First of all there is only one poll in Iowa with RP at 20%, a more recent poll has him at 10% like the rest in Iowa. Also he has the highest Negs of any GOP candidate, by far.

IF, Paul ever did rise to true Front Runner status he would quickly be destroyed(for good) by media and candidates when all attention is focuses his way. Just read some of his books, writings, videos and political history. He is not a Conservative, he is a crazy Neo-Liberal nut.

The only way potentially he could come close is IF he flied under radar until Christmas and all the Not-Romney candidates implode and out of desperation and ignorance Iowa Cons flock to RP as last resort and before the political process could expose who he really is. Then yeah, could quickly ride that to a strong finish in NH.

But then, after being exposed by the process he would get destroyed in SC and FL and be done. Hopefully ran out of the GOP all together.

If in theory he did win Nomination, he would lose a 50 state landslide. The MSM and Obama would come out and start off reading the Ron Paul Newsletters to the country to get things started.

Conservatives and Republicans by in large would bolt and go for a sane 3rd party option. This would all result in an EPIC landslide for Obama and true Socialism takes root in America.

if that in GOP primary, IF he were ever exposed and became the candidate all attention focused on.

Standing there, looking at the screen. Your choices? Ron Paul or Mitt Romney…… Chilling…..

And ponies will one day roam the earth, selling cotton candy for free to homeless children who only eat cotton candy. And then, we will all live as one, as the world collapses from ridiculous things happening over and over again.

Stop trying to predict who is going to win.

Begs the question…
Who let the tards out? Who? Who?

Ron Paul has no chance whatsoever of coming out on top, but he could probably pick up a significant percentage of GOP primary votes and probably do as well as any other nominee against Obama (which is unfortunately not very well).

One aspect that I would find most troubling that people always miss is that Ron Paul would be nearly 80 years old. I’d be concerned about his potential selections for VP. I often wonder if his supporters have thought about that or the fact that he would not be able to find people for judicial vacancies and certain administrative positions who shared his philosophy.

one bit until we address the failings of our voter registration process. Some much needed reforms:

Age lifted to minimum 21 (25 would be better) it seems ridiculous we can’t trust these people to handle alcohol, but sure pick the leader of the free world what could go wrong?
IQ and faculty testing, with increasing frequency as a voter ages. If you can’t demonstrate at least a minimally acceptable capacity to conceive the issues and perceive the outcomes of your votes at least in the abstract your out. We wouldn’t let you purchase a firearm you shouldn’t be trusted to choose the most powerful man in the world.
Means testing, if you are not employed and making your living collecting tax dollars as a “salary” it is a conflict of interest to be voting for those determining the amount your paid. Sorry comeback and re-apply when you have a haircut and a real job.

I am open to your suggestions of course in this regard…. So what did I miss???

Ron Paul will not be the GOP nominee.
Decent guy, though.

Looks like im drinking on election day again .Just like 2008 when I had to hold my nose and circle McCain on my ballot.=\

The only way I could see Ron Paul winning the nomination is if enough Democrats register as Republicans and vote in the GOP primaries. There is no Democratic primary in 2012 so it would not be hard for them to do if they were well organized.

If it weren’t for Ron Paul’s wacky foreign policy ideas I could support him..

Another thread with the first reply title being “not a chance”

The anti-Paul spendaholic crowd is in full effect on this site.

#1 Ron Paul has received more in donations than all Republican candidates combined. That speaks volumes,

#2 Ron Paul has the most excited supporters. I often hear other “conservatives” lamenting over the lack of candidates to be excited about. This is has been the candidate to be excited about, and even I will admit that I didn’t know it until about 2 weeks ago when I began studying the man and his history

Ron Paul has the consistency of an incorruptible leader. There are youtube videos of him from before the recession and before 9/11 predicting the outcomes of our policies

I can’t say I’m happy with any of our choices, and we all better work really really hard in gaining a more conservative house and retaking the senate – I don’t see any of our Republican candidates having an easy time against Obama, and we better make sure he can’t do much if the worst case scenario of him winning reelection happens. That said, while I don’t like Ron Paul’s foreign policy, it’s the only one we’re going to be able to afford if we don’t get our spending under control. Ron Paul wins my primary vote right now on default, but my hard work will go to a house and senate race.

I have been saying repeatedly — to great derision — that Paul will have an impact on this year’s nomination process. No, I don’t think he can get the nomination, but he does now have a pathway to victory. What he will do is knock out three or four of the possible anti-Romney candidates. He and Romney are now poised to be two of the three candidates that will survive Iowa and New Hampshire. And if he wins Iowa and comes in second in New Hampshire to Romney, the third survivor will be mortally wounded. South Carolina has a strong libertarian element, so he will do exceptionally well in a three person race. The question becomes “Where do the Bachmann, Cain, Perry, and/or Gingrich voters go once their preferred candidate is no longer competing?” My guess is a heckuva lot of them will go to Paul instead of Romney. Paul could end up with enough delegates to make for a deadlocked convention. Then what happens?

so I would say he has more then a “chance”

Perry and Cain are folding and Gingrich does not stand up to close scrutiny; so, this will already be a two to three man race by Iowa. However, Perry, Cain, Bachmann, Santorum and Huntsman will still get enough votes to hurt Romney and Gingrich, handing Iowa to Paul. After the CBS debate fiasco, Ron Paul will receive more questions and more time to answer to answer them Romney and Gingrich will divide the GOP establishment vote, while Paul will receive a large influx of “Blue Republicans” and independents, either winning New Hampshire outright or coming in a close second Romney will take the brunt of the backlash from the House GOP sellout on the budget and, coupled with his religion and character baggage, will lose South Carolina badly, probably coming in behind Paul and Gingrich. While Gingrich is the better debater, Ron Paul will have more opportunity to explain his positions and Gingrich’s personal and political baggage will keep keep him from uniting the “anyone but Paul” forces in the GOP establishment. If Ron Paul wins California, and it is beginning to appear likely since Paul has won all the California straw polls in landslides, it will be all over or the GOP establishment.

Ron Paul: Obama health care more fascism than socialism

It’s doubtful whether anyone opposes President Obama’s health care law more than Ron Paul, but the Texas congressman said Wednesday that the sweeping legislation is not socialized medicine — contrary to claims made by his fellow presidential contenders Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain.

Instead, Mr. Paul called the Affordable Care Act “corporate medicine leading toward fascism,” insisting that his definition was much worse

http://tinyurl.com/85mhu68

It would really be fun to watch Ron Paul debate Obama.