I'm a Republican now

[MarcS]

And I feel dirty

That's right, this life-long independent and libertarian has changed his party to (R) so he can vote for Ron Paul in the primary. My sister and father, both life long democrats are planning to do the same. I implore all other independents and democrats to follow our lead. Just think of it as an insurgent attack against the base of the republican party.

The plan is:
-Register Republican
-Vote for Ron Paul in the primary
-Walk out of the voting booth and immediately to the Republican party delegate table at my polling place
-Grab a voter registration form
-Switch back to the Libertarian party
-Go home and wash myself with Clorox and steel wool to get the stink off.

[billamj]

Originally Posted by MarcS

And I feel dirty

That's right, this life-long independent and libertarian has changed his party to (R) so he can vote for Ron Paul in the primary. My sister and father, both life long democrats are planning to do the same. I implore all other independents and democrats to follow our lead. Just think of it as an insurgent attack against the base of the republican party.

The plan is:
-Register Republican
-Vote for Ron Paul in the primary
-Walk out of the voting booth and immediately to the Republican party delegate table at my polling place
-Grab a voter registration form
-Switch back to the Libertarian party
-Go home and wash myself with Clorox and steel wool to get the stink off.

The only problem with you plan is by the time the Pa. primary comes around in May it will be all over as far as the presidential candidates are concerned. It seems as though every state in the nation execpt Pa. has moved their primary date up.

[LittleRedToyota]

Originally Posted by billamj

It seems as though every state in the nation execpt Pa. has moved their primary date up.

yeah...it's like a race to be first...it's kinda funny.

i think the primaries for the 2012 election are going to start in early 2009.

marc, i too am generally an independent/libertarian, but will be a temporary republican to vote for ron paul in the (meaningless by that point) PA primary.

[TonyF]

Originally Posted by billamj

The only problem with you plan is by the time the Pa. primary comes around in May it will be all over as far as the presidential candidates are concerned. It seems as though every state in the nation execpt Pa. has moved their primary date up.

The late Lee Atwater (RNC Chairman) was the architect of the SC firewall.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Atwater

Scroll down to "atwater's influence".

The SC "firewall" is the RNC's "line in the sand" to get the Party "Candidate" nominated.

[TwistedCopper]

Well it wouldn't be horrible for PA to have the final say in a close race.

Glad to see some of you following Paul to the GOP. Maybe the GOP can be brought back down to Earth afterall.

[MarcS]

The timing of the primary is of little concern when you consider that even if Ron Paul won the republican primary, the delegates would probably nominate someone else.

Whatever, only cost me 41 cents for a stamp....and my soul.

[Lougotzz]

These guys are absolute morons to elect anyone else but Ron paul as the republican canidate. Who ever they put up is going to lose. The republican party is all screwed up. This is what happens when they are rino's. The said they were republican but acted and voted like they were democrats. no they are in big trouble. I see them losing big time this election.

I am a die hard conservative and they all make me sick. The more I listen to Ron Paul the more I get discusted by all the other canidates. It shows me how far from the truth we have strayed.

[Broomhandle]

Many of us feel the same way. But it is for a good cause.

[TwistedCopper]

Originally Posted by MarcS

The timing of the primary is of little concern when you consider that even if Ron Paul won the republican primary, the delegates would probably nominate someone else.

Whatever, only cost me 41 cents for a stamp....and my soul.

I doubt that would happen. Any delegate voting without a mandate from their electing body would be jobless after the existing term.

[MarcS]

Originally Posted by TwistedCopper

I doubt that would happen. Any delegate voting without a mandate from their electing body would be jobless after the existing term.

Right, which is why we see such turnover in congress.

People don't run the party, special interests do, and none of them want to see Ron Paul as president because it would mean the end of patronage. They'd say that the party has been infiltrated (guess I'm not helping that case) and that the silent majority actually wants so-and-so as their candidate.