It’s Still a Race On the GOP Side
But not a horse race. Ron Paul hasn’t quit yet.
Is it to start a movement?
“If it was just for the presidency, it would have ended a long time ago,” says supporter Tom Martin, 50, a database administrator from State College, Pa. “The idea was to reinvigorate the Republican Party back to its principles and, more than that, to reinvigorate the American people back to its principles.”
Sell a book, maybe?
“The Revolution: A Manifesto” hit stores on April 30. His campaign is prohibited from selling it, but a continued presence on the speaking circuit is sure to stoke sales.
Certainly not to start a third party.
The former Libertarian Party nominee has “no plans and no intentions” to switch to any other party when the time comes to end his bid, (Ron Paul 2008 spokesman Jesse) Benton said.
I think the bigger question is, how do we eliminate the two-party domination of our political system? If the publicity of Ron Paul and Ralph Nader helps bring change to that system, then I’m all for it. It seems to be an impossible challenge though, as a vote for a third party is often seen as “throwing away” your vote.
May 6th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Maybe a good idea would be to allow third party candidates, but only 2 candidates in the November election. That way, if in the future we move more towards a multi-party system, the two most popular candidates would go head to head in the general. Then people wouldn’t have to worry about
“throwing their vote away”…I’m not sure on how the logistics would work out here though…it’s just an offhand idea.
May 6th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Not a bad idea though, Michael. The problem is in getting support for ideas like this. I’ll put this on my list of issues to research, and let everyone know what I find out.
May 6th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
He’s running to make a point. And maybe to give folks an alternative to McCain.
(I know it’s obvious: I just want to see my quilt square.)
May 6th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
sky~ LOL
May 6th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
:)
May 7th, 2008 at 11:54 am