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Old 12-26-2011, 12:58 AM  
kane
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Originally Posted by glamourmodels View Post
thats what 3rd parties are for
He could easily run as a libertarian or as an independent candidate, but it would be almost impossible for him to win. Obama will have a war chest of near $1 billion dollars to spend on the campaign. Paul has shown he can raise money, but nothing like that and as an independent he won't have the RNC and the republican machine behind him helping him out so he is going to have a hell of a hard time competing.

Add to that that most Paul supporters are either republican or right leaning independents and he is likely going to pull more votes away from the republican nominee than Obama which gives Obama another advantage and would pretty much guarantee him the win.
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