In November last year we wrote in a post (November 23 entitled "Ron Paul Republican Candidate?" which is reproduced below), that we felt Paul could be around near the end of the campaign. It seems that we were on the right track. Interestingly, Santorum, Perry, Cain, Bachman et al are out of the race and who is still there--the missing man, Ron Paul! Will he continue to run until the convention? We believe so. Will he get more press coverage, doubtful. Will he win the nomination for Republican Candidate for President, again probably not. However, should Romney stumble, it is possible (10-25%) but highly unlikely.
That's my opinion, what's yours?
Conservative Tom
Time To Step Up For Ron Paul
Can Ron Paul win? Can he get enough air time in the debates to show his abilities? Can he defeat Gingrich and Romney at a game where he is not slick? Is he a valuable commodity to the Republican race or a distraction? All of these are interesting academic questions and would make a great debate if one wanted to start one. Which I do!
As I see it Romney and Gingrich are both progressives in the Republican party. Neither is really conservative and both really do not see anything wrong with the country right now except that Republicans don't have their hands on all the handles of power. Would either be better than Obama, marginally. Not much would change if either were elected.
On the other hand, if Ron Paul would be the President, one could expect to see major departures in policy. We would see a major pull back in troop deployment around the world and a departure in who we pay foreign aid. In both of these areas, we believe he is on the right track. However, he also would propose major reductions in military spending, more than the SuperCommittee's lack of leadership has given us. We need to maintain our armed forces to be the best in the world and we don't think that is the same goal that Dr. Paul has.
Ron may be the last man standing when the dust settles. If Gingrich and Romney go after each other, they could destroy themselves and their opponent and that would leave Dr. Paul. Additionally, the way the Republicans have gone to proportional delegate counts and done away with "winner takes all', opens the door to a long Republican campaign. It might force the convention decide the winner. That would be fun!
The next year will bring all sorts of intrigue and for those of us who love the battle of politics, it is very interesting to see how it will play out.
That's my opinion, what's yours?
Conservative Tom
Time To Step Up For Ron Paul
April 11, 2012 by Bob Livingston
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Ron Paul is a more attractive candidate to independents and moderates than Mitt Romney.
With Rick Santorum (faux conservative-Pa.)officially “suspending” his campaign andNewt Gingrich (corporatist adulterer-Ga.)fading to inconsequentialness, now is the time for all those “anybody-but-Mitt Romney” Republicans to get behind the only true conservative in the race: Congressman Ron Paul.
Unlike Mitt the Flip, who never held a position he couldn’t change in an instant, Paul has been a consistent and rock-solid conservative his whole career.
He has run his campaign the same way. While other candidates have soared to the top of the polls only to flame out like a New Year’s sparkler, Paul’s campaign has plodded along, amassing delegates along the way. (Don’t believe the media’s delegate count. Paul’s people are working behind the scenes to capture uncommitted delegates and take over local Republican Party offices, much to the dismay of the Republican establishment.)
Unlike Romney, Paul holds truly conservative ideals. He has pledged to balance the budget in three years. He will cut $1 trillion from the budget in the first year and eliminate five cabinet departments (Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Commerce, Interior and Education). He will abolish the Transportation Security Administration, end corporate subsidies (corporate welfare), stop foreign aid and return most spending to 2006 levels.
According to a recent New York Times/CBS News Poll, 69 percent of Americans believe the United States should end its involvement in the Afghanistan war. Paul has said he’ll bring the troops home immediately.
Paul is more pro-gun, pro-Constitution and pro-liberty than Romney. Most importantly, while Romney wears Massachusetts’ Romneycare around his neck like a millstone, Paul has none of that baggage. And Paul is a more attractive candidate to independents and moderates than Romney.
There are still 19 States that have not held their primaries: Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Indiana, North Carolina, West Virginia, Nebraska, Oregon, Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas, California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Utah. There are still 1,152 delegates left to be awarded in those States. And while Paul will not win enough delegates before the convention to lock up the nomination, it’s important that Romney doesn’t either.
Then real conservatives can nominate a real conservative candidate that can beat Barack Obama in November.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2011
Ron Paul The Republican Candidate?
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