Would you vote for McCain/Ron Paul ticket?

[wgadget]

My mother, age 70 and living in OH, is pining for McCain to choose Ron Paul as his running mate.

[Kotin]

first of all, that will never happen.

[speciallyblend]

Hell No , 100% Hell No Never

[wgadget]

Well, that's what I told her. Especially since Ron wouldn't/couldn't endorse McCain. But this is a hypothetical....

[speciallyblend]

My mother, age 70 and living in OH, is pining for McCain to choose Ron Paul as his running mate.

if she is voting for mccain ,ill have to vote for someone to counter her vote,omg im getting sick let me guess your mom supported bush,how can anyone with a brain even consider mccain ,its sickening.. mccain and the gop is making me sick,i cant believe i even joined the gop 2 yrs ago its starting to make me puke...

[wgadget]

No, she voted for Ron Paul in the primary. She doesn't like McCain at all, and was hoping that RP would make the Republican ticket a little more palatable.

[speciallyblend]

No, she voted for Ron Paul in the primary. She doesn't like McCain at all, and was hoping that RP would make the Republican ticket a little more palatable.

you scared me for a sec;) im glad she voted ron paul,let her know its not over till the fat lady sings at the convention;)

[wgadget]

She knows that I and many others here in GA are working to become delegates.

[cameronb]

Would never happen and would never vote for it.

[DrCap]

It would be hard to stomach but yes I'd vote it in the end- otherwise I'll just be writing RP in anyway.

[nc4rp]

lol april fools?

[MGreen]

So long as I can be assured that McCain will get the vessel with the pestle, while Paul will get the chalice from the palace, I'd vote for the ticket.

...Hopefully that was obscure enough to dodge an FBI watch list.

[G-Wohl]

Absolutely not. Never. No way.

[devil21]

Id vote for it then go clean my gun.

(just kidding, Secret Service)

In all seriousness, that is why no candidate would ever take RP as VP. They likely wouldnt live a week past their inauguration.

[Conza88]

My mother, age 70 and living in OH, is pining for McCain to choose Ron Paul as his running mate.

She knows nothing about the Elite does she....
because that notion spells pure ignorance.


Id vote for it then go clean my gun.

(just kidding, Secret Service)

In all seriousness, that is why no candidate would ever take RP as VP. They likely wouldnt live a week past their inauguration.

Spot on. LOL
And uh, yea - just kidding CIA.

[UnReconstructed]

I'd like to see Ron slap McCain in the back of the head.

[Archie]

IF MCrapola actually changed his ways I think alot of RP supporter's would support that ticket but the old saying is "you cant teach an old dog new tricks Unless you beat the hell out of him"


[RP waterboards McCain into learning new tricks]

[ultimaonliner]

I would absolutely vote for a McCain/Paul ticket over whatever Clinton or Obama combo. How could any of you vote AGAINST a ticket that includes RP????

[nodope0695]

Stupid question, because it ain't gonna happen...and NO I wouldn't vote for any ticket with the name McCain on it.

[derdy]

I would absolutely vote for a McCain/Paul ticket over whatever Clinton or Obama combo. How could any of you vote AGAINST a ticket that includes RP????

Very easily in this instance.

[Andrew-Austin]

Well if that miraculously happened, I might just be so disgusted to ignore all election coverage and abstain from voting. Would ruin Paul's name.

Just think of all the democrats trying to demonize Paul by associating him with a neocon. Neocons and real conservatives must stand apart.

[Ex Post Facto]

I would not vote for McCain, even if RP was Vice President. Now an Obama/Ron Paul ticket, that might peak my interest more than McCain ever would. Hell give them all socialized medicine, if we can get the rest of our constitution back.

[speciallyblend]

everyone that said yeah should leave the ron paul team and join mccain now. ARE YOU GUYS SMOKING CRACK????? GEEEZ if ron paul was the vp to mccain then he would have sold out,so what your saying is you would SELLOUT

[speciallyblend]

id rather see mccain lose then ron paul as a vp, vp for ron paul means he sold out ,if ron paul accepted a vp position(w mccain),then i WOULD DEMAND EVERY PENNY I SENT TO RON PAUL BE RETURNED ASAP. THIS IS SICKENING TO HEAR PEOPLE SAY THEY WOULD VOTE FOR A MCCAIN/PAUL TICKET ,A BUNCH OF SELLOUTS THINK PEOPLE ,you would endorse mccain? a person that goes opposite of ron paul,that = SELLOUT GOOD LUCK SELLING YOURSELF SHORT,but hey that why we are where we are today because of SELLOUTS ,i tell you what return my 500 bucks and ill sellout to mccain,HELL F'IN NO, come on folks think before you say yes or you are selling out,you dont like me calling you a sellout then dont vote for mccain. THE GOP IS really pathetic in my eyes.

