Topic: Presidential Campaign 2008
Mississippi Republicans Should Vote for Ron Paul The race for the Republican nomination is over. Mississippi is now in a unique position to have their votes count more than any other state in the Union.by Jeff Wrobel
(libertarian)
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Because of the late date of the state's primary election, Mississippi has resigned itself to the fact that it cannot make a difference in the presidential primary. On the Republican side of the ticket that is certainly true.
The Republican nomination has been sewn up. John McCain has enough delegates to become the nominee of his party without any further fight. It's been a long year of posturing, pandering, and strategic voting, but in the end the Republicans have settled for John McCain.
So what's a Mississippi Republican to do? If you're a big fan of McCain, there's no reason to show up to vote -- he's already won.
If you support McCain just because he's not a Democrat you might think it a clever idea to temporarily switch parties to vote for Hillary because she's easier for McCain to beat. Sorry, but it's a closed primary, and the last day to change your party registration was February 9. Your choices now are to vote for McCain, vote for Ron Paul, or stay home.
If you're a registered Republican in Mississippi and you're not a big fan of McCain, you can make your vote have a louder voice than it ever had before. You can make it louder than any other vote in the country. You can do this by voting for Ron Paul.
Many traditional Reagan Republicans are unhappy with McCain's positions on many issues. He's very soft on immigration, his campaign finance legislation prevents pro-life candidates from getting the funds they need (and resulted in his nomination, I might add), he has not even acknowledged our enormous debt, he's in favor of NAFTA, he laughs at the idea of eliminating the Fed, he wants to continue to over-extend our military overseas, etc., etc., etc. Ron Paul is the true Conservative on all these issues.
You say that you don't like Ron Paul because he's too radical? Don't worry! The race has been decided. Your vote for Ron Paul is not going to put him in the Whitehouse. What your vote WILL do is to send a message to John McCain that you are not happy with his liberal positions, and that he had better start moving to the right.
At last Mississippi Republicans have a chance for their votes to make a real difference. Let John McCain know that he cannot take the Conservative vote for granted. Your vote for Dr. Ron Paul on March 11 will let McCain know that he cannot ignore the will of true Republicans.
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While I'm more optimistic than you about Ron Paul, I like your logical presentation to Mississippians. :) Great point! I hope many in the state will read and act on your article!
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