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10-23-2007, 11:46 AM
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Why is Paul Running as a Republican?
Serious question ---
I know Paul has run as a libertarian in the past and it looks like his views align much more closely to the libertarian party than the Republican party. I think Paul has little/no chance of winning under either party label (and I suspect that he and most of his supporters would agree.) His ultimate goal is probably to raise awareness of the issue(s) that he feels strongly about. What are the benefits of running as a Republican? I think by running as a Republican (versus a third-party) he's representing himself as something he's not in a couple of ways: 1) he's not really a Republican (IMO), 2) he represents himself as the sort of person who will sell short his ideals for political gain. Any thoughts? 
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#2
10-23-2007, 11:48 AM
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Re: Why is Paul Running as a Republican?
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Serious question --- I know Paul has run as a libertarian in the past and it looks like his views align much more closely to the libertarian party than the Republican party. I think Paul has little/no chance of winning under either party label (and I suspect that he and most of his supporters would agree.) His ultimate goal is probably to raise awareness of the issue(s) that he feels strongly about. What are the benefits of running as a Republican? I think by running as a Republican (versus a third-party) he's representing himself as something he's not in a couple of ways: 1) he's not really a Republican (IMO), 2) he represents himself as the sort of person who will sell short his ideals for political gain. Any thoughts? [/ QUOTE ] Free press + debate entry
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#3
10-23-2007, 11:58 AM
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Re: Why is Paul Running as a Republican?
Probably because he is a Republican congressman. How he got there, I am unsure.
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#4
10-23-2007, 12:08 PM
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Re: Why is Paul Running as a Republican?
He's served as a Republican in Congress for ten terms. What do you mean, he's not a Republican? He clearly supports the Republic more than most. The Republican party is a big tent.
His position on abortion aligns himself more with the Republican base than the Libertarian base. His support of the 2nd amendment and disdain for fiscal irresponsibility are a few among many parts of his platform that are pushed by both the Libertarian and Republican parties. I do not see how running for a political party's nomination is selling short his ideas.
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#5
10-23-2007, 12:15 PM
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Re: Why is Paul Running as a Republican?
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He's served as a Republican in Congress for ten terms. What do you mean, he's not a Republican? [/ QUOTE ] I think it's odd that he ran as a Republican congressman as well. I mean that his political positions are much more like a libertarian than a Republican. [ QUOTE ] He clearly supports the Republic more than most. [/ QUOTE ] That's not what a Republican is. Nor is a member of the Democratic party someone who supports Democracy more than others. [ QUOTE ] I do not see how running for a political party's nomination is selling short his ideas. [/ QUOTE ] Partly because he is anti-establishment
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#6
10-23-2007, 12:39 PM
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Re: Why is Paul Running as a Republican?
There are actually several different factions within the republic party(see 1). As you probably have observed some of these differ as far as ideology is concerned.(see 2)
1. See the "Current Ideology" section of the Republican Party entry at Wikipedia . 2. See sections on "Distinction from other conservatives" and "Conflict with libertarians"Neoconservatives. Actually this is a better wiki entry for a discussion on factions within the republican party.
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#9
10-23-2007, 12:20 PM
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Re: Why is Paul Running as a Republican?
elwood,
Are you being deliberately dense? He ran as a Republican because he's not an idiot. Only Republicans or Democrats can be elected to any office higher than County Water & Soil Commissioner.
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#10
10-23-2007, 12:26 PM
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Re: Why is Paul Running as a Republican?
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elwood, Are you being deliberately dense? He ran as a Republican because he's not an idiot. Only Republicans or Democrats can be elected to any office higher than County Water & Soil Commissioner. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, I am being deliberately dense. I always thought this was the reason why he was running as a Republican --- pragmatic reason alone --- not because he truly views himself as a member of the Republican Party. He's a RINO. I think we can agree on that. My ultimate question is do you think that by running as a Republican he is hurting his ability to effectively run as an idealist. I think it does.
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