Can you say disarray?

Democrats would like to see Ron Paul form a 3rd Party like Ross Perot did and would drain votes from Republicans.

Republicans are quaking in their boots at that very possibility. :coolsmi







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Originally Posted by rubicon

you mean as oppsed to voters favorite such as Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, charlie Rangel, Anthony Weiner, Maxine Waters...you mean like that...I'm running out of space so need to stop with the Dem names Oh yea Barack Obama

Best Post of the Year!

What a pack of oddballs and crooks. And John Edwards must be included in the list.

And Corzine, who can't locate a billion dollars, is in that list too.

Originally Posted by coralway

Paul is not going to form a 3rd party - he would kill his kid's career.

Romney, after campaigning for 6 years, could not even muster 40% in a R primary. Any way you spin it - that is a very, very poor showing.

C'mon, there were a lot of candidates. 38% is good in that big a field.

I don't know if 40% should be 'the bar' for such a large field but Romney DID have the home-field advantage. He was a popular governor in MA and owns a home in NH. Short of William Weld, he was probably the most popular MA governor as far as NH residents go, in recent memory.

Romney is dangerous and so is Paul but no matter who runs on rep. I will vote for them can see obama in again. He's helping the ruin of this country to speed alone. Rep. may end up just as bad but I know obama intention

Originally Posted by rubicon

you mean as oppsed to voters favorite such as Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, charlie Rangel, Anthony Weiner, Maxine Waters...you mean like that...I'm running out of space so need to stop with the Dem names Oh yea Barack Obama

How about rep favorites: Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, John Ensign, David Vitter, Mark Sanford, Mark Foley, Christopher Lee, Joe Walsh, Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew, and oh yea George W Bush and Dick Cheney?

"C'mon, there were a lot of candidates. 38% is good in that big a field. "

How 'bout 1% for Rick Perry in New Hampshire or 4% for Michelle Mouth in Iowa? Those were good numbers, too?

Originally Posted by buggyone

"C'mon, there were a lot of candidates. 38% is good in that big a field. "

How 'bout 1% for Rick Perry in New Hampshire or 4% for Michelle Mouth in Iowa? Those were good numbers, too?

???????????......Someone said they were?

why is it presumed that if a 3rd party was formed by whoever with an R, that "republicans would drain votes from Romney and assure Obama a win"??

I believe there would be a majority of those R folks that would be unhappy but not so unhappy to allow Obama a free pass for another 4 years.

And the other ongoing false assumption of all the D voters that voted for Obama will be back to reelect him. There will be a fair percentage that like the rest of disappointed Americans will not buy his rhetoric a second time. Whether the percentage will be sufficient depends how Obama's ratings hold up.

And we all understand the position of your man will win no matter what.

btk

Originally Posted by billethkid

why is it presumed that if a 3rd party was formed by whoever with an R, that "republicans would drain votes from Romney and assure Obama a win"??

I believe there would be a majority of those R folks that would be unhappy but not so unhappy to allow Obama a free pass for another 4 years.

And the other ongoing false assumption of all the D voters that voted for Obama will be back to reelect him. There will be a fair percentage that like the rest of disappointed Americans will not buy his rhetoric a second time. Whether the percentage will be sufficient depends how Obama's ratings hold up.

btk

You are right that the assumption that a third party run would assure an Obama win is flawed. However, it is fair to assume that a third party R candidate would siphon more votes from the republican than it would from Obama. In a close election, that could be enough to swing the election a la the Nader effect in Florida in 2000. A third party run by Ron Paul might be interesting, as much of his support is young voters, a block that overwhelmingly supported Obama in 08, and could swing things either way.

Originally Posted by ilovetv

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What a pack of oddballs and crooks. And John Edwards must be included in the list.

And Corzine, who can't locate a billion dollars, is in that list too.

John Edwards and John Corzine were not holding public office when they committed their alledged crimes as republicans: Gingrich, DeLay, Ensign, Vitter, Sanford, Foley, Walsh, Lee, Nixon and Agnew were.

Originally Posted by janmcn

John Edwards and John Corzine were not holding public office when they committed their alledged crimes as republicans: Gingrich, DeLay, Ensign, Vitter, Sanford, Foley, Walsh, Lee, Nixon and Agnew were.

Agreed. And why don't people see the signs of their being phonies and crackpots before they're elected? With several IL governors serving prison sentences, the people elected Blagodovich and all his flamboyancy. Why don't people read the signs along the way??

Did anybody else notice how quickly Mitt Romney got out of South Carolina? He was there less than 24 hours, leaving to go to Palm Beach, FL to be with his own ilk. It will be very interesting to hear how Mitt plans to solve the unemployment and foreclosure problems dogging Florida, since he said earlier let them foreclose and the market will take care of the problem. Those envious whiners need to go to their quiet room.

One of the objectives of the coming election is to elect a candidate who will move more government out of our lives.

The governor, local representatives and we the residents of FL are able to fix FL problems.

btk