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tooeyeten

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11. You betcha

Reply to hedgehog (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 01:28 PM

Jan 2012

GOP governors and state legislatures are our real threat!

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Is Ron Paul a threat to Obama? [View all] boston bean Jan 2012 OP

Ron Paul will not be the nominee, hence the point is moot Sherman A1 Jan 2012 #1

no. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #2

He's not going to win, which will give what his blindered believers what they really want anyway; PeaceNikki Jan 2012 #3

Nope quinnox Jan 2012 #4

What we really need to worry about is voter suppression and hedgehog Jan 2012 #5

You betcha tooeyeten Jan 2012 #11

Does ProSense Jan 2012 #6

NonSense, your logic is twisted and I'm not sure that's all that twisted. boston bean Jan 2012 #15

Not in the least. Solly Mack Jan 2012 #7

He's a threat to a Romney nomination tooeyeten Jan 2012 #8

He doesn't have the guts. If he did, he wouldn't have been a Republican all these years. onehandle Jan 2012 #20

You may be correct tooeyeten Jan 2012 #30

Several states don't allow independent runs if you lost a party primary.... ingac70 Jan 2012 #29

its important to speak out against the kind of hate BootinUp Jan 2012 #9

beware of a surprise coming out of a GOP brokered convention stockholmer Jan 2012 #10

A threat ONLY in the sense that he will force the Leadership of BOTH Parties... bvar22 Jan 2012 #12

Yup ProSense Jan 2012 #14

no warrior1 Jan 2012 #13

What if the old models are no longer relevant? What if Paul uses his base.... Scuba Jan 2012 #16

The question is customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #17

Of course he's not, which makes me wonder MineralMan Jan 2012 #18

Anyone who has done that has been tombstoned. you know that. nt boston bean Jan 2012 #19

Yes, I know that. The question remains. MineralMan Jan 2012 #21

i don't have a clue. boston bean Jan 2012 #23

It puzzles you? cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #26

No, only to the rest of America. razorman Jan 2012 #22

I think he is just running to stimulate conversation at holiday parties. undeterred Jan 2012 #24

The "centrist" war on Paul is a proxy war against the left. cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #25

Yep. +1 Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #27

That post deserves its own thread, imho Electric Monk Jan 2012 #37

Paul is a joke, he is not a threat Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #28

No. He IS a threat to the GOP though on many levels. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #31

He's flavor of the month. rucky Jan 2012 #32

Ron Paul's ideology and absurd attraction for some otherwise lefties, is a threat to all. MH1 Jan 2012 #33

I wish to second that. nt BootinUp Jan 2012 #38

Ron Paul is only a threat to REPUBLICANS, their military philosophy, and their plans to bomb Iran think Jan 2012 #34

+1 Hawkowl Jan 2012 #35

In a word ..No xyzzy2736 Jan 2012 #36

nope fishwax Jan 2012 #39

Not at all. Union Scribe Jan 2012 #40