Funny you should mention that.  I just drove 300 miles accross PA today, and about 100 miles into it I thought I wouldn't be able to stand looking at any more Ron Paul signs than I already had.  They are along the road, in fields, in woods.  They're still up by the 10s of millions.  Seriously, its a little scary.  Every day leading up to the primary, more and more of them appeared where I live and I heard a couple of radio commercials for him.  I thought Ron Paul was dead in the water, but apparently he has some very devoted super secretive sub culture types that do his bidding at night, because I only saw one guy standing along the highway the morning of the primary on the way to work.  He was standing there, alone, holding a very large Ron Paul sign.  What is up with his activity.  Does he hope to have an impact of somekind on the Republican platform?

I don't know how we could get their votes.  I think that the Democratic party or any established party for that matter, is way too establishment for them.  They are obviously a brand unto themselves.  I can't see them voting for McCain either, but when it comes down to it.  Repulicans are pretty obedient to their party.

lets not make the mistake to think that Paul endorses Paul, that all or the vast majority of his voters are gonna come from McCain. People who vote for Paul are those are liberal on civil liberties and the war, because those are Paul's main issues. Barr could potentially hurt us as well as John McCain, or even hurt us more if Paul's supporters go to him. He could either hurt us more than the GOPer and give McCain the White House like Ralph Nader, or steal our mandate, like Ross Perot did, who denied Bill Clinton a majority twice, which severely hampered his ability to get things done. (exit polls and opinion polls proved this is both elections http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.ht ml?res=9E0CE0DB1F3FF936A35752C1A96495826 0  http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/elec tions/natl.exit.poll/index1.html )

They will write in Ron Paul in the fall.  I have had several conversations while Trolling at Ron Paul sites.  The only the vote for someone other than Paul is if he endorses a different candidate and he won't do that for McCain.

The rLOVEution if a very funny thing to behold when talking to people with in it.

The Paultards are quite funny. I have had many discussions with them at the Hillary events I went to (they were always counter protesting), and they even protested our campaign HQ's opening! They sure are a different bunch.

Medical records may help.

So by the media is barely mentioning it, do you mean you stole this idea from Frank Rich?

Nice job. Nice originality...

Does one need a candidate's permission to get his name on the ballot?  If we could get Ron Paul's name on the ballot as an independent in at least the battleground states, it could make enough of a difference to tip the balance.

Anyone know what the general rules are for something like this?

Great Post. This is the key to winning in November.

For John McCain to win the general, he must put together a coalition of GOP and Independents, which each group thinking he is one of them and hoodwinking the other for political gain. So we must press him to choose. Global warming is a great example. Immigration is another. The best part, or the reason this can work, is due to John McCain's temper and inflated ego. If we press him, he'll do the rest.

The situation with the NC GOP is a great example. John McCain called the NC GOP 'out of touch with reality'. The DNC should make an ad and play it on a loop in NC. Opportunities like these will be rife with his ill conceived "regional managers" (the political equivalent of the 61-62 Chicago Cubs' College of Coaches). With different messages to different audiences, there will be plenty of conflicting statements.

Lastly, GOP candidates have long won "values voters". John McCain called his wife a c*nt  in front of reporters. I think that speaks for itself.

Huh?

In 2004, Ralph Nader was funded by wealthy Republican donors to try and sabotage John Kerry's candidacy.

Lest you forget, John Kerry was funded far more by wealthy Republican donors, and he successfully sabotaged his own candidacy. Blaming Nader for Bush's ability to beat feckless Democratic candidates is like blaming the rooster for the sunrise.

The affliction of political bigotry so pervasive in the so-called progressive, "reality-based" community drips with shameless irony.

John Kerry got 74% in Pennsylvania in 2004.  Election was 1.5 months after Edwards had bowed out.

McCain may have a bit of a challenge in NW Florida. The Constitution party just nominated evangelical preacher, popular NW FL radio talk show host and Ron Paul supporter Chuck Baldwin as their presidential nominee.  

He defeated Allan Keyes more than 3-1 at their convention over the weekend.