Omnibus GOP Primary ThreadFollow

Confirmation from his office that he was referring to the Progressive Caucus, as I suspected.

Because Progressive Democrats are totally Communists.

Edited, Apr 11th 2012 2:43pm by catwho

In communist Russia you throw them in vodka!

Were those past approval ratings measured at the end of the convention or at some point during the primary season in which the candidate just appeared to be the presumptive winner? I would expect you'd normally find that the latter point will be a low point in terms of popularity for any candidate because it's the point where negatives within his own party are going to be at their highest (the last major opponent was still fighting him and still has supporters who are unhappy he dropped out), and negatives outside the party will be maximized as well (cause they've likely seen little good and a whole lot of bad).

By convention time, the negatives within the party will have disappeared and with a couple months to work his message for the campaign against Obama, presumably he'll have gained some ground with folks outside the party as well. I can't say where Romney stands historically on this, but I think we should measure apples to apples if we're going to attempt to make a comparison at all.

"I have here in my hand...."

I think Newt needs to take some personal responsibility and pay his bills.

On that note, John Edwards finally finished paying off his 2008 run.

*snrk*

Speaking of, might be time for a fresh thread soon.

Yeah, 'cause that worked so well for us before...

Fixed for enhanced Jophishness.

I hear that's the name of the new Transformer they're introducing in the next movie. He's from New York, and is always late to the battles but somehow is vital to them.

If Ron Paul is more popular than Obama, why didn't he win any primaries? Oh that's right, he isn't. I will give him credit for having some unique ideas, even some I agree with, but that doesn't make him more popular amongst Republicans, or Americans in general.

And whoever claimed that posters in the Asylum were intelligent? It says "No holds barred" because we're ***** to each other without restraint, not because we have highly evolved, intellectual discussions.

One thing at a time...



No, he's not. The problem with Ron Paul, although he has some interesting ideas, is both that he's not a viable contender for the Republican nomination now, or in the future, and that he's being over-hyped by the lowest common denominator of internet dwellers. He doesn't have the support of the main base of Republicans because of his views on economic and military issues, and he doesn't have the support of those on the left because of his positions on social issues. Even if he won the nomination, he'd lose as many supporters to Obama as Obama would lose to him.



This, I agree with. Romney is nearly as bad a choice as Perry, Bachmann, or Palin would have been, and like them, he's ******* terrifying.



And you're an idiot. I'm no fan of Obama, I think he's been a complete disappointment, and has shown that he doesn't have the balls to do anything useful. However, given that the clear opposition for this election will be Romney, Obama is both a shoe-in, and the logical choice for anyone with any sense of rationality.

Your comment about hating humanity is especially dumb. Sounds like you're not even really thinking or doing any research of your own, but re instead just saying what you're told to. You didn't even bother to make an argument as to why supporters of Obama must hate humanity, you just said it like it was a given. I have to thank you though, I've been waiting forever for someone to make a post like Varus would have made(although at least he could spell...most times..).



Context? I don't feel like reading that many pages of thread. If you're talking about the primaries, then yes, it is, because he can't win that. Not even by a longshot. If you're talking about some sort of hypothetical situation where Ron Paul runs as a third-party candidate, then it still is, because he'd be effectively splitting the republican vote, and hence handing the election to Obama on a silver platter.



No, it's not. See above.



This statement is somewhat accurate, I guess. Because there hasn't been a successful third party since the Whigs, there's no changing the system without reforms that would frankly, cause more chaos than it would be worth in the modern world. Yes, they both serve the corporate elite who clearly don't have even a basic understanding of what capitalism is supposed to be, but it's an unfortunate reality of what the world has become since the end of the cold war. The only thing one can do at this point, is just wait for the next shift in the international, and economic situation worldwide.



I went looking for a source for your claim, but could find none that weren't on a Ron Paul website. I'll give you this one IF you can show me one valid poll, from a well established group(or whatever you call it) that does polls, proving your point. I'll also note, that in the end, the polls aren't very accurate representations of how the election would go.



Yes, but unfortunately giving a damn isn't worth a damn thing when all the politicians who have an actual chance of getting into office are out for themselves and those who gave them the money to get there.



Actually, they are, even the ones who get **** on for their opinions all the time. It may not seem like it to you though, since you sound like some kid who has absolutely no idea how politics in the 21st century work, or any real knowledge of contemporary political history. Maybe if you acquaint yourself with history, political philosophy, and how the world works in general, you can be at a level where you can put forth a viable argument. But coming here and posting some ******** about how much you love Ron Paul, and then acting like you're actually making a valid argument kind of makes your accusations laughable at best.

Just had to look that up, and indeed he did. I've been really busy the last week or so, so I'm a bit behind on the progress of the race. I'm not surprised though.