[marketheal]

I saw him trailing Gingrich by 1%. Either way:

[xjNo4zvD]

Because the candidates are so ridiculous for the most part. They all have huge vulnerabilities that can be blown wide open by their rivals.

[themsrsdude]

Maybe Paul will inherit the anybody-but-Romney vote from Gingrich. And maybe he is peaking late enough to actually make a difference in the primaries. We'll see. But we are running out of flavors of the month. If Ron Paul doesn't hold on to it you've only got Santorum and Huntsman left, unless they decide to recycle Perry.

[soprofaxel]

Maybe Paul will inherit the anybody-but-Romney vote from Gingrich.

Doubt it. A lot of anybody-but-Romney vote seemed to be right leaning evangelical Christians, who aren't all that keen on libertarianism.

[economex]

Doubt it. A lot of anybody-but-Romney vote seemed to be right leaning evangelical Christians, who aren't all that keen on libertarianism.

True. But not all of them. There are still a good number of Tea Party types out there who would be a good fit for Paul, but just haven't considered him a serious contender yet. Maybe that can change now. Especially if he can do well in Iowa and New Hampshire, they could swing to his side. The evangelical crowd may end up dividing themselves between Perry, Gingrich & Bachmann.

[Searmoreibe]

A majority of Republicans are going to hate Ron Paul for not wanting to do whatever it is that Israel wants so it'll be hilarious if Ron Paul wins the Iowa caucus

[soyclocky]

Yes.

[Fsfkkkjz]

Between the religious right and the Tea Party, seems you have to toe the line on these issues to be considered a true Repub these days.

[Gasfghj]

The reason the race is so volatile - they don't know which candidate is secretly Obama.

[IteseFrusty]

But they already know he's a Republican.

[Angeheade]

All they have to do is show Ron Paul as a libertarian and that should be enough for most Americans to recoil.

Indeed many Americans are afraid of freedom. But many are also waking to the establishment's bullshit narrative that a controlled, collective, totalitarian society is better than a free one.

[erepsysoulptnw]

Indeed many Americans are afraid of freedom. But many are also waking to the establishment's bullshit narrative that a controlled, collective, totalitarian society is better than a free one.

Btw, this sort of ridiculous rhetoric, that the current US society is akin to Soviet Russia or Nazi Germany (what do you think totalitarian means?) makes people recoil from libertarians.

[Arbinknit]

Indeed many Americans are afraid of freedom. But many are also waking to the establishment's bullshit narrative that a controlled, collective, totalitarian society is better than a free one.

I can't help but wonder how many of you brave libertarian types would actually survive in your utopian world free from society and government 'interference'..

[Geetiill]

Paul victory in Iowa = even smoother sailing to a Romney victory. I approve

If you support Romney then you shouldn't be too happy. Wins in Iowa and/or NH will only make Paul more confident so when the party elite succeed in pushing Romney on everyone Paul will no doubt feel more confident then ever about making a 3rd party run. He won't win but he'll likely pull enough right wing voters away from Romney to insure Obama's reelection by a good margin. It will be like a repeat of Ross Perot in 1992.

[Irrampbroow]

Hello... I'm a lefty and I think Paul is great! I don't like most of his policies, but he is in favour of dumping lobbyists... this is America's only chance to not become more of a weird corporate owned government. If only he and Obama could agree on that and bring their parties on side, the US might stand a chance.

[mr.nemo]

Was I not clear on how ridiculous of a notion this is? The USA is light years away from those types of totalitarian societies.

Really? You should check some of my facebook friends. They think America is already a police state.


With that said, Ron Paul vs. Romney would be interesting. A Randian vs. this guy:



Actually, that's pretty good.

[vulikox]

Really? You should check some of my facebook friends. They think America is already a police state.


With that said, Ron Paul vs. Romney would be interesting. A Randian vs. this guy:



Actually, that's pretty good.

I see no problem with that pic.

Kicking ass and taking names

[aaafluochugh]

The guy in the center looks like he has an iron-on patch on the knee of his pants.

[Afigenatjola]

"The guy in the center" = Mitt Romney, if you didn't know.

[unatkot]

I see no problem with that pic.

Kicking ass and taking names

Asher will say they must be low-level peons because they're not wearing shorts and sandals