Only if Ron Paul was a 3rd party candidate this time. Then again, the way things are going, I think Obama is going to need a lot more than an independent Ron Paul canididacy to beat the GOP candidate.A vote for Ron Paul is a vote for Obama…
The ‘joke’ candidate, as you refer to him, was the ONLY candidate to attend the pro-life rally in Washington, D.C. prior to the last presidential elections, but the majority overlooked the sincerity of that attendance for other reasons, laying the single issue aside. Then after the general election a large part of those that overlooked Paul started blaming everyone else.
I probably shouldn’t call him a joke, but honestly, I get a bit tired of folks who actually think a 77 year old right wing libertarian is going to win the nomination, let alone a general election against Obama.
That is where I think you’re wrong. I may not really like Romney, Bachmann or Perry, but I would vote for them in a heartbeat against the pro-abortion Obama, as should any Catholic seriously concerned about the sanctity of life. And again, I’m not trying to push any candidate! Why do you keep making this incorrect assertion?
Political discussions can get a little bit snarky at times - I am guilty of that just as much as the next person. Pardon me, but I have a hard time with people who would sacrifice the possible for the (unattainable) perfect. We need one more supreme court justice, Prodigal. I want the GOP candidate picking that justice, not the pro-abortion Obama. In the unlikely event the GOP candidate was Ron Paul, I’d not only vote for him, but I’d likely work for his victory.
Wonderful. Ron Paul has no chance of winning. Which of the serious candidates would you support?
The leader of whichever state begins to nullify all these unconstitutional federal programs or begins to call for secession.
Yes. Alan Keyes ran in the primaries a few years ago. He is unelectable. A vote for Alan Keyes back then or a vote for Ron Paul as a 3rd Party candidate takes away a vote for Perry or Romney who have the best chance to defeat Obama.
…and maintain the status quo, with a few goodies thrown in to appease the religious conservative base.
You say he can because the media tells you and from what you’ve been seeing. From what I see, I think he does have a chance. If enough people says, “He can’t do it” he won’t do it. I refuse to say, well, he’s a long shot, so I’ll support Romney though I can’t stand him. No! Remember that Obama was a long shot in 2008.
You will bow to the Country Club or face the dire consequences of being considered not serious about your faith…
What it boils down to is that some people will try to emotionally coerce people to vote for the candidate of their choice by criticizing everything the voter says…because they want the voter to say they will vote for the candidate they are pushing. So nothing the voter says will be sufficient.
Which are ‘the serious candidates’?
I’ve given up on folks trying to coerce me into voting for the Republican candidate. Let them vote for their “serious” candidate. I, too, will vote for the man I consider to be serious.
There is no such thing as throwing away a vote, in my opinion. One does not have to vote for the likely winner. It’s not a bandwagon.
I find this to be misrepresentative of the Church’s teachings and condescending. It is Republican statements like this that drove me out of the party. No, I do not support the current two party system. No, I no longer support the Republican Party, especially financially, even though I used to. No, this in no way reflects a less pro-life or a less “Catholic” position. Rather, the Catholic Church teaches a far different view of responsible citizenship than you do. I will follow the Catholic Church over Republicans.
A vote for Ron Paul is a vote for Obama? I wish the Catholics here would read what bishops say and stop going beyond what the Church actually teaches. I am tired of the totally lack of respect given to the opinions of others, even when they are 100% within Catholic guidelines and well-reasoned.
The Church says we can not vote for a pro-abortion canidate. I am at a loss as to why that simple statment of fact would drive you out of any political party (although it does make it quite difficult to find a canodate to vote for in one of the parties)or how that in any way translates into “condescension”
Unless you have a measure of divinity and can see the future, I submit that what you call truth is only opinion. Did you think if you and ishii say the same opinion often enough it will eventually become Truth?
I can read opinion polls. Again i will be shocked if his support ever rises out of single digits. I would vote for him if he is the Republican nomine but that is about as likely as me getting the nomination.
Ishii says Ron Paul is unelectable. Therefore, if I vote for him, according to that post, I am not a Catholic who values the sancity of life, in his opinion.
You see, that I understand. However, let us not forget how earlier in the game this is. There is no clear front-runner and the field is wide. It is very possible that the eventual winner will be someone who is now in the single digits.