Id go for a barr/paul or paul/barr or someone with pauls positions and paul running with them,but mccain? HELL NO

[speciallyblend]

Well if that miraculously happened, I might just be so disgusted to ignore all election coverage and abstain from voting. Would ruin Paul's name.

Just think of all the democrats trying to demonize Paul by associating him with a neocon. Neocons and real conservatives must stand apart.

well said

[Roxi]

tell her to write in RP!

[GunnyFreedom]

I'd rather chop my mevongs off with a hammer.

[AdamT]

McWar will pick a full fledged neo-con. No doubt about it.

[thuja]

you scared me for a sec;) im glad she voted ron paul,let her know its not over till the fat lady sings at the convention;)

right!

[The Lantern]

Would you vote for a McCain/Paul ticket?

Absolutely. McCain will probably never finish out his term because of the melanoma issues. Ron Paul is in excellent health and will probably live into his 90s. This is a way for Ron to become President.

[rockandrollsouls]

I think McCain knows Ron Paul is the best candidate and he'd probably choose him if it wasn't for his stance on the war. I mean, yea we all admit McCain isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but he's said some really nice things about Ron before and he KNOWS the doctor knows the economy like the back of his hand.

It won't happen, but I think McCain knows what's up.

[dirknb@hotmail.com]

I think McCain knows Ron Paul is the best candidate and he'd probably choose him if it wasn't for his stance on the war. I mean, yea we all admit McCain isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but he's said some really nice things about Ron before and he KNOWS the doctor knows the economy like the back of his hand.

It won't happen, but I think McCain knows what's up.

You are living in fantasyland.

McCain is 100% a puppet of Ron Paul's mortal enemies.

A McCain / Paul ticket would never happen in a trillion years.

[Mortikhi]

only if I shot McCain dead beforehand.

[Elwar]

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/6117/mccainjackasskq8.jpg

[ultimaonliner]

id rather see mccain lose then ron paul as a vp, vp for ron paul means he sold out ,if ron paul accepted a vp position(w mccain),then i WOULD DEMAND EVERY PENNY I SENT TO RON PAUL BE RETURNED ASAP. THIS IS SICKENING TO HEAR PEOPLE SAY THEY WOULD VOTE FOR A MCCAIN/PAUL TICKET ,A BUNCH OF SELLOUTS THINK PEOPLE ,you would endorse mccain? a person that goes opposite of ron paul,that = SELLOUT GOOD LUCK SELLING YOURSELF SHORT,but hey that why we are where we are today because of SELLOUTS ,i tell you what return my 500 bucks and ill sellout to mccain,HELL F'IN NO, come on folks think before you say yes or you are selling out,you dont like me calling you a sellout then dont vote for mccain. THE GOP IS really pathetic in my eyes.

Id go for a barr/paul or paul/barr or someone with pauls positions and paul running with them,but mccain? HELL NO

As much as I dislike McCaine, I would vote for him over Clinton or Obama. There are those on this forum who will vote for a libertarian candidate, but I personally am not willing to do that unless that candidate is RP.

As frustrated as we all are with the current choices, I must make a choice, and if RP is out of the general election, then I will need to vote against Clinton or Obama. In the OP's hypothetical scenario of a McCaine/RP ticket, this would seem easily the better choice to me than Clinton with/or Obama or to a McCaine/Romney, McCaine/Huckabee, McCaine/ANYBODY ticket.

[dirknb@hotmail.com]

As much as I dislike McCaine, I would vote for him over Clinton or Obama.

They all 3 represent the same special interests. Their only differences are on the surface, and those differences are used to sucker people in who naively think there is a difference under the skin.

