I did not specifically mean the general public would write it off, I was referring to the media.
As for his strength with Independents and disaffected Democrats, I am certain he would do very well as an Independent candidate which is one reason the media keeps asking him about it trying to shame him into ruling it out because he is the one person Obama's handlers are truly afraid of. The Libertarian Party has already publicly stated that if he does not get the GOP nod that they would want him for their ticket and they are on the ballot in virtually all 50 states already. This scares the piss out of Obama since while yes he would take some votes away from conservatives, I think he would actually take more away from the Democrats.
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Originally Posted by Adult Insider Dave
I disagree, after we failed to meet our deadlines this summer and Congress couldn't negotiate, there are millions of Americans ready to put the people more towards the middle in office. The far right and far left Congress members will take a huge hit in 2012 in my opinion. Ron Paul isn't supported by the far right, which is why I think he will do well with the general public. He might even get some of the left swaying voters over to his side.
If Paul fails to get the GOP nomination, he could almost run independent if he had the cash.
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