Dr. Ron Paul For President Third Party Update

I just want to echo what a couple others have reminded us of...whatever the outcome, it is just the beginning.

Here is what i told myself. Let's say TEN is FANTASTIC for the "movement" and One is TERRIBLE for the movement. Here is how i see it.

OTHER PERSON WINS PRES.- We are at a ONE for the movement - square one - uphill battle all the way, no real ally.

RON PAUL WINS PRES. We are at a FOUR / FIVE for the movement. In other words, even though we get like the BEST possible choice for President, a real ALLY, we don't score a TEN because of all the anti-movement stuff. People blocking his pet bills, doing other nasty stuff to block liberty and our individual prosperity.

So, i tell myself, we are only losing 3-4 points, so to speak, by not getting Ron Paul in. Why do this? Because i began to "romanticize" this perfect Presidential outcome at times, and i needed to come back to reality and remember that one man, even if he is President, cannot mend the big mess in four years or eight years, because all the bastards who are trying to make One World are still going to be out there planning our demise.

Some people have written, "If Ron Paul loses, i am leaving the country" and i have also thought that. So, i came up with that little formula. Ron Paul in the White House does not mean we would all be able to lean back and have a beer and do nothing else. We know this, but I for one need reminding - because it helps me calm down and take what comes.

Thank you.

Ron Paul 2008

As a former congressional candidate on a third party ticket years ago it feels to me that the best thing for Ron Paul and his supporters to do is;

1. FOCUS on this campaign and "not stop the focus" *** until McCain not only appears to have a lock on the nomination but until he really does have a lock.

(1.) We should all canvass by phone or in person our local precincts and identify who the Ron Paul supporters are.

(2) Be sure to phone or door to door canvass the voters registered as independent and share Ron Paul information, DVD's and web sites videos and win them to Ron Paul between now and the end of August.

2. Now if McCain does get a lock on the nomination before the convention (or at the convention) then (at that) moment the Ron Paul supporters should be prepared to do several things.

3. (a). Have in our possession as many slim jims and Ron Paul signs as possible.

(b), Be prepared to make a stickers the size of a bumper sticker label
to put cover the word republican and

(c) The stickers or labels should say "write in" or "independent" what ever (Ron Paul HQ) tells us to do at that time.

(d). After the nomination everyone starts a new donation limit. We supporters are allowed to donate another $2300. each between the convention and the November election.

(e) Everyone please start saving a little weekly to donate in September to launch a write in or independent campaign for Ron Paul.

By continuing to educate everyone about Ron Paul's voting recording during his ten terms that has he served in congress we will grow his support all spring and summer long.

He has the right message and a real media blackout.
We have all spring and summer to educate the public with our tools. The only way to stop this revolution is for us to not donate and to not help Ron Paul. I still believe that in the end with our continued support Ron Paul can win.

While I can't argue the republican party has treated Ron Paul horribly, I think he needs to stick with his efforts to reform the party by questioning the neoconservative agenda and bring it back to it's traditional conservative roots. Who else would lead the struggle to do this? It's more valuable than making a third party run that is destined to fail.

Of course we would all like to see him run, but now is not the time to rally around it. Americans can still vote for him in about 15 states. There is no need to quit and start running third party now. He can make that decision after the convention, raise 20 million and still have a big impact on the race.

Then he's got to ditch the GOP and screw em once and for all.

All I can say is, "what has the Republican Party done for you, Dr. Paul?"

Not much. They've silenced you when you speak of true conservativism.
This is no longer the Republican party of our parents. This is a distorted
hybrid of Neo-conservatism and fascism. Time to move on Dr. Paul.
Your ideals no longer represent what was once the Republican party.

Ron Paul is the only reason I would put an "X" next to a Republican.
And today may have very well been the last time.

The Revolution will not take place with Neo-conservatists behind it.

Fortune Favors the Bold

I believe if a thrid party, like the Libertarian party, "drafted him", i.e., nominated him as their candidate, he could remain a republican and keep his house titles, although it would be a weird situation.

He is still running for President. The race isn't over!

He does not need to give up his congressional seat and switch parties to continue his run for President.

He is keeping his promise and doing just fine. Don't panic; just keep it slow and steady.

Also, just a bit of advice, you might want to use a spell checker before posting your messages.

What you guys are forgetting is that he cannot run on a third party and still keep his Congressional seat. Forget about it already.
www.paulforronpaul.com

Or is there already one? There are so many, who can keep track...

an independent, hell, lieberman did and won.everyone knows ron paul in texas so, what party he is in shouldnt matter, if they love him, they will vote for him.maybe even more so if he got out of that currupt party anyways. this would make it very easy to run third party for pres too. i know it wont happen but we are screwed no matter what. why not make a real stand and snub the bastards and show the republican party, they arent worth saving. ok you may throw the tomatoes at me now.

....who is organizing this money "ball"? And only 3 days to get ready for it?

I agree that the 3rd party option needs to be left open, but lets wait and see what happens on March 4th.

as a 3rd party candidate for president and republican for congress. He would have to run 3rd party for congress as well. That would be REALLY difficult to pull off.

I too registered Republican with little enthusiasm; i would switch tomorrow if i had a choice for a person i believed it - i guess i am more of a conservative independent and i never liked the two party system; to me it just sounds like a lot of old men running things - the fix is in and all... Can't a person male or female just state what he or she believes in and run on that platform? Wouldn't that help eliminate all the control issues, as in getting the endorsements? I understand about the electoral college and all, but certainly we COULD change it if we wanted to. Just because we have this "two-party" system does not mean we should not question that system. I am sure any number of you could give me a lesson on why we need a party affiliation/two party system, but maybe it is there because people are too lazy to research what each Candidate believes in. Maybe it is easier for them to mark one box or the other box - never reading the paper or looking on the internet, and so on. Just as Trigger could count with his hooves, the average voter can remember if he or she is a Democrat or Republican. I guess that is why. If my ONLY option is to try to change the Republican party, i am not sure i have the stomach for that. I have talked to people who have tried for 20 years with no luck. Are you sure it can even be done? Are we sure it is not TIME for another party ? This is just what i am currently thinking about. Thank you. I am very sorry that Ron Paul is dropping out. I cried.

Ron Paul 2008

He won't know until the Republican Convention whether or not he's the nominee. If he gives up before then, many of his supporters who became delegates will be annoyed.

The Libertarian Convention is at the end of May, and will already have taken place by the Republican Convention in September. They invited him to throw his hat in the ring, but he can't do both.

No presidential candidate I have ever voted for has ever been elected since I started voting in 1974, so maybe I'm biased, but I think he's doing just fine where he is. Become a delegate. Or sign up to volunteer (see the other thread where the GOP is looking for volunteers). Be there.

IMissLiberty

I can appreciate your zeal. But let's be honest here. The ONLY reason anyone outside of the libertarian circle heard of Ron Paul this campaign season is because he's a Republican. By that alone he was able to do more for the libertarian movement in one year than the party itself has been able to do (we all understand the system is rigged) in 30 years. I don't think we have any place to question how he continues to deliver the message.

I believe he knows exactly what he is doing, and he has asked us to register as Republicans, to become Republican delegates, and to bring the Republican party back to its own platform. Thai is what I will be doing. Oh, and getting increasingly irritated at the incessant calls for a 3rd party when I am working my butt off to get people registered Republican.