OnTheRocks Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Ron Paul Ron Paul, the iconoclastic nine-term congressman from Southeast Texas, took the first step Thursday toward launching a second presidential bid in 2008, this time as a Republican. Paul filed incorporation papers on Thursday to create a presidential exploratory committee that allows him and his supporters to collect money on behalf of his bid. This would be Paul's second try for the White House; he was the Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. Kent Snyder, the chairman of Paul's exploratory committee and a former staffer on Paul's Libertarian campaign, said Paul knows he's a long shot. "There's no question that it's an uphill battle, and that Dr. Paul is an underdog," Snyder said. "But we think it's well worth doing and we'll let the voters decide." Paul, of Lake Jackson, acknowledges that the national GOP has never fully embraced him despite his nine terms in office under its banner. He gets little money from the GOP's large traditional donors, but benefits from individual conservative and Libertarian donors outside Texas. He bills himself as "The Taxpayers' Best Friend," and is routinely ranked either first or second in the House of Representatives by the National Taxpayers Union, a national group advocating low taxes and limited government. He describes himself as a lifelong Libertarian running as a Republican. Paul was not available for comment Thursday, Snyder said. But he said the campaign will test its ability to attract financial and political support before deciding whether to launch a full-fledged campaign. Snyder said Paul is not running just to make a point or to try to ensure that his issues are addressed, but to win. Paul is expected to formally announce his bid in the next week or two, Snyder said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molson_golden2002 Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 He's anti-war, that would never sit well at all with the warmongers in the GOP. http://www.antiwar.com/paul/?articleid=6330 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 He's anti-war, that would never sit well at all with the warmongers in the GOP. http://www.antiwar.com/paul/?articleid=6330 Glug, glug, glug....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Ron Paul The kind of guy i'd like to vote for if i could (but well libertarians in France are about as rare as communists in the USA!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheRocks Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 The kind of guy i'd like to vote for if i could (but well libertarians in France are about as rare as communists in the USA!) so you are saying that France is flooded with Libertarians?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 so you are saying that France is flooded with Libertarians?? LOL You live in the People's Republic of Wisconsin don't you?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentZero Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 He's anti-war, that would never sit well at all with the warmongers in the GOP. http://www.antiwar.com/paul/?articleid=6330 Despite being quite left-leaning and agreeing with you most of the time, i can't back you up on that one. Republican party membership has plenty of anti-war members of various persuasions. I think you meant to say the current republican LEADERSHIP and administration members would be non-supportive of Paul. But hey, plenty of dems, including our own junior senator from NY, could be considered war-mongers as well --> they haven't exactly been outspoken against the war in iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molson_golden2002 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Despite being quite left-leaning and agreeing with you most of the time, i can't back you up on that one. Republican party membership has plenty of anti-war members of various persuasions. I think you meant to say the current republican LEADERSHIP and administration members would be non-supportive of Paul. But hey, plenty of dems, including our own junior senator from NY, could be considered war-mongers as well --> they haven't exactly been outspoken against the war in iraq. You are right, there are many Republicans who didn't want this. But, it isn't just the leadership. I think the leadership is really a reflection of their base which is mostly the South. And sure, the Dems are guilty, too, not just of some warmongering but of being cowards in the face of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESPeculatioN Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Ron Paul He's the only Republican this Libertarian will ever vote for in 2008. Do you hear me GOPers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Joe Leiberman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 One guy who is a pretty impressive candidate is Bill Richardson. Great experience, probably better than anyone's in the entire race overall. Liked and respected by both sides of the aisle. Been in White Houses before as cabinet member. Negotiated with the bad guys and the good guys at the highest levels. Is a Governor, so he had to be its leader (as opposed to the experience Senators and Congressmen have). An expert on energy. Is not hideous looking. Is a minority (which may of course work against him). And is extremely well spoken and a genuinely engaging, nice guy. He may not have the money or the name recognition to win but he is a very good candidate, the best the Dems have offered up in decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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