DrNoZone
11-04-2007, 09:10 AM
Ron Paul inspires defections from his old party (http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071104/NEWS/711040342/1321)
ANJEANETTE DAMON
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
Posted: 11/4/2007
Sparks lawyer Matt Goodman has been a Libertarian since at least the fourth grade.
He was the kid who raised his hand to remind the teacher that Republican George H.W. Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis weren't the only two people running for president in 1988.
Unlike other children's parents, his were voting for Libertarian candidate Ron Paul.
But last week, Goodman decided to part -- at least temporarily -- with the minor party cause. He changed his registration to Republican.
The reason: He wants to see a Libertarian elected president, even if that Libertarian is now a Republican.
"The fact Ron Paul has been able to get himself into the Republican Party enough that he has a chance of winning, is very exciting for everyone in the libertarian movement," Goodman said.
Whether Paul, who fails to come in with much more than 2 percent of likely voters' support in national polls, has a chance of winning is disputed by political observers.
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ANJEANETTE DAMON
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
Posted: 11/4/2007
Sparks lawyer Matt Goodman has been a Libertarian since at least the fourth grade.
He was the kid who raised his hand to remind the teacher that Republican George H.W. Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis weren't the only two people running for president in 1988.
Unlike other children's parents, his were voting for Libertarian candidate Ron Paul.
But last week, Goodman decided to part -- at least temporarily -- with the minor party cause. He changed his registration to Republican.
The reason: He wants to see a Libertarian elected president, even if that Libertarian is now a Republican.
"The fact Ron Paul has been able to get himself into the Republican Party enough that he has a chance of winning, is very exciting for everyone in the libertarian movement," Goodman said.
Whether Paul, who fails to come in with much more than 2 percent of likely voters' support in national polls, has a chance of winning is disputed by political observers.
[click link above for the full article]