The Last Northerner
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« on: July 28, 2015, 09:32:02 PM » |
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His father had unique advantages in 2012 that Rand is currently missing-
+ There was no Democrat primary, freeing single issue voters (like civil liberties or non-interventionists) who would otherwise lean Democrat to support Ron Paul. Ron had a unique appeal to some of these people, especially the younger ones, who will probably support Sanders or (hilariously) Clinton.
+ 2011/2012 was a particular dangerous time on the world stage, fresh off Arab Spring and Obama's bombing of the Libya. Much of the non-interventionist crowd had a strong motivation to express their discontent. While these issues still exist, the Iran deal and percieved threat of ISIS weaken their rationale.
+ Ron Paul was percieved as the most anti-establishment candidate on the GOP field. Today, that position is occupied by Trump.
+ Romney was seened as the 'inevitable' candidate, freeing (some) parts of the conservative electorate to protest by votting for Ron Paul. The GOP's field in 2016 is much more crowded and competitive with less incentive for a 'wasted' protest vote.
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