EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Ron Paul to Make Major Announcement Next Week — This is how Bill Clinton got elected when populist Ross Perot ran for President. There has to be some way a three party (or more) system can be made to work in this country.
Congressman Ron Paul will make a major announcement next week in Washington D.C. at the National Press Club.
Both Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin are expected at the news conference. Barr is the Libertarian presidential nominee and Baldwin is the presidential nominee of the Constitution Party.
We don’t know exactly what is going on, but there is even speculation that Baldwin and Barr are stepping aside so that Paul can become the nominee of both the Constitution and Libertarian Parties.
The Montana Constitution Party has removed Chuck Baldwin from the ballot and is putting the ticket of Ron Paul for President and Michael Peroutka on the ballot for Vice-President.
Found by William Taylor.
I would love 4 or more. Bad enough registering in one of the Tweedledeedum Parties every 4 years just to vote in a primary. Then, unregistering as quickly as possible.
Speaking of people that have no chance at the White House what happened to Nader?
Would be interesting if I had ever met someone who actually votes for 3rd parties in a pres election. Clinton got elected because Bush I was a weak candidate.
The R’s were real jerks to Paul throughout the primary process and then kept him out of the convention. It wouldn’t surprise me if he is being squeezed out of R money for his re-election this fall.
I don’t think he’s running… it is too late to get on too many ballots. He will be throwing his support behind one or both of the third party candidates, Barr and/or that other guy.
“Will Ron Paul Sink McCain and Palin? Announcement Forthcoming”
Oh dear Science, please let it be so!
Why do you think he would sink McCain? His anti-war stance should get plenty of liberal votes, especially with Obama flip-flopping to the point of a barrel roll towards McCain’s position. Then he makes his vice-president someone who voted for the Iraq War.
@MikeN
Because there are more “Repulican” libertarians than “Democratic” ones.
Not one candidate can even come close to Paul on consistency of voting record. This patriot has integrity, and would lead this country with pride and for the people. He gets my vote.
Let’s ditch the primary system. I voted in today’s primary and was the only one there! Let the parties go back to nominating candidates on their own.
Then people only have to vote in the General election. (where most everybody votes anyway) Then put everybody on the ballot who can pull a certain number of votes in the previous election.
While I fully support Ron Paul and his presidential aspirations, removing candidates who are legitimately on the ballot because one thinks that one may have better name recognition is anti-libertarian. Let all who wish to try for the office make the full-on effort and let’s see how things wash out. I would hope to see a ballot with hundreds of names, similar to what we saw in the Gray Davis recall of 2003 here in California.
#10 “So you’re saying there are more “Republicans” who believe in individual liberties than “Democrats””
I think he means there are more people who are reg republicans who hold libertarian views (across the boards) than there are dems who hold that hold those views.
I can’t see an argument against that conclusion.
Ron Paul is a nutcase though. He is the Republication version of Kucinich. He nor Barr nor Baldwin will seriously hurt McCain.
Doubtful, I just heard the GOP ordered some 800 pounds of lipstick for Palin. That should seal the deal.
There has to be some way a three party (or more) system can be made to work in this country.
Not with the current election system.
#9, I would love to see something a little different. Something where everyone who can get 0.5% of the vote gets on an early ballot (say in May). The top 4 finishers regardless of policy or party nomination get to go on to the general election.
I personally never did like our party system, it keeps smaller more grass route candidates from ever having a chance unless you compromise your self so much in order to get one of the major parties nomination.
*prays*
Atleast get more libertarians into congress!
Damn… and I wanted to vote for Obama this year.
#12, I believe that is what #10 was trying to say.
As Libertarians believe in more personal liberties and the poster stated there were more Libertarians in the Republican party, he (and you it sounds like) agrees there are more people in the Republican party who support personal liberties than in the democrat party.
Assuming an equal percentage of “liberty lovers” in each party, that means he either:
A) thinks there are more people in the republican party or
B) the democrats don’t like liberty.
As we know there are an equal number of people in both parties (because the elections are always so close and all the polls usually show them neck and neck right up to election day) it must mean the democrats don’t like personal liberties.
Many posters seem to have a far out understanding of what the Libertarian party stands for (among other things)
“Loving liberty” makes you a Libertarian . . . puhleez!! They have a web site, you know – and a platform.
