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Current Events => Archives => Politics => Election 2008 => Topic started by: Lisa on September 10, 2008, 03:17:29 PM
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I am curious as to what affect, if any, you think Bob Barr and Ron Paul will have on the election. Seems to me I hardly ever hear about Barr and the Ronulans seem to have run out of fervor and steam. 'Course, I don't hang out with them, so maybe that's a misperception.
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Who? And who?
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Who? And who?
I have no idea who Bob Barr is either.. and I didnt even hear about Ron Paul during the time he was campaigning.
Is he still in the race?
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Nope and nope. Picking Palin roped in the vast majority of those who would have voted for Obama by casting their ballot for either of those guys.
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The Paulians weren't going to account for any more than Buchannan did in 2000; what, 2%, maybe 3%? Barr and the Libertarians are likely to see an upswing, if only because the Libertarians put forward the first credible candidate they've had in years, perhaps decades. They'll still only account for another 4% to 6% tops, largely because McCain has shored up most of the leaking to the Libertarians he was experiencing with the Sarah Palin nod - people such as myself.
Even with a maximum of 9% going to hyper conservative 3rd party candidates, I still expect McCain to pick up Teh Obamessiah's self distruction and run with it all the way to the end zone come November. I don't expect it to even be close.
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Who? And who?
I have no idea who Bob Barr is either.. and I didnt even hear about Ron Paul during the time he was campaigning.
Is he still in the race?
Barr is the former R congressman from Georgia who's now the Libertarian presidential candidate. Paul is still, believe it or not, in the race, although it seems no one's really paying much attention to him anymore. He held his "counter convention" somewhere in Minneapolis, I believe. I guess his massive ego had him thinking people would really give a shit and he'd make some kind of "splash" that would take attention away from the real convention.
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Who? And who?
I have no idea who Bob Barr is either.. and I didnt even hear about Ron Paul during the time he was campaigning.
Is he still in the race?
In the same way that the dottering old uncle that shows up on Thanksgiving acting like the Boston drunkard and talking like TiT is actually part of the Cowboy's game day strategy.
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Barr announced Paul as his VP pick this afternoon.
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Barr announced Paul as his VP pick this afternoon.
Seriously? Wow.
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These two are so far off the political map that all the radar power at NORAD couldn't find them.
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No ! :popcorn:
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I am curious as to what affect, if any, you think Bob Barr and Ron Paul will have on the election.
Well according to their website, the mighty Libertarian Party has raised an astounding:
$186,753.29.
http://www.lp.org/
I'm thinkin' that's little or no effect.
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I am curious as to what affect, if any, you think Bob Barr and Ron Paul will have on the election.
Well according to their website, the mighty Libertarian Party has raised an astounding:
$186,753.29. http://www.lp.org/
I'm thinkin' that's little or no effect.
ROFL! Wow, now that'll show 'em! LOL. :lmao: :lmao:
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Checking back in.
Has anyone been able to identify this "Paul" and this "Barr?"
I have found nothing (but I don't check the anti-Semitic sites).
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they'll split the 1% that seems to get lost between the D and R numbers
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Well, maybe if Barr didn't spend so much time defending child molestors...
LINK (http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/09/10/dragoncon_barr_trial.html)
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Before Palin Bob Barr looked attractive if I really, really, really felt the need to vote for someone for President.
But even so, he never really got any press so even Before Palin I doubt he would have made any sort of dent.
Ron Paul had a better chance of pulling the DUmmie and KOmmie and MoveOn vote if Hillary got the nomination. Still, I think he will pull more Truther votes from the DUmmie ranks than Barr will pull conservative ranks. Still I guess they could split the extreme Buchanan wing of the GOP but it's doubtful those people would vote for McCainez in the first place, even with Palin.
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The Paulians weren't going to account for any more than Buchannan did in 2000; what, 2%, maybe 3%? Barr and the Libertarians are likely to see an upswing, if only because the Libertarians put forward the first credible candidate they've had in years, perhaps decades. They'll still only account for another 4% to 6% tops, largely because McCain has shored up most of the leaking to the Libertarians he was experiencing with the Sarah Palin nod - people such as myself.
Even with a maximum of 9% going to hyper conservative 3rd party candidates, I still expect McCain to pick up Teh Obamessiah's self distruction and run with it all the way to the end zone come November. I don't expect it to even be close.
I think any attraction Barr may have had just evaporated with him hooking up with Ron Paul. They'll pull support from the left amongst the truthers and dopers and some fags but nothing of consequence. They may garner 2 - 3 % of the vote.
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Is Gator from CU still a Paulista?
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Before Palin Bob Barr looked attractive if I really, really, really felt the need to vote for someone for President.
But even so, he never really got any press so even Before Palin I doubt he would have made any sort of dent.
Ron Paul had a better chance of pulling the DUmmie and KOmmie and MoveOn vote if Hillary got the nomination. Still, I think he will pull more Truther votes from the DUmmie ranks than Barr will pull conservative ranks. Still I guess they could split the extreme Buchanan wing of the GOP but it's doubtful those people would vote for McCainez in the first place, even with Palin.
Barr is a political whore of the worst sort. He was an anti-war Dem, switched parties to run for Congress, now that he's a libertarian he's fellating the ACLU in ways indescribable to most of humanity.
Look up the word "hypocrite" and you'll see Bob Barr.
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Before Palin Bob Barr looked attractive if I really, really, really felt the need to vote for someone for President.
But even so, he never really got any press so even Before Palin I doubt he would have made any sort of dent.
Ron Paul had a better chance of pulling the DUmmie and KOmmie and MoveOn vote if Hillary got the nomination. Still, I think he will pull more Truther votes from the DUmmie ranks than Barr will pull conservative ranks. Still I guess they could split the extreme Buchanan wing of the GOP but it's doubtful those people would vote for McCainez in the first place, even with Palin.
Barr is a political whore of the worst sort. He was an anti-war Dem, switched parties to run for Congress, now that he's a libertarian he's fellating the ACLU in ways indescribable to most of humanity.
Look up the word "hypocrite" and you'll see Bob Barr.
I did not know any of that. He always seemed solid when I saw him on the cable shows in the 1990's.
Now he sounds a bit like McCain. Thank God Juan from somewhere got the sense enough to pick Palin. Right now, that is his only redeeming quality.
I wouldn't have voted Libertarian anyway.
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Is Gator from CU still a Paulista?
I don't know.
Ask the JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!
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If R. Paul accepts. Is the Paul movement strong?
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sorry, new here, saw this already posted in the Election forum. wish I had delete option. :thatsright:
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Not to worry -- having a chance to make fun of the wingnut Ru Paul is always appropriate.
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I am curious as to what affect, if any, you think Bob Barr and Ron Paul will have on the election.
Well according to their website, the mighty Libertarian Party has raised an astounding:
$186,753.29.
http://www.lp.org/
I'm thinkin' that's little or no effect.
oh wow... thats pretty sad :popcorn: