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Originally Posted by Snake Doctor
I said a long time ago that Ron Paul is to the republicans what guys like Dennis Kucinich and Ralph Nader are to the democrats.
They're there to keep the front runners honest, to force them to speak to issues that are important to the base of the party. Otherwise all the top tier candidates would be making a rush to the center on all of the issues.
Unfortunately alot of these Ron Paul supporters have so much of an emotional investment in the guy that they really think he's going to win, and they call you names if you don't agree.
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Valid points. Just as Perot brought fiscal responsibility to the discussion in the 90's maybe Paul can do the same. I don't think many of his supporters are under any illusion about the odds of winning. The odds are very slim to say the least, but that doesn't mean to stop trying. Some don't feel it is a waste of time to support the right man for the job. To me, it's a waste of time to vote for a huckabee-mccain-romney-thompson. These guys want to keep us on the same path.