I find Trump very appealing but also very repulsive all at the same time. What I like about him though, is the fact that he isn't a politician, he's a businessman. And he knows how to "get things done".
He also knows how to bankrupt a casino. I don't know how you bankrupt a business where every transaction is rigged to be in your favor, but he did it.
And as a Republican he flip flops more than Romney.
While I don't really care for Ron Paul on a lot of levels, I think I could live with him being president if he was elected. With all the names being thrown around by the GOP he's definitely the lesser of all the evils. Although with the support he's getting from the Tea Party goons it might hurt his chances among the moderates.
People said the same things about Rand Paul too in regard to the tea party and whatnot. Yep, the crazy vocals were out there, yep the media made him out to be some kind of racist, but he still won by a large margin and has, as Jon Stewart put it, been the walkiest of the talkiest, meaning he is actually attempting to do what he said he would do and be the politician he said he would be.
Don't write off anyone just because a loony fringe supports them. If that is all it takes then Obama shouldn't have won either. If you don't remember what I mean Oprah will reprise her Obamagasm for her last episode. And don't forget the people who thought he would pay for their house and car.
I think Obama has a very good chance of staying in power mainly because the GOP is so divided. Unless they can unite over a candidate they are screwed, which wouldn't really be an issue for me because I, personally, do not want any Republican in charge. This is not to say I want a Democrat or Libertarian either.
Green party? Any categorical group you can say most represents you?
What America needs, and who I'd vote for hands down, is a candidate that looks out for the citizens and focuses getting this country back on track.
What kind of policy do you think would achieve these goals?
I have a hard time believing that electing someone new will magically solve all our problems,
And no one here thinks that will happen, but you must start somewhere. Did I believe that having Rand Paul in the Senate would magically change things? Nope, but I did believe he would stir some stuff up, and he has. He's pointed fingers at both parties and started conversations that should be had if we even hope to have a chance of getting things balanced and on a proper track. He creates a problem where heads of agencies being questioned by him can't back up their bad policies by saying it had bipartisan support. When someone tells him someone following the Constitution on something is unprecedented he gives them a glare and shakes his head.
It is a start. True recovery is a long road. The hope is that a Ron Paul presidency will push people to have to think differently, to debate the Constitution vs what is now precedent. When someone tries to argue against Constitutional policy with "well, society doesn't work that way today," they will be faced with the response, "Society isn't working this way."
I know that sounds like a fantasy, but think about the differences between 2007/2008 and today. In 2007 most people did not know who Ron Paul was. He was that crazy guy during primary debates who talked about some insane notion that the housing market was going to crash. Everyone on stage laughed at him for that crazy idea. Sean Hannity mocked him for his doom and gloom attitude and yelled down anyone that tried to say he has a point. Then...it happened. He was right. People took note, enough for him to get a chairmanship on the Financial Services Committee. Suddenly he has oversight of the same people he said to look out for in 2007.
And this is why I hope at least one of the people who ran then run now, like smirking Mitt Romney. I want to see this point brought up in debate and watch anyone who was laughing him off explain themselves and why history hasn't proven Ron Paul to be as crazy as they said. It has proven him to be right.
Now, imagine that same guy gets to be president. He gets 4 years to say these things over and over and tell Congress to straighten up. He will get vetoes overturned, he will get voted down on a thousand things, and he may even lose after four years because he can't get things done and refuses to just make illegal executive orders, but his message will have been heard and an entire generation will see if he is right or wrong over time. If he is right, people will start to push more for his policy ideas. And over time the change will occur. That is how peaceful change happens.
