Comment: The Great Divide on Strategy

I don't know enough about Gary Johnson to offer an opinion on his background. But it is clear to me that Ron Paul's current strategy is to take the Republican Party. He became a twelve(?)term Congressman/Statesman, his son became a Senator, and he will be nominated for President - as a Republican. He got nowhere during his third party endeavors. Consequently, it would seem to me that he will sit out this election - no Presidential endorsement unless he is the nominee.

The Ron Paul strategy is understandable because the electorate won't pick anyone other than Republicans or Democrats. Except in VERY RARE exceptions, everyone who has worked a third party campaign has experienced the frustrations of trying to get their candidate elected by voters who are prejudiced against anyone who does not have the Republican or Democratic tag.

That does not mean that the third party route is wrong. We do not know what it will take to wake up the public. But if you want to follow Paul's guidance, you will follow the Republican route.

Gary Johnson does not fit in that plan.

However, there is nothing wrong with choosing any route that you think will succeed. Just understand that the people who chose the Republican route are not anti-third party - they just have a different philosophy.

In my case, I will consider the third party route ONLY AFTER the convention. At that point, I will be considering the best possible results-based alternatives in a dire situation.