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Question: Would Ron Paul be the Republican presidential nominee if he had won Iowa?
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Of course! bow low to President Paul.
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No, but he'd have come second.
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The primary map wouldn't look much different.
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« on: July 01, 2012, 06:13:34 PM »
I know that Paul got the most delegates in Iowa, but the caucus was won by Santorum.
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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2012, 07:17:08 PM »
The primary map wouldn't look much different. He'd have won Maine, maybe Minnesota, ND, Alaska, at a stretch Vermont/Virginia.
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« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2012, 07:35:25 PM »
Not a chance. Iowa would be deemed even more irrelevant, had he in fact won the state.
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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2012, 08:07:30 PM »
Mitt probably woulda won the nomination a lot sooner had Paul won.
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« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2012, 08:13:40 PM »
No. The establishment would do everything possible to not let that happen.
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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2012, 08:16:02 PM »
I'd like to say second, but the truth is the establishment would have just gone to more drastic lengths to crush him.
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« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2012, 09:08:19 PM »
No.
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« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2012, 09:20:16 PM »
LOL no.
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« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2012, 09:26:22 PM »
lolno
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« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2012, 09:39:57 PM »
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« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2012, 10:53:32 PM »
He came in 2nd without winning Iowa, so he'd still win second.
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« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2012, 11:07:35 PM »
Not in a thousand years.

Iowa or not, most of his views are still whacko.

But don't get me wrong.  Although we in the Romney camp think he and his followers are nut cases, we still want their votes.

So we will have to treat them nice, at least until after the election.
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« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2012, 11:38:15 PM »
Quote from: First Watergate Now Gunrungate on July 01, 2012, 11:07:35 PM
Not in a thousand years.

Iowa or not, most of his views are still whacko.

But don't get me wrong.  Although we in the Romney camp think he and his followers are nut cases, we still want their votes.

So we will have to treat them nice, at least until after the election.
They're certainly not nuts - many are some of the sharpest I know. Their views just can't win in a General Election.
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« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2012, 01:07:26 AM »
Yes, because Santorum totally won the nomination after he won Iowa.
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« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2012, 05:21:41 AM »
No.
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« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2012, 05:57:28 AM »
Is there a particular reason why this thread even exists?
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« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2012, 06:13:29 AM »
Do you know who won the most votes in the 1972 Democratic primaries?

George Wallace.

No matter what happened, Paul never had any better chance than Wallace at winning a major party presidential nomination.  The powers-that-be would never stand for it.  "I'd throw the pointy-headed bureaucrats in the Potomac".  Can you imagine?!?
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« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2012, 10:14:56 AM »
Nope.

Santorum's chances might be decreased, though.
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« Reply #18 on: July 02, 2012, 10:56:30 AM »
Yes.
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« Reply #19 on: July 02, 2012, 11:00:43 AM »
No of course not. If he won Iowa, it would have been extremely narrow anyway, and dismissed by the mainstream media as a fluke. Paul may have done slightly better nationwide and probably would have just won Maine's popular vote. Otherwise no change, except Santorum may either drop out earlier or performs worse than in real life.
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« Reply #20 on: July 02, 2012, 10:26:14 PM »
He won Iowa. The establishment cheated him by not counting the college precincts in Iowa. They had to taint Iowa to make sure Romney or a neocon would win. If Paul had the delegates they would force him to pick their guy as a vp like they did with Reagan in 1980. Reagan didnt need Bush to win. He could've won the election with Kemp or one of the other libertarian leaning Republicans. Romney to win has to pick a Tea Party VP.
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« Reply #21 on: July 03, 2012, 06:50:43 AM »
No, Republicans wouldn't have voted for a baby killer.
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« Reply #22 on: July 03, 2012, 06:53:08 AM »
Quote from: kenyanobama on July 03, 2012, 06:50:43 AM
No, Republicans wouldn't have voted for a baby killer.

The Good Dr. Ronald E. Paul is the farthest thing from a "baby killer". He has an incredibly pro-life voting record. Moreso than Romney, as I'm sure you know. What, in your mind, could possibly make him a "baby killer"?
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« Reply #23 on: July 03, 2012, 07:02:51 AM »
Quote from: Cathcon on July 03, 2012, 06:53:08 AM
Quote from: kenyanobama on July 03, 2012, 06:50:43 AM
No, Republicans wouldn't have voted for a baby killer.

The Good Dr. Ronald E. Paul is the farthest thing from a "baby killer". He has an incredibly pro-life voting record. Moreso than Romney, as I'm sure you know. What, in your mind, could possibly make him a "baby killer"?

Babies died while their mothers were under RongPaul's care. Instead of staying up to date in medicine he spent his time studying economics, history, and his version of the Constitution. Instead of upholding his oath and providing the best care possible for his patients he was off chasing his own little dream. Ron Paul would rather learn to be a good Muslim, or learn Chinese, than commit troops to a conflict or prepare this nation for a war.

He is a coward, a wimp, a liar. He let babies die while he learned about economics.
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« Reply #24 on: July 03, 2012, 07:07:47 AM »
Quote from: kenyanobama on July 03, 2012, 07:02:51 AM
Quote from: Cathcon on July 03, 2012, 06:53:08 AM
Quote from: kenyanobama on July 03, 2012, 06:50:43 AM
No, Republicans wouldn't have voted for a baby killer.

The Good Dr. Ronald E. Paul is the farthest thing from a "baby killer". He has an incredibly pro-life voting record. Moreso than Romney, as I'm sure you know. What, in your mind, could possibly make him a "baby killer"?

Babies died while their mothers were under RongPaul's care. Instead of staying up to date in medicine he spent his time studying economics, history, and his version of the Constitution. Instead of upholding his oath and providing the best care possible for his patients he was off chasing his own little dream. Ron Paul would rather learn to be a good Muslim, or learn Chinese, than commit troops to a conflict or prepare this nation for a war.

He is a coward, a wimp, a liar. He let babies die while he learned about economics.

And pray tell where did you hear this about Dr. Paul?
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