Is Bloomberg just a puppet to pull votes away from Ron Paul?

Question

The GOP and the rest are using Bloomberg to take votes away from Ron Paul!

Don't fall for this unless you want another 4-8 years of death and lies!

They know Ron Paul is a threat because he stands for America! He is a true fighter for the Constitution and our Civil Liberties!

On the Nationally televised debates why wouldn't they direct questions about our healthcare to the only candidate who is a medical doctor. Ron Paul? Because they know he has answers about healthcare! Because he speaks the truth!

Bloomberg is Karl Roves counter to pull votes away from Dr.Ron Paul!

After the debates on each network channel the poll results showed Dr. Ron Paul as the leader in the voted results.

Don't waste your votes! Vote for the only candidate who represents America, Border and Security, our right to Counsel, the Constitution, our Privacy, our Civil Liberties and an elimination in the Federal Income Tax, which by the way IS NOT LAW!

Why is America second to foreign policy?

Answer 1

Bloomberg iss ein Jude! Ron Paul all the way!!!!

Answer 2

I will try to answer the original question as opposed to the diatribe.



If Bloomberg decides to run, he will have to make a decision by approximately the end of January. The reason for this deadline is that it is extremely difficult for a third party candidate to get on the ballot in most states in this country (and in New York it is practically impossible). It also takes a very good organization and/or a substantial amount of cash. It is not something that you can turn a bunch of untrained volunteers loose and let them handle.



Assuming that Ron Paul spends his money and time trying to compete in Iowa, New Hampshire, and the other early states and is unsuccessful, it would be rather difficult to switch gears and run as an independent (though he could always hope to be nominated by the Libertarians again).



If the GOP and Karl Rove is that opposed to Ron Paul as the Republican nominee, he is not going to be the Republican nominee. If he isn't going to get Republican votes and he isn't going to get Democrat votes, that really does not leave a lot of votes out there for Ron Paul to be a viable candidate. So I don't see why they would be trying to get Bloomberg, who hasn't really been a hardcore Republican as Mayor of New York to run.



The most likely result of Bloomberg running if Ron Paul was a candidate would be to take votes away from the Democrat nominee and the Republican nominee -- which would actually increase Ron Paul's chances (not by much, but by some). Bloomberg might actually put some additional states into play (latest I heard from early polls was maybe Washington and Missouri).



However, realistically, it has been almost 40 years since an independent or third party candidate has been truly competitive in a single state. Twenty percent of the vote nationally doesn't even qualify as being a major party under the federal election law but no one has beaten that threshhold since the post-Watergate campaign laws were enacted.



p.s. I know it is hopeless talking to anyone who believes that a federal income tax is unconstitutional but the person asking this question might want to look at the Sixteenth Amendment. If that text does not authorize an income tax, what does it do?

Answer 3

You cannot go and ask a question, any question, and then extrapolate an essay from it, asking beyond the original premise and also for support of your personal choice...it becomes too thinly veiled and ceases to be a valid question.



Could you please restate and focus on the comparison angle without adding to it?



Currently there are perhaps 3 maybe 4 focuses/questions but it's not clear other than which candidate you like. At that point you have answered your own question and have no need of our answers.



Many people seem to have confused cutting and pasting links for opinions, and they omit their OWN doing so in the process.



Instead of reporting this as spam directly I would hope you will take the time to not only ask a question but think out and express you own feelings politically, not just URLs etc.



Also, your entry should be spam because it doesn't fall in this Answers format (or Jeopardy! for that matter) of being an actual question...it's a political opinion and wanders around aimlessly on top of that.



You used a question to draw us into a completely different premise, therefore it's spam. Please rewrite or consider withdrawal. It's not harsh like being tagged a spammer (they drop you perhaps) and you can continue learning from this site through total participation.



And you seem to add to it every few minute I noticed...revise if you can? Good luck no matter who wins...

Answer 4

Good gosh all this verbiage about nothing. Let us put it straight. Ron Paul cannot be nominated no matter how many liberals write in to Yahoo or how many teenies either. He is the bottom of the list for those who actually do the nominating, and he will remain there. He is not electable and the party wants a winner so he will not be considered.

Answer 5

Dr. Ron Paul will sell you what you want to hear. Simple answers to complex questions. Follow each simple answer to the conclusion and you will have economic ruin. Although I believe Paul knows the complex side of the issues - he is not selling the answers to the public, because that is not how he would win votes. So the question becomes, how will he really handle the issues that will in the end create more kaos and unemployment?

Answer 6

Well, Bloomberg would NOT be running on the Republican ticket. So your argument really isn't applicable. As far as the debate portion of that question, yes, I've noticed that as well, but that goes for everybody. Nobody gets questions that are easy except for those named Guliani or who profitted off 9/11. So except for that 1 PERSON, the answer is yes.

Answer 7

how come only online do i ever see anything about ron paul...none of the major political shows even mention his name, he will never be a true candidate

Answer 8

Ron Paul is and idiot! He is a flip flopper who should run as a democrat!