Who would you vote for?

Who would you vote for?

  • Rudy Giuliani

    Votes: 6 2.5%

  • John McCain

    Votes: 12 5.0%

  • Fred Thompson

    Votes: 185 76.4%

  • Newt Gingrich

    Votes: 17 7.0%

  • Hillary Clinton

    Votes: 2 0.8%

  • Barack Obama

    Votes: 7 2.9%

  • Al Gore

    Votes: 7 2.9%

  • John Edwards

    Votes: 6 2.5%
  • Total voters
    242
Status
Not open for further replies.
Ron Paul

You guys that say he has no chance of winning are dead wrong. He may not have the TV spots or media coverage that the others have but this is 2007/08 A lot has changed in the way of the myspace/youtube generation.

Ron Paul has a HUGE following, just FAUX News doesnt want you to know about it.

Ron Paul has my vote. I have convinced many of my fiends and family to change there party and vote for Paul in the primaries.

He has no chance if you say he has no chance. You vote for him, tell your friends who value your opinion to vote for him.
 
Ron Paul is not listed

Ron Paul has absolutely NO chance of winning. He may be the Libertarian candidate but He'll get about as many votes as any 3rd party candidate. The reason he was left off as a choice is there is NO chance he will become president of The United States. Sorry guys.
Click to expand...

Ron is a declared official Republican candidate.

You have folks listed there that aren't even officially running.

But hey- your poll, your rules.
Hope you get the results you're trying to bend it towards. :rolleyes:
 
All things considered, I truly believe that Hillary will be the Democrat's nominee, and about the only viable candidate that might beat her is Fred Thompson!

Not everyone that votes does so for purely political or agenda-driven reasons. Many voters choose the candidate because of name or face recognition. While Hillary has both, what she doesn't have is a polished public speaking skill. Fred Thompson may not have had name recognition, but most people have seen him in movies and TV shows, and usually playing the "good guy" parts (Didn't he also play the President in at least one movie?). Thompson ALSO has a VERY polished skill of speaking, from his acting, his work as an attorney and his days in the Senate. Besides, he just LOOKS Presidential!

Sorry, but the USA just isn't quite to the point of electing besides an "R" or a "D" right now. Sure, Joe Lieberman bucked the tide as an "I", but he was STILL a "D" (Lieberman was also a good example of how the Democrat's have NO clue as to what they're doing. It's a wonder that Lieberman didn't switch over to the "R's"!)
 
No third party? Than will someone please explain to me the difference between the four front runners? Because I see them as about 90% the same on all issues that matter to me. And I do not like any of their positions.

If the time for a third party is not this election than it is only because of the war. The dems painted themselves as opposed to the war and then took no substansaiative action on the issue.

Materially there is little difference between the two parties. So if the time is not now for another third party to become one of the next major two parties it wil be soon.
 
Another vote for Thompson. Which will be my vote, unless Ron Paul gets some huge momentum (not just here, but "mainstream" as well).

Then again, maybe Mike Savage will get serious about running....:evil:
 
By my count, Dr. Ron Paul has more write-in votes right now than anybody in the poll except the Hollywood candidate.
 
well, at this point in time

(112 votes), we can probably say that about 12% of THR's members are infiltrators.

There are 14 votes for the unholy trio.
 
By my count, Dr. Ron Paul has more write-in votes right now than anybody in the poll except the Hollywood candidate.
Click to expand...

And if THR members were the only ones voting in the election, that would be a great point.
As it is, the leaders of the declared candidates on the GOP side are still McCain and Guiliani. Thompson's starting to get serious attention. The others - including Paul - are mere blips on the radar.

-K
 
Ron Paul

Voting for a guy "because he has a chance to win" instead of voting for the one who represents my views best would be a wasted vote.
 
Another write in for Ron Paul here.
None of the above...Ron Paul. Why is it that no one even talks about him?
Click to expand...
Perhaps because he does not cut a dashing figure issuing handy sound bites for the media? Perhaps because he's not promising the world on a silver platter to those who'll vote for him? Perhaps because he actually UNDERSTANDS and ADHERES to the Constitution in his voting, rather than giving it lip service for the press?

The man is a dangerous radical. ;)
 
I'm not happy with any of the above.

I could stand Barack Obama, but i'd have to do some research on the makeup of Congress right now with Congress's views on gun control before i'd consider it. If close to a majority of congress (2/3 would be best) have decent stances on gun rights, I'd probably grit my teeth, pray for forgiveness, and vote for Obama.

I'd prefer to vote for Bill Richardson, but I doubt his chances are any good.
Same for Ron Paul.

I HATE about everyone else on that list. I don't know anything about Fred Thompson, and wouldn't mind being educated.
 
Fred Thompson, but I think it would be wonderful to have an open debate between Thompson and Paul, have them work through the issues in a public forum, and see what a couple true conservatives can come up with.

