Ron Paul and the future of the Revolution
I've been thinking about Ron Paul a lot lately. Went to a Meetup tonight.
I'm wondering what happens to the Ron Paul Revolution after February. If he wins the nomination it goes forward, but it's so narrow. Just one candidate. Far more disturbing, if he loses the nomination, will the Revolution disappear?
The answer is that the Revolution has to spread beyond Ron Paul. We need to find other candidates who support the Ron Paul message. Ideally this would mean hundreds of congressional candidates and 30+ Senate candidates. More realistically, I'd like to see at least 10 candidates for the House who have a track record of supporting Ron Paul.
Someone at the Meetup tonight mentioned John Wallace in the nearby 20th district. I checked out his website: John Wallace for Congress. His positions are in the ballpark, but he does not clearly oppose the War in Iraq, and specifically says we should not get out right away. This is contrary to Ron Paul's position on perhaps the biggest issue of the campaign. His comments about radical Islam are a concern, and there is no clear statement I can find from him that he opposes the Patriot Act and other infringements on our civil liberties.
Wallace also says he's not taking any contributions over $75. That means he has no chance of winning. Ron Paul is accepting contributions up the federal limit of $4600. Wallace's committee has less than $4000 cash on hand as of September 30th, and owes more than $5000.
In spreading the Revolution, a critical consideration is choosing candidates who, to paraphrase Ron Paul, present a risk they might actually win.
Anyway, let's start here. If you know of any congressional candidates who fit the Ron Paul agenda and have a chance of winning, please post a comment here with more information about them.
To toot my own horn on this, I have supported Ron Paul for a long time. When I ran for Congress in 2006, I was asked on a local radio show to name one Republican that I identify with. That snippet of the interview is here: Warren Redlich for Ron Paul.
The entire interview is still (for now at least) available at the WAMC Congressional Corner.
And of course, I endorsed him for President in 2008 back in March on this blog: Warren Redlich Endorses Ron Paul.
I'm wondering what happens to the Ron Paul Revolution after February. If he wins the nomination it goes forward, but it's so narrow. Just one candidate. Far more disturbing, if he loses the nomination, will the Revolution disappear?
The answer is that the Revolution has to spread beyond Ron Paul. We need to find other candidates who support the Ron Paul message. Ideally this would mean hundreds of congressional candidates and 30+ Senate candidates. More realistically, I'd like to see at least 10 candidates for the House who have a track record of supporting Ron Paul.
Someone at the Meetup tonight mentioned John Wallace in the nearby 20th district. I checked out his website: John Wallace for Congress. His positions are in the ballpark, but he does not clearly oppose the War in Iraq, and specifically says we should not get out right away. This is contrary to Ron Paul's position on perhaps the biggest issue of the campaign. His comments about radical Islam are a concern, and there is no clear statement I can find from him that he opposes the Patriot Act and other infringements on our civil liberties.
Wallace also says he's not taking any contributions over $75. That means he has no chance of winning. Ron Paul is accepting contributions up the federal limit of $4600. Wallace's committee has less than $4000 cash on hand as of September 30th, and owes more than $5000.
In spreading the Revolution, a critical consideration is choosing candidates who, to paraphrase Ron Paul, present a risk they might actually win.
Anyway, let's start here. If you know of any congressional candidates who fit the Ron Paul agenda and have a chance of winning, please post a comment here with more information about them.
To toot my own horn on this, I have supported Ron Paul for a long time. When I ran for Congress in 2006, I was asked on a local radio show to name one Republican that I identify with. That snippet of the interview is here: Warren Redlich for Ron Paul.
The entire interview is still (for now at least) available at the WAMC Congressional Corner.
And of course, I endorsed him for President in 2008 back in March on this blog: Warren Redlich Endorses Ron Paul.
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