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Old 02-11-2008, 06:39 AM   #10 (permalink)
Tully Mars
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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
I suspect that there will be a mix of Democratic, Republican, Third Party, and non-voters. To what degree each of these will gain support, I don't know. There are a number of Ron Paul supporters who really like the things he has to say regarding our foreign policy. They may be tempted to vote Democrat. There are others who like his domestic libertarian message, and they may be tempted to vote Republican...that is, if they can get past McCain's position on Iraq. There are others who will look to the Libertarian party. I don't think any substantial portion would go to any other third party. Lastly, yes, there will be those who don't vote, disliking the options they are given.

From what I've seen of Ron Paul's supporters, I'm not sure a large number of them actually understand fully what he stands for. Remember, there was significant buzz among his supporters about how great it would be if Ron Paul took Kucinich as his running mate. These people are drawn in first and foremost by the foreign policy positions, not the domestic policy positions. I think more Paul supporters will end up going to the Democrats than the Republicans.

I think many of the Paul supporters were/are people who found themselves completely fed up with the current climate in Washington. They were looking for something completely different. To what degree any of them will now remain engaged in the election process is highly in question, IMO. I think many of them will simply go back to hating the system and complaining about it but not engaging in it any longer.
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