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« on: April 26, 2011, 07:07:20 PM »
I'm genuinely curious.
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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2011, 07:12:51 PM »
Their are legitimately intelligent people that I know who supported Ron Paul in 2008 and are again supporting him in 2012. Although their beliefs are flawed, they can present a coherent argument in favor of Paul's candidacy. I know of one person on this forum (MBD) who can do this as well.

I care about him as well. Though I wouldn't support him and he has no chance at gaining the nomination, it will be fun to see how he does next year compared to 2008, especially with Johnson thrown into the mix as well.
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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2011, 07:50:21 PM »
People with any interest in politics, presumably. I mean, he is generally polling in fifth place and the huge moneybombs and grassroots campaigns haven't even started yet.
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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2011, 07:51:42 PM »
Ron Paul supporters tend to be overweight teenagers and early-twenties types.

I honestly don't get the appeal - like, at all.
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« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2011, 10:19:15 PM »
I do. Deeply. Also anyone who reads pointless blogs on the internet.
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« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2011, 10:24:14 PM »
Quote from: Fmr Gov& NE Speaker. Polnut on April 26, 2011, 07:51:42 PM
Ron Paul supporters tend to be overweight teenagers and early-twenties types.

I honestly don't get the appeal - like, at all.

I know quite a few 19-24 year old Ron Paul supporters.  I know a "kid" in his early twenties who campaigned for Paul 2008.  Even has a song for it he wrote..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01kcqKd2Tag
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« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2011, 10:30:57 PM »
Libertas.
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« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2011, 11:45:52 PM »
Sure, there are the keyboard libertarians (anti social young men). But he also has a loyal following of paleocons, conspiracy theorists, anti-Fed people and white nationalist/racists. I don't know why the latter group seems to like him so much, since I've never heard anything overtly racist from him. But he does have the states' rights thing going on pretty strong.

There's a certain kind of charisma in having no charisma and being blunt. Also the antiwar stance won him support in the Bush days. Back when the Right managed to recruit a lot of disaffected young social liberals.
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« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2011, 09:48:55 AM »
My one friend at work. He's the only person I know of IRL that does. He loves the guy though.
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« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2011, 01:45:55 PM »
Libertarians, conservatives, conspiracy theorist, and the youth are big Paul fans.
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« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2011, 04:00:54 PM »

See if I asked who cares about Obama, and then put my poll question as "Idiotic, uneducated youth, selfish black people, and socialist" you all would freak out.
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« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2011, 05:52:17 PM »
Quote from: ChairmanSanchez on April 27, 2011, 04:00:54 PM

See if I asked who cares about Obama, and then put my poll question as "Idiotic, uneducated youth, selfish black people, and socialist" you all would freak out.
Because it's not true Wink
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« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2011, 06:08:05 PM »
I kind if liked Paul in 08 beacuse he was the outsider. Now looking back I was an idiot, the man is an hp like his son
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