Paul has no plans for third-party bid
2012 Elections, Breaking News, Headlines Monday, November 7th, 2011
By Tom Cohen | CNN.com
Texas Rep. Ron Paul issued a trademark blunt response Sunday when asked if he might launch a third-party presidential bid in the event he fails to win the Republican presidential nomination.
“I have no intention (of) doing that. That doesn’t make sense to me to even think about it, let alone plan to do that,” Paul said on “Fox News Sunday.”
When prodded further, Paul added it won’t happen “because I don’t want to do it.”
Some Republicans worry an independent bid by Paul would split the conservative vote to ensure the re-election next year of Democratic President Barack Obama.
Paul, who is making his second run for the GOP nomination, has held a steady middle position in the polls so far, below the top-tier candidates but generally getting double-digit support to top the rest of the pack.
He advocates sharply reducing the size and role of government, including the end of a U.S. military presence in many places around the world.
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I’m glad he finally put an end to that rumor.
He had no plans to run for President again in 2012, but he did.
I truly hope he has plans for an independent run. The current lot of Republicans are a joke who have stood for the same things the Dems stand for: Big gov’t in bed with big business. And this idea that Paul would split the Rep. vote and thus re-elect Obama is likewise a joke. Paul stands for many of the things that Obama had promised 3 years ago: Transparency, ending the wars, putting an end to the incestuous relationship with lobbyists and the giants. The Tea Party needs to wake up and get back to it’s roots of limited gov’t and personal freedoms and not compromise for the sole goal of replacing one bureaucrat with another. Remember where the modern era Tea Party came from: Ron Paul.
Yeah, I kinda wish he left the rumor out there. I think that some Republicans would vote for him in the primaries just because they’d be afraid that if he loses that he’d run independent and split the Republican vote…. But he’s probably making the right choice. Many would view him as being obstructionist and a sore loser IF he lost the GOP primary and went independent…. but I think all of this focus on whether he will run independent or not is propaganda to try to make Americans think about a Paul loss in the primary. It’s kind of like the assumptive sell in sales. Just start talking about when and how you’ll facilitate the deal, gloss over whether the buyer is interested or not. Same idea, talk about what will happen “when” he loses, forget about the idea that he might win the GOP nomination…. BUT… I actually think Ron Paul will win the GOP nomination. His supporters will turn out in much greater percentages than mainstream GOP’ers. TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY ABOUT PAUL !!!!
It doesn’t make any difference if there is a rumor or not. The truth is, if Ron Paul somehow does not win the nomination, the Republican vote will be split, because no Ron Paul supporter will vote for a warmonger or especially not someone who was the head of a Federal Reserve Bank.
We simply need to just elect Ron Paul in the Primaries!
My fellow Republicans need to wake up and vote for Ron Paul!!!
New ideas are being thwarted by government regulations. Entrepreneurship is being crushed by oppressive taxation and a monetary policy that robs whatever’s left. Nothing said by any of the Republican contenders, except Ron Paul, suggests they are even aware what the real problems are. At best, they’ll try to put a band-aid on a gaping wound.
Ron Paul is ready to turn the ship around. The erosion of our country’s core principles isn’t going to stop under anyone else. Another Republican, if elected, might slow the rot, but the disappointing results will only set the stage for a second Obama, which I doubt the country could survive.
If we don’t have the sense to elect Ron Paul, then I’d rather see Obama elected again so I can fight him now, rather than leave the fight to a future generation.
Republicans DO need a wake up call which is why the Tea Party came into being in the first place; the GOP was no longer fiscally conservative. The Tea Party has nothing to do with social conservatism, but they have been tied to hot button issues, such as abortion, gay marriage etc. This was by design in order to discredit the Tea Party as a bunch of right wing loons rather than the simple live within your means and smaller, not non-existent, government mandate from the people. Ron Paul 2012 or it really won’t matter who the GOP nominee is because it is the same old thing, different administration. Just look at what we ended up with President Bush. Patriot Act, and a whole new Dept. of Homeland Security. Bigger and ever more intrusive government.
Ron Paul is by far the best conservative candidate available. I wish I had millions to spend on his campaign. I post on Face Book and send pro-Paul emails to all my friends. I just want people (sheeple) to open their eyes to the fact that we finally have a choice!! VOTE PAUL!
The only reason people want to know this is because they don’t want Ron Paul supporters to vote third party rather than vote Republican. However, I don’t know of any Ron Paul supporters that are willing to vote for any other Republican candidate. I mean, how could we? How could we vote for someone who is a warmonger when we know the truth about the war? How could we vote for someone who was the head of a Federal Reserve when we know the truth about the FED. So if you are counting on Ron Paul supporter votes if by chance he doesn’t win the nomination for some other Republican candidate, let me put your mind at unrest, Don’t count on it! It won’t happen. Sorry, my conscience will not allow me to vote for someone who is evil.
I’ll vote for him in the primary, and if he wins I’ll vote for him in the general. If he’s not the GOP nominee, I’ll write him in.
I’ll not pull the lever for th elesser of two evils ever again. The GOP can come to me, or go away.
The people do not know what they want. They have to be told by the MEDIA. If the GOP and the Media would get behind Ron Paul the people would be better off. He is stable, sincere, truthful, and believes in the Constitution of the united states of America. Everything that the people say they want but where is their VOICE? He is not on stage playing politics and arguing like school kids. He is willing to take the same pay as most Americans are receiving. He is proposing to cut government departments that are not useful. He will balance the budget! Stand behind a real man. A man of his word. A man that can be looked up to by coming generations. Please help make America great again!
I love Ron. I’ve donated a lot of money, and am personally working hard to have him win the primary. I believe this is his last hurrah. If he doesn’t win he will depart politics and place the mantle on his son’s shoulders. He won’t run as a 3rd party as that would leave a negative footnote on his spotless legacy. If I can pull a lever next to his name on the ballot for the general election I’ll certainly do that, but if his name is not there I’m going to write it in. That’s the way I did it in 2008 and that’s how I want my vote counted again.
Ron Paul has dedicated his entire political career spanning over 30 years to fighting for the rights of individual Americans.
http://www.ontheissues.org/Ron_Paul.htm