The fate of the Republican Party’s candidate, Senator John McCain, may rest squarely on the shoulders of a gynecologist. The Pennsylvania Primaries on April 22, 2008 will show Pennsylvania Republican voters how great of a thorn Ron Paul is in the side of John McCain.
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exas Representative, gynecologist and member of the Republican Party has gained notoriety throughout the nation for his outspoken beliefs that go against the Republican party’s mantra, his enthusiastic supporters and his refusal to end his candidacy despite facing sure defeat.
Although Ron Paul will most certainly not receive enough votes to earn the Republican nomination once the primaries end he will most likely follow the likes of Ross Perot, Ralph Nader and run as a third party candidate. However as history has proven third party candidates generally effect only one party. Paul’s campaign is no different as it will only effect the Republican Party. Paul’s politics are classically conservative he is against increasing taxes and believes in strictly following the constitution.
Even his social policies such as being pro-life and against legalizing gay marriage are staple points of the conservative party; therefore, he only appeals to people who would have voted for Republican candidates if they had not voted for Paul. It is where Ron Paul strays from current conservative policies that makes him such a threat to Republican’s. Paul’s most notorious policy is his endorsement of an immediate evacuation from Iraq, which is completely opposite to the strategy that nearly every Republican in office has taken. Paul represents Republicans who tire of the direction their party has taken, which is most notably the courses of actions taken by the Bush Administration.
With Paul nearly having no chance at yielding enough votes to win the presidency he allows himself to be far more honest than other candidates who must worry to appease the general public. McCain on the other hand must make sure his policies appeal to the Conservative base, which means that his aims are very similar to that of the Bush administration. By offering alternatives to the Republican’s current policies he is in many ways reemphasizing its flaws. Such as when Paul was asked, during a GOP debate in Dearborn, Michigan, whether he was going to end his campaign he responded, “Not unless they're willing to end the war and bring our troops home, and not unless they're willing to look at the excessive spending. No, I'm not going to support them if they continue down the path that has taken our party down the tubes.”
Sorry Republicans, but like the primaries, your candidate wont be the only conservative on the ballot. As one conservative blogger stated, “Ron Paul is a great guy and I agree with much of what he says , but in order to best serve the interests of the Constitution it is important that he not run against the main republican candidate as an independent. He will siphon to many votes and cause to much grief.”
Ron Paul a T
exas Representative, gynecologist and member of the Republican Party has gained notoriety throughout the nation for his outspoken beliefs that go against the Republican party’s mantra, his enthusiastic supporters and his refusal to end his candidacy despite facing sure defeat.Although Ron Paul will most certainly not receive enough votes to earn the Republican nomination once the primaries end he will most likely follow the likes of Ross Perot, Ralph Nader and run as a third party candidate. However as history has proven third party candidates generally effect only one party. Paul’s campaign is no different as it will only effect the Republican Party. Paul’s politics are classically conservative he is against increasing taxes and believes in strictly following the constitution.
Even his social policies such as being pro-life and against legalizing gay marriage are staple points of the conservative party; therefore, he only appeals to people who would have voted for Republican candidates if they had not voted for Paul. It is where Ron Paul strays from current conservative policies that makes him such a threat to Republican’s. Paul’s most notorious policy is his endorsement of an immediate evacuation from Iraq, which is completely opposite to the strategy that nearly every Republican in office has taken. Paul represents Republicans who tire of the direction their party has taken, which is most notably the courses of actions taken by the Bush Administration.
With Paul nearly having no chance at yielding enough votes to win the presidency he allows himself to be far more honest than other candidates who must worry to appease the general public. McCain on the other hand must make sure his policies appeal to the Conservative base, which means that his aims are very similar to that of the Bush administration. By offering alternatives to the Republican’s current policies he is in many ways reemphasizing its flaws. Such as when Paul was asked, during a GOP debate in Dearborn, Michigan, whether he was going to end his campaign he responded, “Not unless they're willing to end the war and bring our troops home, and not unless they're willing to look at the excessive spending. No, I'm not going to support them if they continue down the path that has taken our party down the tubes.”
Sorry Republicans, but like the primaries, your candidate wont be the only conservative on the ballot. As one conservative blogger stated, “Ron Paul is a great guy and I agree with much of what he says , but in order to best serve the interests of the Constitution it is important that he not run against the main republican candidate as an independent. He will siphon to many votes and cause to much grief.”
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