How would Ron Paul be doing now?

[Undesired Walrus]

..If he had won the Republican nomination?

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

..If he had won the Republican nomination?

Obama 88%
Ron Paul 3%
Other 9%

 

[TexasJack]

Obama 88%
Ron Paul 3%
Other 9%

You're being very generous with that 3% lol. Actually, if you really had a wild imagination and he did win the Rep nomination, a more realistic number would be in the 30% range, because of the anti-Obama vote.

 

[Oliver]

In light of the economic crisis, I doubt that anyone would care about
what he has to ... hey, look - my avatar portrays a terrorist.

 

[Suddenly]

You're being very generous with that 3% lol. Actually, if you really had a wild imagination and he did win the Rep nomination, a more realistic number would be in the 30% range, because of the anti-Obama vote.

I'm far from a big fan of Ron Paul, seeing how critical of him I've been and my belief that he is a dangerous whack-job.

However, if given a choice between him and Palin, I wouldn't call it a no-brainer. Paul has stupid ideas, but Palin is a train wreck. At least Paul would be somewhat good with the veto as to matters of personal liberty and can form complete sentences.

Paul would get at least 35%. That people have talked themselves into Palin as a possible VP is a pretty good indication that they will vote for anyone on the GOP ticket.

 

[TexasJack]

I just feel that being a nominee of the Republican party gives you a minimum of 30%, so I'm giving him the minimum.

 

[BenBurch]

The real question is how would a Paul/Kucinich matchup have played out?

 

[EGarrett]

He comes across as a lunatic. All they have to do is ask him what he plans to do to the CIA and IRS and everybody starts laughing.

 

[dudalb]

The real question is how would a Paul/Kucinich matchup have played out?

The economic advisors for the two candidates, if they kept the ones they had for the Presendential run, create a scandal by killing each other.
You just cannot find two economists more opposed to each other. One is a Libertarian, the other is a Hard Line Socialists in all but name.

 

[TheJim]

He might be at 25 to 30 percent tops. The economy would kill him as no one would take him serious when he announces a plan to go back to the gold standard and every financial reporter and economist comes on TV predicting a credit crisis that makes the Great Depression look like a small dip. This of course would be followed up with mobs demanding his head when he gives a big FU about the housing crisis. But, he probably would get Joe the maybe plumber's vote.

 

[Policenaut]

If Ron Paul had his way we'd be back on the barter system trading shells and beads for food. 20 Paul Beads gets you a loaf of bread in 2009.

 

[BenBurch]

The economic advisors for the two candidates, if they kept the ones they had for the Presendential run, create a scandal by killing each other.
You just cannot find two economists more opposed to each other. One is a Libertarian, the other is a Hard Line Socialists in all but name.

We could have sold pay-per-view tickets for that!!!

 

[Matteo Martini]

Ron Paul lost because he did not push on the issue he should have pushed.
Lower taxes much more than McCain.

He would have had more chances this way (maybe)