[scotto2008]

Absolutely. McCain will probably never finish out his term because of the melanoma issues. Ron Paul is in excellent health and will probably live into his 90s. This is a way for Ron to become President.

That was my first thought. But until we get the general public behind his ideas, an accidental RP presidency would be a disaster. The political powers that be would tear him to shreds.

[yongrel]

Would you vote for a Rabid Honey Badger/Ron Paul ticket? What about a Phil Spektor/Ron Paul ticket?

Maybe even a Rodney Dangerfield's decaying corpse/Ron Paul's nail clippings?

[ultimaonliner]

They all 3 represent the same special interests. Their only differences are on the surface, and those differences are used to sucker people in who naively think there is a difference under the skin.

While all 3 must bow to special interests, they still have differences that are important to me. I would love to see RP run third party as I would easily vote for RP, but I would not vote for any other third party candidate.

[ultimaonliner]

Would you vote for a Rabid Honey Badger/Ron Paul ticket? What about a Phil Spektor/Ron Paul ticket?

Maybe even a Rodney Dangerfield's decaying corpse/Ron Paul's nail clippings?

I would vote for any GOP candidate over Clinton or Obama.

[yongrel]

I would vote for any GOP candidate over Clinton or Obama.

What in the world does that accomplish?

[ultimaonliner]

What in the world does that accomplish?

Obama and Clinton have plans of massively expanding the role of federal government in our lives, including among MANY ideas, bailing out homedebtors. McCaine is far more fiscally conservative.

[TurtleBurger]

Yes, it would prove that I misjudged McCain, or that he's seen the light. No chance it will happen though.

[yongrel]

Obama and Clinton have plans of massively expanding the role of federal government in our lives, including among MANY ideas, bailing out homedebtors. McCaine is far more fiscally conservative.

This gang kills less people than that gang. At the end of the day, both are gangs.

[ultimaonliner]

If you are content voting against the OP's hypothetical McCaine/RP ticket, then that's your decision.

If you believe that all of RP's supporters support him for the same reasons that YOU do, then you are wrong.

My interest in supporting RP developed when I discovered that RP is a follower of the Austrian school of economics. In the OP's hypothetical scenario, a McCaine/RP ticket would be superior to me over a McCaine/SOMEBODY ELSE scenario or any combination of Clinton with/or Obama tickets.

[JosephTheLibertarian]

My mother, age 70 and living in OH, is pining for McCain to choose Ron Paul as his running mate.

RP wouldn't do it, so I will just conveniently avoid the question ;)

[hopeforamerica]

Obama and Clinton have plans of massively expanding the role of federal government in our lives, including among MANY ideas, bailing out homedebtors. McCaine is far more fiscally conservative.

You are very typical of the people in the GOP. You're heart is in the right place, but you forget that every Republican, especially Bush, has grown the government! They are supposed to be fiscally conservative, but look where we are at now. My Dad loves Ron Paul, but will vote for whoever the GOP nominates because of thoughts like yours. I stand on principal and will only vote for people with the voting record and morals of Ron Paul.

[ultimaonliner]

You are very typical of the people in the GOP. You're heart is in the right place, but you forget that every Republican, especially Bush, has grown the government! They are supposed to be fiscally conservative, but look where we are at now. My Dad loves Ron Paul, but will vote for whoever the GOP nominates because of thoughts like yours. I stand on principal and will only vote for people with the voting record and morals of Ron Paul.

In this hypothetical scenario then, do you suggest I vote for Obama with/or Clinton instead of McCaine/RP?

While neither ticket would be as good, in my opinion, as a RP as president ticket, the GOP ticket would still be better than a democratic one.

While Republicans have been failing to manage the economy for DECADES (along with Democrats), the current proposals of Clinton and Obama are shockingly socialist. Obama's plans with CEO salaries and windfall profits taxes are far more socialist than ANY democratic presidential candidate's proposals in the past 3 decades that I can remember.

[Charles Wilson]

Hell No , 100% Hell No Never

+1 :eek:

[The Lantern]

That was my first thought. But until we get the general public behind his ideas, an accidental RP presidency would be a disaster. The political powers that be would tear him to shreds.