Its still early yet in the candidating process. I'm interested in hearing what Ron Paul has to say. Howevever, unless he becomes alot more screen-savvy, and unless he finds a way to really supplement his war-chest, the guy doesn't have a chance. Between Ron Paul and Fred Thompson, we have a couple real choices for the first time in alot of years. I'll be happy to make a choice between the two, but I WILL vote for the one I think has a shot at the Whitehouse. Lets see how they do in the pre-primary run.

Nick
 
MSM now is reporting Romney as front runner as he just raised $26M last quarter. Way less than the $33M Clinton raised but moe than any other Repub.

Too bad he already said he would sign AWB II. Or maybe that is a good thing...
 
So America elects a President based on his name recognition and/or the amount of money given to him? If he's not famous or doesn't have an immense amount of money 20 months before the election he should be kicked to the curb? Votes aren't based on what good he'll do?:barf:

I may be a rube but I care.
 
All you Ron Paul supporters... have any of you actually heard him speak??? Well??? I'm guessing you haven't, and you're just basing you opinion on what you've read or heard. I saw him speak on Bill Maher's Politically incorrect HBO show, and he let Bill walk all over him. He's not NEARLY agressive enough in a debate, and I wouldn't trust him to go head to head with Hillary. He's too weak of a personality and will never be the president of the USA. Time to wake up folks.
 
All you Ron Paul supporters... have any of you actually heard him speak??? Well??? I'm guessing you haven't, and you're just basing you opinion on what you've read or heard. I saw him speak on Bill Maher's Politically incorrect HBO show, and he let Bill walk all over him. He's not NEARLY agressive enough in a debate, and I wouldn't trust him to go head to head with Hillary. He's too weak of a personality and will never be the president of the USA. Time to wake up folks.
Click to expand...

What do you want him yelling back and forth with the host? If this man was in a debate with Hilary, he would stomp her. She would act like a politician and Ron Paul would act like a human being. He would call her on all of her BS. Because he doesnt raise his voice in the interview with Maher then he is weak? In my opinion he didnt have to raise his voice. I think your perception is a little off, because I saw the same thing and thought Paul, took everything Maher said and answered with common sense and a few times you could even see Maher look a little speechless. I think a lot of these regulars speak to Ron Paul and are very surprised to find that they are speaking to an actual human being. Everthing he said made sense.

Aggressive? So what.

Here is a link for you guys to decide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo6KIusCBoU

If you have the time watch this. It is long. 11 parts but it give you good insight into what Dr. Paul is about.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
 
Last edited:
Voted for Fred then started reading responses and saw Ron Paul, Ron Paul, etc., etc. So I looked him up (I'd never heard of him). After looking at what he has done and has to say, I'll vote Ron Paul if given the opportunity.

java
 
Nice

Voted for Fred then started reading responses and saw Ron Paul, Ron Paul, etc., etc. So I looked him up (I'd never heard of him). After looking at what he has done and has to say, I'll vote Ron Paul if given the opportunity.

java
Click to expand...

:D
 
Voted for Fred then started reading responses and saw Ron Paul, Ron Paul, etc., etc. So I looked him up (I'd never heard of him). After looking at what he has done and has to say, I'll vote Ron Paul if given the opportunity.
Click to expand...

A lot of folks seem to be quite intent in not giving you that opportunity.
 
Given the considerable lack of loyalty mainstream politicians have shown their constituents, I have to go with a man of integrity who's actually stood by his word and done as he's promised to do... another write in for Ron Paul.

I'm not sure why folks think fealty, devotion, constancy is owed either of the major parties when they've proven themselves freedom grabbers from either side of the aisle.
 
I didn't vote since I'm not sure of Thompson's positions. I would probably go with either him or Gingrich though. I think Gingrich has too much personal baggage to win though.

I can't see me voting for McCain or Guillani regardless of whom they are running against. I might just have to stay home if they are our choice.
 
Much as I admire RP, I went with Fred Thompson, since he might be electable if he wre running. I find it hard to believe that any members of a gun forum cast a vote for Obama who has stated that there should be no private firearm ownership. Do a search here or on Google and you can find the links to his beliefs.

I agree that there isn't much difference among the front-runners in either party. Obama will take our guns faster than Giuliani.
 
I really like Ron Paul, and I respect him.

But honestly, once you venture away from the gunboards and the fraction of a percentage of us that are libertarian minded, nobody has ever heard of him.

And even amongst the party faithful that vote in the primary, only a fraction of a percent have any idea who Ron Paul is.

Hate to say it, but that is how it is. No matter how much I wish for it, Paul has zero chance of being elected.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

L
  • Locked
  • Poll
Who would you vote for, version: fixed
2 3
Replies
65
Views
3K
Sam Adams
S
C
  • Locked
Gun Ownership and the 2008 Primaries
2
Replies
32
Views
1K
Chui
C
T
  • Locked
Which of the presidential primary candidates really support the 2nd Amendment?
Replies
17
Views
529
pcosmar
P
C
  • Locked
Poll says Iowans like Rice in '08
2
Replies
47
Views
2K
The Real Hawkeye
T
C
  • Locked
GO Fred!
2
Replies
43
Views
2K
waynedm
W
Back
Top