 but probably not as good as Ross Perot in 1992. It would be cool if Ron Paul did it. He would piss off a lot of people if he ran as a 3rd party candidate.
Perot lost a great deal of his support when he was out of the race and in again. I wonder how much better he could have done if he didn't portray himself as yellow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jacob1983
Another one tonight and Romney better step up to the plate and knock it out of the park. Gingrich will be ready with some good one-liners to keep his supporters excited.
one-liners make great national and foreign policy
That's been my point exactlyQuote:
Originally Posted by boutons_deux
They won't talking about REAL PROBLEMS like the job creation or the mortgage crisis.