I disagree that an accidental presidency would be a disaster. As President Ron could do a lot of things such as reversing previous Executive Orders. His pardoning power would be fantastic. He could effectively abolish the IRS by simply granting a blanket pardon to anyone in the country who does not want to pay. Let it be truly voluntary. As Commander in Chief he could order the removal of troops all around the world. There are many things that he could do. And I believe that we would be better off with a Ron Paul Presidency, even if it is accidental.

[ultimaonliner]

I disagree that an accidental presidency would be a disaster. As President Ron could do a lot of things such as reversing previous Executive Orders. His pardoning power would be fantastic. He could effectively abolish the IRS by simply granting a blanket pardon to anyone in the country who does not want to pay. Let it be truly voluntary. As Commander in Chief he could order the removal of troops all around the world. There are many things that he could do. And I believe that we would be better off with a Ron Paul Presidency, even if it is accidental.

I absolutely agree. It is NOT a disaster to have Ron Paul in the White House as VP. I would rather fight for that chance than to just have him as a Republican Representative. RP could be one of the most important VP's ever, even without an accidental presidency.

[Elwar]

Ron Paul IS running third party.

He'll be on the ballot under "write-in". Trust me, he'll be there. If you don't see his name type his full name and click "next" and it should find it.

[rockandrollsouls]

You are living in fantasyland.

McCain is 100% a puppet of Ron Paul's mortal enemies.

A McCain / Paul ticket would never happen in a trillion years.

I said it wouldn't happen in my post. He may be a tool, but even tools have enough thinking capacity to recognize when someone is right. McCain has said nice things about Ron Paul in the past, so he knows Ron gets alot right. That's all I'm saying. They disagree on alot, but McCain damn well knows Ron is the most fiscally conservative in the party. Again, McCain is a douchebag and puppet-tool but even he knows Ron is admirable and respectable. So before you're so quick to jump and criticize, why not read the entire post.

[dirknb@hotmail.com]

While all 3 must bow to special interests, they still have differences that are important to me. I would love to see RP run third party as I would easily vote for RP, but I would not vote for any other third party candidate.

They don't bow to special interests. The special interests made them what they are. They each appeal to different segments of the population, but will lead them all to exactly the same place.

[-lotus-]

the only way I would vote for that ticket is if it was discovered that mccain had some incurable condition from which he would not be able to serve even 1 full term. maaaaaaybe then

[shane2]

YES, IF McCain soon after winning the election took up hang-gliding and/or bungee jumping every weekend.

- Shane (http://www.ki4u.com)

[PlzPeopleWakeUp]

nt

[squandertime]

would ron paul vote for a mccain/paul ticket?

[ultimaonliner]

would ron paul vote for a mccain/paul ticket?

In this HYPOTHETICAL scenario, RP would presumably vote for himself since in this scenario he agreed to McCaine's request to be his VP.

[qh4dotcom]

I recall that Ron Paul once said he wouldn't be vice-president.

[Raul08]

No because I wouldnt support Paul anymore if decided to accept a nomination from McCain.

[adam1mc]

That's a BIG F NO

A McCain/Paul ticket is still a vote for McCain

Bob Barr here I come if that's the case.

[EvansHall]

Yes. I'd "take out" McCain to make Ron pres. I'd be willing to face execution to put Paul in the Oval Office.

[qh4dotcom]

Yes. I'd "take out" McCain to make Ron pres. I'd be willing to face execution to put Paul in the Oval Office.

Be careful when you say something like that....don't forget the Secret Service does a good job of protecting politicians...also the moderators have banned people for saying stuff like that

[JosephTheLibertarian]

Be careful when you say something like that....don't forget the Secret Service does a good job of protecting politicians...also the moderators have banned people for saying stuff like that

I guess people can't take a joke.

[Seanmc30]

Even if Paul starts getting a lot of coverage and popularity, because....surprise...he was right and still is, I don't imagine he would join with McCain.

Principles go a long way. I would rather see him in no office than ture on the principles that made me love the man.

[westmich4paul]

My mother, age 70 and living in OH, is pining for McCain to choose Ron Paul as his running mate.

As I read this all I keep thinking was is this for real? Seriously? Could this idea even be entertained? Seriously? You probably could not get two absolute completely opposite ideas on how govt should be run than these two politicians even if you tried. What would even make you entertain this notion?

[nodope0695]

Not No, But Fuck No....death To Mccain!!