#19 – Democratic Party – thank you.
The rest of you – feel free to continue to trash each other – you sound like fools. The adults in the room will let you know when it’s time to go home.
“Liberty” strikes me as a bit of a subjective term, or at least one of those words like “freedom”, as in “YOU SIR, ARE A HATER OF FREEDOM!!!” You know how the republicans love to sling crap like that around. Liberty and freedom shouldn’t be limitless, doesn’t mean I hate the concept. Sorry, just musing, ignore me.
I’ll vote for him.
At the very least it would send a big middle finger to the republican party leadership and encourage them to move back towards the libertarian/paleoconservative side of things.
#21
Okay, let’s limit the use of nebulous words like “hope” and “change” too, okay?
#12 – O’Furniture
“I think he means there are more people who are reg republicans who hold libertarian views (across the boards) than there are dems who hold that hold those views.
I can’t see an argument against that conclusion.
If by “libertarian”, you mean “people who believe in personal liberty”, it’s beyond laughable that you would think there are more repugs than dems who hold those views.
Consider the “patriot” act. And then, everything else.
pffft.
You guys (by that I mean our friends in the USA) could take a clue from the Australian voting system. We get to rank all the candidates in order of preference. If our first preference is the least popular, the full value of the vote gets reassigned to the next preference, and if that’s then the least popular left… until there are just 2. It’s like having a series of run-offs, but in only one round of voting. That way we can vote for the Sun-ripened Warm Tomato Party and still have our vote eventually count for something serious.
What amazing technology achieves this? A piece of paper and a blunt pencil to vote with and real people counting the votes. We get an answer on the night of the election… usually.
You can rest assured, I do know the platform, backward and forward, and was an alternate Ron Paul delegate.
However, on reflection, I do like the handle LibertyLover.
Perhaps I should have placed a “sarcasm” tag around my entire previous post . . .
#23, yeah, couldn’t agree more, especially the “hope” word.. and anything would be a “change” at this point, but in the wide view, everything stays about the same, right?
while he probably doesn’t have a chance, i believe he’s the only man worthy of the position!Obama has already said he won’t prosecute anyone for past crimes, still supporting the military industrial complex by continuing wars! Bush has broken the constitutional laws straight down the line, 950 lies and counting, lied to the population and bankrupted the country. his whole administration should be tried in the Netherlands for war crimes or hanged here for treason! anyone who believes that crap has blinders on or has never read a book! for 200 plus yrs. we have stolen or helped to steal resources from others in the name of democracy!! Required reading : “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” by John Perkins, a man whose job was to carry out these crimes, thru American Corporations…. if you can stand the truth!? or do nothing and enslave your grandchildren… what will you chose?
The key to a multi party system is proportional representation. The system would work in Canada if we had proportional representation. An example of this not working is the New Democratic Party receiving 17.5% of the vote throughout the country and getting 29 seats in parliament, while the Bloc Quebecois received 10.5% of the vote, concentrated in Quebec and make up 51 seats of parliament. Other significant parties receive not seats at all. You guys aren’t the only ones with a messed up electoral system. Yours is just the worst of a batch of rotten eggs.
OK…
THINK HARD..
we have 2 groups running, the the MUD slinging is ALMOST over..
For those STILL not decided. (Its a 44-45 split)
Which leaves 10% that could go either way..(of those counted(only registered demo/rep). they want to THROW in a few wild cards..
TO SUCK UP all those miscellaneous Votes..that THEY CANT COUNT..
ANY NEW candidate would need to get OVER 50,000,000 votes to EVEN THINK he was winning.
If ALL of the other SILENT candidates can PULL 5,000,000 votes. The Percentages that they HAVE will be valid..
IF you could pull in ALL the Excess votes(not registered DEM/REP) and place them on 1 person..
You MIGHT have about 1/3-1/2 required to elect a president.
this is a SALES TRICK.. to pull your attention away from the failings to the CHEAP UNITS, by offering something TO EXPENSIVE, so you will settle for the CHEAP one.
#25 “If by “libertarian”, you mean “people who believe in personal liberty”, it’s beyond laughable that you would think there are more repugs than dems who hold those views.”
So, to dems, personal liberty includes getting your door kicked in by gun wielding IRS agents?
Dems = psychotic masochists?
Cool.