October 4, 2012 at 9:28 am

Ron Paul: Who Will He (And His Supporters) Vote For?

Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) discusses who he and his supporters will be voting for and what Romney could do to sway his vote.

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giney newport

They write in a vote for Ron Paul. Where they are denied that option they sue their state’s election department for voter disfranchisement!
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Burt/1184417215 Bill Burt
  
  I believe there is a law that makes votes for some that lost the primary election, irrelevant.
  - Shirley
    
    I don’t know of that law but as a Ron Paul Supporter and seeing how his Delegates as well as Ron Paul himself was treated at the Convention, I think it is not a free country and any of us unless you go with the Two Party System have been thought of and treated irrelevant. But some of us won’t be Bullied any longer, there is too much at stake now and has been for years. So, I’ll see if that is true but if is, then we the people don’t really have a freedom of choice now do we? I am sure the Electorial Votes won’t count them and if they belong to the two parties won’t count the third party votes either. It’s like the old saying, if you don’t stand for something then you’ll fall for anything and that’s exactly what we have done for years. We have let the two party system Rule us for years. More and More of us are realizing this and We Won’t Back Down. I just all you voitng for the lesser of two evils, if that is how you feel would get on the Freedom Train and Ride thid Country Back to it’s Greatness, instead of Shame.
    - cliffvettej
      
      Again, you are stupidity on stilts.
- cliffvettej
  
  There are rules IN EVERY STATE that list the qualifiers for having your votes tabulated in this election. Ru Paul did not qualify in even one State. Gary Johnson is on the ballot in 47 States. A write in vote for a candidate that did not register as a write in candidate, collect the proper amount of signatures, and do it by each State’s deadline WILL NOT HAVE THEIR VOTES TABULATED. PERIOD. Eight States do not allow write in candidates at all.
livefreeordie

To write in another candidate or not to vote on principle is another vote for obama. You might not be happy with the choice, but I can guarantee you you won’t be happy if obama stays in. The voter fraud is bad enough. Ask yourself, Lying Lawyer or Successful Businessman?
- Shirley
  
  You know if all you Nay Sayers would realize that this is another way of manipulating the People to do their will instead of the other way around, it won’t matter who gets in. The Two Party System has turned into a two headed fire eating dragon that is consuming the American People. Think back, how long has it been since America was a strong, growing, 3 class country? What impact has either of these two parties done to make it better? How many years have you heard I guess I’ll go vote for the lesser of two evils because to vote for a third party will get the wrong person in? A vote for a third party is just that, a vote for the third party. This myth was started when Nader was running and the party that lost said he was a spoiler because if he hadn’t run, then this percentage would have voted Republican and this percentage would have voted Democrat. That might or might not have been true, then again they might have not voted at all. If the ones who voted for Nader was happy with the two parties then they wouldn’t have voted third party but they weren’t and still aren’t, so why don’t we all put on our big people pants and vote according to the platform we mostly believe in. Are you happy with the Foriegn Affairs? Are you happy with the job situation? Are you happy with Wall Street, the Banking System, Federal Reserve? Well, both parties for different reasons are happy with all this, so no change there. Yes, the Two Party System have with the Myths and rules have made it difficult for a Third Party and the Media is paid by the Democrats so they only report on the Republicans because they have to, otherwise there is not election which that is coming, when if we don’t make a stand now, we won’t have elections, just Dictatorship, no matter which Party it is.
  - cliffvettej
    
    What would make us happy would be you shutting up because you are too insane to post anywhere.
fred

They want to loose, loosers. When he opened his Libertarian mouth he lost votes. Libertarian
doesn’t work. Vote against obama and grow up.
- harleydavidson
  
  “lose” not “loose” when you want to criticize someone, make sure you are better.
Jim480

Romney and Obama foreign polic is about the same? This guy is nuts! I like his stance regarding money and debt policy, however, most else he lives in never, never, land.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Burt/1184417215 Bill Burt

I voted for Ron Paul in our County Caucus, and I thought he was shafted by the RNC, but I would like to see him support Romney and get the position of Secretary of the Treasury. If Obama gets another 4 years, we will not survive as a sovereign Republic. He says he is not done with what he started and wants to finish it and since all he has done is try to bring our economy down, I believe he wants to bring our economy to collapse, in order to punish America, because he believes we were a colonial power and he is an anti colonialist, like his father was..
- Shirley
  
  Ron Paul won’t support Romney due to his foriegn policies and his economic policies, they are no different than Obama’s. For Ron Paul to support Romney would be against his very Policy Platform that he has stood on for years. In fact has been trying to educate the people for years about as well as voting accordingly even if it meant he voted alone on these policies, so he’ll not vote for Romney/Ryan, Obama’s right they are another Bush Era with wars because some politicians thinks Wars are profitable Economically, go figure. A pretty good trade off they think, a human life or limb in place of making the Corporations (that make war products), Wall Street and Banks Rich, not to mention the forieign Countries we destroy. All the while families at home are living from hand to mouth waiting and praying for the end of the war to come so they can be together again or pray they will be together again. No, you won’t see Ron Paul ever support Romney/Ryan ticket but you will see him support Gary Johnson, who also is on the ballot. Don’t fall for the voting the lesser of two evils myth or a third party can’t win. Reagan was a third Party and we’ve had other Presidents win as a third party. This is another one of the two party monopoly has said. In fact they have put road blocks to ensure this, but if the people don’t believe it and vote according to what they really want for our Country, this myth can be busted and the monopoly as well. We also need to change from Electorial Votes to our actual votes desiding.
  - cliffvettej
    
    You post is typical of the insanity of a paulbot. “Reagan was a third party”. Are you totally nuts? Reagan was a Democrat that turned Republican. He was never involved with a third party. You are a perfectly great example of the paulbot mentality with your stupid and insane rants. Gary Johnson? He stands a better chance of seeing God then being elected President. You paulbots really need to shut up because every time you open your mouths you look stupid.
djw663

Everyone knows that Romney is more to the left than JFK but Obama is a marxist so the choice is obvious Romney is not the perfect candidate but he will actually create jobs and he will actually do his job.
harleydavidson

We are supposed to be a free country. Having freedom means you may not always like what others are doing. So, if Ron Paul supporters don’t want to vote for Romney, they have the freedom to do so. Let’s respect that. If RNC needed Ron Paul supporters, it should not have shafted them. Now, many of you are still insulting Ron Paul and his supporters. How the hell do you expect to win them over with insults? How intellectual is that?
- Shirley
  
  Thank you.
- cliffvettej
  
  WE DON’T WANT TO WIN THEM OVER!!! THEY ARE NUTS!! We can win this without pandering to libertarian nut jobs. They can all go to hell as far as I am concerned.;
trumpman

Yes, mostly unseen money and power are big influences with these two “selected” candidates. But people need to be wise whether to support a person who believes in liberty, or a Marxist-communist who will take down our country. They are not morally equivalent. To stick to your ideals and cast your vote for someone who will not win is indeed noble, yet in the end its affect is a vote for the incumbent.