Who would be worse: Donald Trump or Ron Paul?

[King of Kensington]

Thoughts?

Paul would probably be more isolationist and better on some issues of civil liberties yet at the same time he'd be more extreme in attacking the welfare state, going back to the gold standard and perhaps protecting the "freedom" to discriminate (in employment, housing, healthcare etc.)  And although he's a "government off our backs" libertarian, he seems more religious right-friendly than Trump. 

[Thunderbird is the word]

Trump easily, Paul wouldn't deport millions of people.

[Maxwell]

One of these two would not tear the guts out of the U.S. Government because Libertarian goblins tell him to do so.

[Thunderbird is the word]

One of these two would not tear the guts out of the U.S. Government because Libertarian goblins tell him to do so.

I'd take the guts of the government being torn out over the guts of the constitution being turned out and I say that as a Socialist.

[NeverAgain]

Most definitely Trump. Paul is a wacky guy, but at least, he has principles..

[Slow Learner]

Paul, obviously.

[Vosem]

Paul is a mixed bag, _trump is nothing but awful.

[President Johnson]

Paul, because he doesn't have the strength or stamina.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Trump. Paul would be the glorious nightmare for the establishment and the FED

[SATW]

Ron Paul. I'd take Trump all day over Paul.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

One of these two would not tear the guts out of the U.S. Government because Libertarian goblins tell him to do so.

I doubt it. Any attempt to legitimately repeal the social safety net would meet with massive resistance from the public and in Washington, while Paul would be restrained by his strict-constructionist interpretation of the presidency. He'd probably end up falling on his own sword.

[Stm85]

Trump is the worst primary candidate, in either party, in my lifetime. Paul is a decent man with a coherent ideology that is out of step with mainstream political thought and entirely infeasible in our political climate. Trump is an easy answer to this question.

[Enduro]

Trump is the worst thing that could happen to our country, Paul is the best.

[Maxwell]

Most definitely Trump. Paul is a wacky guy, but at least, he has principles..

That's another reason why I'm picking Trump. Paul is dedicated to and believes in his wacky nonsense, Trump is a person who is malleable and potentially sneak in some good things in the midsts of his awfulness.

And both are equally racist. Take that as you will.

[Classic Conservative]

Most definitely Trump. Paul is a wacky guy, but at least, he has principles..

That's another reason why I'm picking Trump. Paul is dedicated to and believes in his wacky nonsense, Trump is a person who is malleable and potentially sneak in some good things in the midsts of his awfulness.

And both are equally racist. Take that as you will.

Didn't you use to be a huge Paul fan/libertarian

[Maxwell]

Most definitely Trump. Paul is a wacky guy, but at least, he has principles..

That's another reason why I'm picking Trump. Paul is dedicated to and believes in his wacky nonsense, Trump is a person who is malleable and potentially sneak in some good things in the midsts of his awfulness.

And both are equally racist. Take that as you will.

Didn't you use to be a huge Paul fan/libertarian

Yes. Then my college experience finally began to dawn on me.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

DRUMPF, Paul was/is amazing I'm a Paultard

[MATTROSE94]

DRUMPF, Paul was/is amazing I'm a Paultard

[Chunk Yogurt for President!]

Trump. Paul would be the glorious nightmare for the establishment and the FED

[RaphaelDLG]

Paul would veto almost every single bill that came out of Congress on principle.  Trump would "make deals," for better or for worse.  

As I am not someone who wants to destroy the federal govt, Trump, though I'd feel way better with Paul at the trigger.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Most definitely Trump. Paul is a wacky guy, but at least, he has principles..

That's another reason why I'm picking Trump. Paul is dedicated to and believes in his wacky nonsense, Trump is a person who is malleable and potentially sneak in some good things in the midsts of his awfulness.

And both are equally racist. Take that as you will.

Didn't you use to be a huge Paul fan/libertarian

Yes. Then my college experience finally began to dawn on me.

And I wish you were still a fellow libertarian Max.

For the one who thinks Ron Paul is racist need to have a chat with several Texas chapters of the NAACP.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

Trump. Paul would be great.

[Rules for me, but not for thee]

Most definitely Trump. Paul is a wacky guy, but at least, he has principles..

That's another reason why I'm picking Trump. Paul is dedicated to and believes in his wacky nonsense, Trump is a person who is malleable and potentially sneak in some good things in the midsts of his awfulness.

And both are equally racist. Take that as you will.

Didn't you use to be a huge Paul fan/libertarian

Yes. Then my college experience finally began to dawn on me.

So did you get brainwashed by all the man-hating 3rd-wave PC feminists that couldn't find a forum to own except tenures in universities?

[Rules for me, but not for thee]

Trump is a total wildcard.  My gut says he'll be terrible.  Paul would've really started to turn things around. I think Bernie would too, now, at least socially.

[Leinad]

Trump is the worst thing that could happen to our country, Paul is the best.

I prefer Trump to Clinton and some of the religious right (the ones like Santorum that don't pretend to care about the Constitution, although fortunately none of those ilk are electable, so it's moot), and me and Paul have a few nuanced differences, but basically this.