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provfivetine -> RE: What is a conservative to do?! (3/19/2012 8:33:54 PM)
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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven
1. Will low enthusiasm dampen turnout?, and
2. Will a viable third party bid materialize?
1. Yes, but voter turnout will be lower for both parties, though I think the "get Obama out" Republican attitude will be stronger than the "Keep Romtorum out' attitude that the Democrats champion. True progressives should despise Obama for his trampling of civil liberties (extending Patriot Act/Gitmo, NDAA, "I don't support gay marriage," etc), his war expansion (Libya, Northern Wazirastan drone strikes, Yemen, Somalia, et.al.), and his failure to have any sort of backbone when it comes to standing tough on crucial progressive issues. Conservatives should despise Romtorum for supporting universal health care at a state level, right to work, voting for an increase in the debt ceiling, government expansion, flip-flopping, etc.
It's funny how both parties (and their supporters) are running on the slogan "Hey, I'm not that guy!"
2. Ron Paul could launch a third party bid, which would be VERY interesting, especially in the case of a brokered GOP convention. If no one has enough delegates, then Ron Paul could launch a third party bid and royally complicate things. I don't know how Ron Paul's delegate allocation would work should he switch parties mid-campaign, but I'd imagine those delegates would support him either way.
If he accumulates enough delegates to the point where those delegates are needed to put Romtorum over the top, then what happens if he says "No delegates?"
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