Comments on: Ron Paul Rules Out 3rd Party Run, Scales Down Campaign

By: Dianna

Dianna — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:23:26 +0000

I and my friends are pleading for you to run for third party Mr . Paul. If you can believe in , we can believe in you. This two party system has only given us a choice between two evils. There are so many more people in our country then forty years or so ago, and we believe our country is ready to vote a third party in.
Don’t give up …please consider.
Dianna

By: Chris X. Hall

Chris X. Hall — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:50:13 +0000

There is a parallel between the situations facing Rep. Paul and Rep. Kucinich–both are facing well-financed primary challengers in their home districts and must actively campaign for their seats. Would be a real shame to lost the two best members of Congress, who often vote together, and have, at times, been the only two “no” votes in our rubber-stamp Congress. I contributed to Kucinich’s Congressional campaign–Paul’s supporters should consider contributing to his.

By: Glaivester

Glaivester — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:34:37 +0000

Undertoad: So he takes the campaign war chest back to Texas so that the threat to his congressional seat is nullified.

As I recall, unless and until he drops out of the Presidential race, which he has not done, he cannot spend any of his Presidential fund on his Congressional race.

And he has already spent most of his Presidential money anyway. Even if he took a few million of whatever remained and used it for his Congressional race (if he were to drop out of the Presidential race, that is), still 6 out of every 7 dollars he had raised would have gone to the Presidential race.

Damian: Will any Ron Paul supporters now support Mike Gravel?

No, because Ron is still running. Besides, a lot of Paul supporters have already voted or are already registered as Republicans, making a vote for Gravel impossible in any non-open primary or caucus (unless you suggest we write him in for the GOP nomination).

By: R.Ulti

R.Ulti — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:59:14 +0000

So, “Undertoad” (reply #10): you somehow slither beneath the belly of a toad? How fitting…

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And to “Derrick” (reply #12): Dr. Paul is, besides a 10 term TX Congressman, a career Physician. He accepts people for general medical care if they can afford it or not, and does not accept Medicade or Medicare welfare compensation payments from YOUR tax dollars.

As a TX Congressman, he returns a significant portion of his compensation, to the Treasury Dept. for being a State Representative. Does YOUR Congressman do that? Do any others?

Derrick, sorry you can do no better than to simply chastise people with no facts in your little head. Pitiful.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:35:11 +0000

Hi Richard,

Thanks for all the work you do for ballot access. I am sending you the link to a piece I wrote on my experience in trying to gain ballot access for the Green Party in Indiana:

http://ifweonlyconnect.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/what-happened-to-my-democracy-my-story/

By: Obama Chris

Obama Chris — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:12:11 +0000

…and yet he still manages to get 21% of the Republican Primary vote in Washington.

By: Damian

Damian — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:27:50 +0000

Will any Ron Paul supporters now support Mike Gravel? You have a choice. What will it be? Who will you vote for? Mike Gravel is has and will stick to his guns. He is underfunded and has spent all of his own life savings to put forth NI4D dot us and his run for the presidency. If EVER there was a candidate that deserves that a compelling grassroots movement get behind a man it would be Mike Gravel. 100% of Ron Paul supporters that say they wouldn’t support him don’t even know or understand his positions. It’s like they have tunnel vision or want to pit man against man. This is no game it’s life. Our reality, our future, the future of this country and our place in the world. Please take the time to learn about Mike Gravel and make a clear choice. A choice that is yours and no one else’s to make.

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:40:44 +0000

Paul’s secret plan, as a lover and knowledgable reader of the Constitution, is to somehow get Huckabee his campaign up soon, then Paul needs to come in a strong second in the remaining races and get any/enough delegates to get close to Romney and Huckabee. Then come national convention time Paul challenges McCain’s constitutional eligibility to be president of the United States. McCain was born in the Panama Zone in 1936. Is that the United States? US controlled yes, United States no. Thus McCain is not a natural born citizen and inelibible to take the oath of office. Shazam…a convention brawl greater than the Dems could ever get themselves stuck in.

By: NewFederalist

NewFederalist — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:34:03 +0000

While I am disappointed that Dr. Paul has decided to downsize his presidential campaign for the GOP nomination, keeping his seat in Congress is very important to those of us who love freedom and the United States Constitution. Perhaps once he has secured renomination in the GOP primary he will look differently on a third party run. I believe he has no Democratic opposition in November. I suggest both the Libertarians and Constitutionalists nominate him anyway. I would like to see Bob Barr as the VP candidate on the LP ticket and Alan Keyes on the CP ticket. That way if Ron Paul actually did not choose to campaign they could do the heavy lifting and probably do a great job at that! Just a thought…

By: ThirdPartyNews.net (Ryan Brennan)

ThirdPartyNews.net (Ryan Brennan) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:59:53 +0000

The Libertarian Party must now do something to try to get a lot of the people in the Ron Paul Revolution to join the LP and continue the fight for Freedom & Liberty within the Libertarian Party, the true political home that stands for the principles of Freedom & Liberty.

Others, I presume, can try to change the Republican party from within and others may find their home within the Constitution Party.

I just hope all these people stay politically active and don’t give up the fight for Freedom! The Freedom Movement needs their help!

In Freedom & Liberty,
Ryan Brennan
http://www.thirdpartynews.net