Ron Paul says he won't quit race

[kathy88]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...&type=politics

More of the same... EXCEPT this little gem...

Paul also left open the door - at least a crack - to declare himself an independent presidential candidate. Asked if he had ruled it out, Paul said, "I have my hands full right now." He added: "I'm in the middle of a process and I want to find out how many delegates we have and whether there's going to be a brokered convention."

Don't want this to turn into a he should/should not go for a third party run.

But if Ron goes, needless to say I go with him. Who else?

[robert9712000]

wouldnt he not be allowed to be on alot of ballots even if he did try to run third party ,because of sore loser laws which i think some states have,where you cant run independent if you lose in another parties primary?

[kathy88]

wouldnt he not be allowed to be on alot of ballots even if he did try to run third party ,because of sore loser laws which i think some states have,where you cant run independent if you lose in another parties primary?

I think it's been determined that they don't apply to Presidential races? Or something... not sure.

[Karsten]

I'm not going to make an arguemnt for or against a third party run in this post.
But IF he were to do it, he would have to make the decision SOON, like within the next month.
The Libertarian Party will have their convention in the beginning of May. If they nominate Ron Paul, it would be the first time they ever broke into double digits in the general, and, based on all the polls we have seen, RP WOULD make it into the debates.
If the LP nominates ANYONE ELSE, they will get the usual less than 1%.

If Ron Paul waits until AFTER the convention, the minor parties will have already nominated someone else. He will not be ABLE to go third party that late.
Both the pro and con side to the third party debate need to understand this. The idea that he can go to tampa and then do a 3rd party as a plan B cannot happen.

[69360]

I'm with him whatever he decides to do.

[ClydeCoulter]

Where is there to go?

I won't speculate or cry out for Ron Paul going 3rd party, but if he does, I am there.

[No Free Beer]

Keep running,

after the convention, if he isn't the nominee...

RUN THIRD!

[RickyJ]

I am with him regardless whether he runs third party or not. He has my vote in November. Sorry Johnson, Ron Paul will be my choice for president of the USA.

[Dissent]

Same here voting for Paul no matter what come November.

[FindLiberty]

I like that LP-Ron Paul idea (if it flies with everyone involved). I wonder if the LP vote could specify their final nomination choice "conditional" on events happening after the convention?

Wouldn't that be the same as a last minute LP candidate withdrawl? What about replacing NOTA with NOBP?

If this is possible, winning >5% of the vote would be very helpful to the LP for the next election cycle. It would make their next ballot access drive a whole lot easier and less expensive. I'd like to see Gary Johnson VP and Ron Paul POTUS as their nomination.

Florida's GOP convention must still select Ron Paul as the Republican nominee (if they want any chance of beating Obama in his re-election bid).

Seeing TWO Ron Paul names choices on the November ballot would be a lot better than ONLY having a "write-in option of last resort", IMO.