Ron Paul Vs Barack Obama

[Darth Maul]

Hi everyone Im new here and I was just wondering how would a election map look between these two?. I think it would be similiar to 1972.

Here would be my map

EDIT;I dont have enough posts to post a map.

[dudeabides]

2008:
Obama / Biden (D) 63% 409 EV
Paul / Johnson (R) 36% 129 EV

2012:
Obama/Biden (D) 60% 368 EV
Paul / Ventura (R) 38% 170 EV

[Maxwell]

Paul would probably lose big, but I think he'd win some states that Republicans haven't won in a while. Probably would be Obama in the upper 50s/lower 60s, but Paul wins New Hampshire, Maine, and possibly Colorado, along with another 100 Electorals.

[Sopranos Republican]

This would be very ugly.

Barack Obama (D-IL)/Joseph Biden (D-DE) 410 Electoral Votes
Ron Paul (R-TX)/Rick Santorum (R-PA) 128 Electoral Votes

[Blackacre]

415 to 123 Obama bloodbath

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

I don't see how a candidate like either Paul or Obama could win West Virginia, so I think that'd be the best chance for some sort of write-in movement for Rick Santorum, if he's eligible.

[TNF]

Barack Obama / Joe Biden (D) 61.02%
Ron Paul / Jesse Ventura (R) 37.18%

Paul gets utterly crushed by the candidate that does not want to legalize heroin and end Medicare.

[Maxwell]

This would be very ugly.

Barack Obama (D-IL)/Joseph Biden (D-DE) 410 Electoral Votes
Ron Paul (R-TX)/Rick Santorum (R-PA) 128 Electoral Votes

The consensus is generally correct, but why on gods green earth is Santorum the VP. I could see even Romney being the VP before Santorum, considering how much Santorum and Paul HATED each other.

[SPC]

[morgieb]

Obama gets 400-500 EV's in 2008, and deffo above 60% of the vote. 2012 will be closer though due to enough distaste at Obama to vote Paul, and some dissatisfaction over youth.

[TNF]

Paul manages to do this well, how? With the aid of libertarian fairy dust and the free market?

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

R[EVOL]ution, dawg!

[Simfan34]

I don't see how a candidate like either Paul or Obama could win West Virginia, so I think that'd be the best chance for some sort of write-in movement for Rick Santorum, if he's eligible.

This, but Santorum gets Kentucky. Or all the Paul states for that matter.

[TNF]

I don't see how a candidate like either Paul or Obama could win West Virginia, so I think that'd be the best chance for some sort of write-in movement for Rick Santorum, if he's eligible.

This, but Santorum gets Kentucky. Or all the Paul states for that matter.

[Maxwell]

Barack Obama - 58% - 398 EV's
Ron Paul - 40% - 140 EV's

Paul is down Goldwater amounts most of the election, with many people thinking a full sweep is possible. However, Obama gets lazy and doesn't really campaign much, where Paul's own Paulite ground game starts to get him some support in the mountain states and, surprisingly, in New Hampshire and Colorado. He still gets crushed enormously in the general, but he wins in a much stronger amount of states than expected, including states he was not even expected to pull 40% in like Colorado and New Hampshire. Strongest state is Alaska.

[SPC]

Paul manages to do this well, how? With the aid of libertarian fairy dust and the free market?

Polls during the primary season showed Obama beating Paul by roughly the same margin as Romney. With that in mind, Paul would probably perform better in more libertarian-leaning states (CO, NH, NV) and worse in states more dependent on government largesse (FL, OH, VA, NC)

[Lumine]

Paul manages to do this well, how? With the aid of libertarian fairy dust and the free market?

Polls during the primary season showed Obama beating Paul by roughly the same margin as Romney. With that in mind, Paul would probably perform better in more libertarian-leaning states (CO, NH, NV) and worse in states more dependent on government largesse (FL, OH, VA, NC)

You have to take into account the process of the GE season between Obama and Paul. The Republican Convention would probably be a mess, and some republicans might openly encourage voters to stay home. Besides, if Romney couldn't take Colorado and New Hampshire I don't see Paul carrying those states, despite his advantages in the youth vote and the enthusiasm of libertarians he is unelectable, and the voters would see him as crazy instead of an honest politician. Obama could easily carry states like Missouri and Georgia.

[Blackacre]

R[EVOL]ution, dawg!

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