I think I'll vote for Mitt just to see if he is as bad as INGO says. How much worse can it get anyway? INGO has taught me that there is no such thing as a lesser evil so from now on Im going all in! Romney for President!
How can we convince you to stop casting your consent for those who would rule you?
How can we fix a nation that predominantly still demands to be ruled by two establishment parties?
I think the reason there's so much vitriol towards libertarians is they're a constant reminder that the party of small government isn't.
My gut feeling is people are people and if libertarians really ever got themselves into a position to govern a broad spectrum of Americans, they probably would disappoint as well.
I'm sure they would as well. To what degree, we'll never know because people are too busy arguing against their own supposed principles simply because another party happens to have those same principles.
A republicans house could be on fire and they'd turn the fire truck away if a libertarian was driving it.
Very very simple. Establish your platform to gain popularity and ultimately win. Find a candidate who can win.
You will continue to fail if your major premise is solely to lump 95% of voters as "the same" and wrong.
Fair enough but we can still send the message during the primaries themselves. Last election cycle I had three or four candidates to pick from if I remember correctly. I'm sure there will be some other choice than Romney, Bush, or Christie...or at least I hope. Those three don't meet my standards on individual rights.Indiana is irrelevant as to who gets picked to run in the republican primary. The Indiana primary takes place after the candidate has already been decided by other, earlier voting states.
Rand Paul can beat Hillary if Republicans, conservatives, and libertarians give him a chance.But they're the only ones who can beat Hillary.
Rand Paul can beat Hillary if Republicans, conservatives, and libertarians give him a chance.
The party gave the nod to Gary Johnson because he was a libertarian and electable. Apparently, that ain't good enough.
So - an honest question for the Ingotarian crowd: ATM, Mrj, rambone, hornadylnl et al. - If Rand Paul got the R nomination (he would have the name recognition , machine etc behind him) , then would you vote for him? Or a) is he not pure enough? b) You can't stand to vote for ANY R? c) some other reason?
I was a Ron Paul campaigner and will be for Rand also.