Ron Paul is generally proven through most polls as being the Republican candidate who is most likely to beat Obama in a general election, and yet he is also the least likely Republican to win the nomination. The paradox here is that the most pragmatic decision for Republicans is actually to vote for the idealist.
Why have Republicans not come around to Ron Paul?
Simple: the Republican party as a whole is more interested in warfare spending and sending young men and women overseas on some vague notion of freedom to die for a cause they cannot properly define.
ReplyDeleteAt the end of the day, the Republicans of the Baby Boomer generation want to feel like they've accomplished a safer world. But they've only managed to contribute to bankrupt world, both financial and moral. These are the bulk of the voters in the Republican primaries and caucuses right now.
Also, I've heard that the Republican party leaders have been trying to shut out the young people because of their inclination toward voting for Ron Paul.
Yeah, his military policy is not very popular with Republicans, to say the least.
DeleteEven simpler than Mark suggests.
ReplyDeleteThe Repub vs Dem "dynamic" or "competition" is a ruse.
Those who take it seriously are always making logical errors and concluding wrongly.
I understand and agree with what you're saying... but it has nothing to do with what I asked.
DeleteIt has everything to do with what you asked. But as usual, you're in a rush to feel superior.
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