Dear Ron Paul Supporters

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113. I would like Ron Paul to be the Repuke nominee for 2012, if only because

I think it would make for the most interesting general election possible. That in no way means I support Ron Paul for president or would ever consider voting for him in the General Election. It means I support a vigorous philosophical debate in the general election as healthy for our democracy and the republic.

I also think Obama would trounce Paul in the GE to the point where Obama's coattails might turn some red districts blue.

As a way to defuse some of the sniping about Paul, I started a thread yesterday asking DUers whom they would like to see as the Repuke nominee in 2012 and, as importantly, their reasons for their choice. I've been pleased to keep reading and responding to it:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/100242848

The thread has reaffirmed my sense of the political savvy of the DU readership, along with its sense of humor and overall civility. Many of the responses there have given me new ways of thinking about the question I posed.