Will there be a Ron Paul effect?
By Wally EdgeFormer Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (Texas) could end up playing the role of spoiler this year, though probably not in Kentucky where U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) currently holds a strong lead over Barack Obama (D-Ill.).
Though he's not running as a third-party candidate, he turned down an endorsement request from McCain and instead urged his supporters to consider supporting third-party candidates instead of "the lesser of two evils".
Third party candidates on the ballot in Kentucky will include Bob Barr (L), Ralph Nader (I) and Chuck Baldwin (C). Paul finished third in the Commonwealth's primary with 7 percent of the vote.
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Maybe there won't be a huge
Maybe there won't be a huge effect here in Ky, but I certainly will be rejecting both of the parties. I'm a republican and not voting for McCain. I'm writing Ron Paul in.
Fools And Their Rights Are Soon Parted
There Already Has Been A Ron Paul Effect.
I Hope It Continues.
Anyone Advocating A Return Toward The Constitution Is An Ally.
The Complexity Of Corruption IS Vast.
Wish More People Would Have Debated Ron Paul Rather Than Dismissed Him. Debate Is The Distillation Of Reality.
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