Wait until March 4th

[colecrowe]

Go to www.RonPaulWhitehouse.com (http://www.ronpaulwhitehouse.com/) and pledge to show your support for the most amazing statesman this country will have had for who knows how long (JUST IN CASE).

BUT

I admit, and am happy to do so: There is no reason to think we need to go iNDY until we see what happens between now and March 4th. He MIGHT start stomping McCain based on low voter turnout due to apathy since the media has 110% called it for McCain, and based on how horrible a choice McCain is and how much he is getting lambasted in on the air and in print, and at the 'watercooler'. Especially as Iraq of course continues blowing up and the economy gets worse. Here is my proof:

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But after March 4th...


I'm out if in a month's time he continues to win 0 states and still has less than 15% support and yet refuses to go iNDY (I'll still write him in and spread the word, make calls, etc., but I probably won't donate anymore, and I'll be very sad).


Well, I can safely say...if donations dry up....Paul will be forced to call it quits, so please continue to DONATE.

http://www.ronpaulwhitehouse.com/

my dad said he'd donate another 500 to Paul (IF he announces 3rd party) (he donated 200 on Dec. 16th--but that was when it seemed like he REALLY could maybe, possibly win the Nom. I would donate 500 the day he declares (even though it will hurt financially), whereas I can't afford to give anymore (I gave just over a 1,100 in Q4 to the cause--so shut up) for his Republican run; and gramps would probably wager another 1776.00

The 2nd and 3rd tier, broader-base of supporters aren't (many or most of them) going to donate MORE--if they already have once--because TO THEM it is obvious or at least nearly certain that he's not going to get the Nom from the Republican party (I'm not saying I believe that--but they DO). However, they would be very willing and enthusiastic about supporting him in an iNDEPENDENT run. Primary Calendar: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/calendar.asp (http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/calendar.asp)

Month

Date
Feb.

9

Kansas Republican caucus
Louisiana


12
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia


19
Washington
Wisconsin

March

4
Ohio
Rhode Island
Texas
Vermont


11
Mississippi
April

22

Pennsylvania
May

6
Indiana
North Carolina

13
Nebraska
West Virginia primary

20
Kentucky
Oregon

27
Idaho Republican primary
June

3
Montana primary
New Mexico Republican primary
South Dakota
August

Aug. 25-28
Democratic National Convention — Denver, CO
September

Sept. 1-4
Republican National Convention — Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

[MN Patriot]

You forgot:

Libertarian National Convention --- Denver, CO
May 22 - 26


Ron needs to switch to the Libertarian Party in March or April, get the ball rolling for a history making third party campaign!!!

[colecrowe]

You forgot:

Libertarian National Convention --- Denver, CO
May 22 - 26


Ron needs to switch to the Libertarian Party in March or April, get the ball rolling for a history making third party campaign!!!

Yeah, sure, if you want to guarantee a ceiling of 10%.

Go iNDY. it's perfect. ask around, would you vote for an independent? and then, would you vote for the Libertarian?

Yeah, NO. drugs, borders, social security.

Just go iNDY, so the voters can declare their independence from the parties, their horrible candidates, special interests and lobbyists, on and on.

[acptulsa]

By waiting until March 4, do you mean go if the straw polls don't guarantee him anything, or if he doesn't outright win any? Or do you mean go if they guarantee McCain a first-round vote win? If the convention is brokered, I can sure see getting ballot access petitions going just to hold it over the G.O.P.'s head, but I sure don't see giving up before we see what happens in September.

The petitions would make a great Sword of Damocles, but I have faith in Dr. Paul's ability to do well in a brokered convention.

[Lovecraftian4Paul]

We should wait until his own Congressional primary is taken care of in March. Definitely, no move towards an alternative third party or independent run until Mid-March, unless it were to come from the man himself.

[MRoCkEd]

I agree.
Let's see how things go, and if it really seems like a lost cause in the GOP, we need to urge Ron to go independent.

[cindy25]

if McCain has the nomination locked up on the first ballot after March 4th then the hell with the Republicans.

the advantage of going Libertarian is ballot access. and in states that allow more than 1 line run on other parties as well.

[Ara825]

I cannot understand how my fellow Texans can even consider McCain as an option. He will join forces with Rick Perry to sell our state to the highest bidder.