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I don't what alternatives there will be. But as a card carrying Libertarian, we don't claim to be conservative. The Green party isn't conservative. Who is left for you, other than the Republican?tbrown wrote: Voting for a conservative, regardless of party affiliation, is the best chance to spoil their plan to have four more years of Obama's policies.
As will I, unless the race looks close enough that I believe the R is threatened. In the presidential race it is winner takes all of the Electoral Reps. I expect Texas will cote very hard to the Republicans like it did 4 years ago. A vote to support the L's helps keeps the dream alive.tallmike wrote:I'm going to vote for a candidate that I think will do a good job. It won't be a person with an R or a D behind their name...sjfcontrol wrote:So you're voting for the spoiler?there is no cake wrote:Third party here I come!
Do you really think Ron Paul will care about Republican support after this campaign season? He is retiring from Congress next year. I think his real goal is to gather delegates and have some influence at the convention We are voting for more than a presidential nominee when we vote in the primarys.. in fact technically we aren't really voting for a nominee, but for a slate of delegates. I think Ron Paul hopes to shift the Republican platform more libertarian .. and this will be his last stand, and will pass his libertarian scepter to his his son. I think that he might find that either Mittens or the Grinch might be open to some of his influences, such as laying off a social agenda, shrinking government, and even getting out of Afghanistan.The Annoyed Man wrote:The problem is that Ron Paul won't do that. He never has in the past, and if he's true to form, he won't this time either. He's not a party stalwart. He uses the party to leverage his campaign resources, but he doesn't give a cup of warm spit about it. Therefore, his disciples will do what they always do, and if Ron Paul does't endorse the nominee they will help Obama to a win. If I were the party chair, I would be sitting down with Ron Paul come late October and let him know in no uncertain terms that if he does not endorse the Republican candidate (if it isn't him), he will no longer have access to party resources going forward and his party membership will be terminated.stroguy wrote:That basically makes Paulie an agent of Obama if he doesn't throw his support for the Republican.
Maybe he is talking about Bob Dole or John McCain, Romney hasn't ever been a nominee. Not yet anyway.texasmusic wrote:Romney is ultra conservative??
