Ron Paul
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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With Senator Rick Santorum out of the race, I’m having a little trouble warming up to the idea of supporting Governor Mitt Romney in the primary considering there are still other conservative Republicans in the race.
Santorum repeatedly voiced his concerns over a Romney versus Obama match up in November. Rick Santorum said that Mitt Romney “is the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama.” Mitt Romney created the blueprint for Obamacare’s mandated health care insurance while governor of Massachusetts.
Santorum referred to Romney as “the ultimate flip-flopper” and as someone so similar in policy to President Barack Obama that we might as well vote for Obama instead of taking a risk on the “Etch-a-Sketch candidate” Romney. Nominating a moderate did not work in 2008 and I’m afraid it will fail again in 2012.
On May 8, I will personally be supporting a conservative candidate that provides a strong contrast to the positions held by President Obama. With Santorum out, the strongest conservative candidate is Representative Ron Paul. Like Santorum, Paul has an active and passionate group of supporters. Despite the lack of media coverage, Paul has recently been drawing very large crowds to his campaign events. Over 23,000 people attended three events in the first week of April. Unlike Speaker Gingrich, Paul’s campaign has cash on hand and is actively campaigning.
While I do not agree with Ron Paul on 100 percent of his views, he has been consistent for decades and he provides a real contrast to the policies of President Obama. Ron Paul has polled reasonably well against Obama in national polls. The Rasmussen polling data released April 12 actually showed Paul ahead of Obama. He has been polling very well with independent voters, who are vital to winning in November, without surrendering his principles to attract them.
Ron Paul the obvious choice for me at this point. The chance that someone other than Romney gets the nomination is slim, but I don’t think conservative voters should give up yet. Hopefully others consider supporting Paul in the remaining primaries to send a message to the Republican Party that we want a candidate with conservative values that offers a true contrast to Democratic platform.
Brian Holderread
Warsaw, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
With Senator Rick Santorum out of the race, I’m having a little trouble warming up to the idea of supporting Governor Mitt Romney in the primary considering there are still other conservative Republicans in the race.
Santorum repeatedly voiced his concerns over a Romney versus Obama match up in November. Rick Santorum said that Mitt Romney “is the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama.” Mitt Romney created the blueprint for Obamacare’s mandated health care insurance while governor of Massachusetts.
Santorum referred to Romney as “the ultimate flip-flopper” and as someone so similar in policy to President Barack Obama that we might as well vote for Obama instead of taking a risk on the “Etch-a-Sketch candidate” Romney. Nominating a moderate did not work in 2008 and I’m afraid it will fail again in 2012.
On May 8, I will personally be supporting a conservative candidate that provides a strong contrast to the positions held by President Obama. With Santorum out, the strongest conservative candidate is Representative Ron Paul. Like Santorum, Paul has an active and passionate group of supporters. Despite the lack of media coverage, Paul has recently been drawing very large crowds to his campaign events. Over 23,000 people attended three events in the first week of April. Unlike Speaker Gingrich, Paul’s campaign has cash on hand and is actively campaigning.
While I do not agree with Ron Paul on 100 percent of his views, he has been consistent for decades and he provides a real contrast to the policies of President Obama. Ron Paul has polled reasonably well against Obama in national polls. The Rasmussen polling data released April 12 actually showed Paul ahead of Obama. He has been polling very well with independent voters, who are vital to winning in November, without surrendering his principles to attract them.
Ron Paul the obvious choice for me at this point. The chance that someone other than Romney gets the nomination is slim, but I don’t think conservative voters should give up yet. Hopefully others consider supporting Paul in the remaining primaries to send a message to the Republican Party that we want a candidate with conservative values that offers a true contrast to Democratic platform.
Brian Holderread
Warsaw, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
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