Which Republican Presidential Candidate Has the Best Chance to Defeat President Obama?

by SodaHead Politics Posted 2012/03/14 00:23:57

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rdmatheny 2012/03/15 16:40:07

Ron Paul

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Trio of Polls Show Ron Paul Most Viable Alternative to Romney v Obama
Recent surveys cite Paul as most serious Romney alternative vs. Obama, even outperforming moderate Mitt in swing-state of Pennsylvania.

2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul polls better against President Barack Obama in a head-to-head matchup than both of his Mitt Romney-alternative rivals, according to a recent Bloomberg News national poll.

The Bloomberg finding follows a recent Rasmussen survey showing Paul to be the most competitive Romney alternative, and a recent PPP survey of Pennsylvania voters that reveals Paul to be stronger in a head-to-head matchup with Obama than Romney or Newt Gingrich. http://digg.com/newsbar/topne...
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niviongo R ☮ P ☮ 12-20 2012/04/11 05:13:28

Ron Paul

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Forget the polls, forget the media and remember these:
Silent Mayority is not in any poll.
Younger voters are in the internet, they rarely watch tv but are keenly aware of "things".
9% unemployed deserted party lines and are aware of the falacy of the process.
These and many other groups KNOW that America's bullying in foreign lands brought into America terrorism which was used to justify further limits on freedom.
They KNOW that Ron Paul is the only one that follows his clean conscience, is nobody's puppet, has solid constitutional principles that will bring a smile to the Founding Fathers and will not fold to PAC's or similar beasts of prey.
As icing on the cake, you Ladies will be able to breastfeed and we all can drink raw milk.

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Aahz_OneAndOnly 2012/04/11 03:58:03

Ron Paul

+1

My eyes are open Are yours?

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Aqua Surf 2012/04/11 01:57:30

Ron Paul

Really, any of them can beat Obama. Slam Dunk.

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tlee 2012/04/10 22:53:12

Ron Paul

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No baggage and can actually run without trying to cover up a stellar record that our founding parents would be proud of!.

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mrdrawingguy 2012/04/10 22:51:28

Ron Paul

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Certainly Ron Paul.. :)

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Freedom Mom 2012/04/10 22:46:13

Ron Paul

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Ron Paul, is the only Constitutional choice, as far as Newt Gingrich, CFR, TC, UN lover, and Mitt Romney CFR, TC, UN lover and if elected would be nothing but a President puppet for Goldman Sach's, just another repeat of Obama, he will rule for Goldman Sachs, not the American people. All the other canidates will serve CFR AGENDA of steering America into Global Governance, that is what CFR members do.

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DDogbreath 2012/04/10 18:14:03

Ron Paul

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Ron Paul, because NONE of the other candidates will draw the Independent, or disenfranchised Democrats that Ron Paul will.
Simple as that.

Don't "blow it for yourselves" like you did in 08 by believing the "liberal media" again. They are trying to shove a liberal "draft dodger" down our throats so Obama can win.

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DeeB 2012/04/10 18:13:32

Ron Paul

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No one but Ron Paul has a chance in hell of taking the presidency from Obummer. Why? Because all of the others are carbon copies and just a continuation. RON PAUL 2012!

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susie 2012/04/02 16:52:52

Rick Santorum

my answer is "ZERO".

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TJ 2012/03/27 13:00:05

Ron Paul

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Out of the Republicans, he has the most pull from the Democrats and the independants.

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Jericho 2012/03/20 22:55:33

Ron Paul

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People want to shoot down RP, but he is the on;y real alternative to Obama. Everyone else is Big Government and private Contributors. Men who's characters wave in the direction that the breeze blows popular opinion or the people that they happen to be speaking with at the time, but who's real devotions happen behind closed doors. Aren't you tired of the flip flopping? Paul doesn't sugar coat, he does not try to pull punches. He tells the truth and votes consistently on the issues. The exact opposite of Obama's Chicago Politics.

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Gray Pilgrim 2012/03/17 11:18:48

Rick Santorum

Actually any Honest candidate will have the edge over The Kenyan President

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virgie 2012/03/15 23:15:58

Newt Gingrich

If Gingrich doesn't get the presidency, Obama is going to win, for the reason that only Gingrich is the only one that can tear Obama to shreds with words that Santorum or Romney can't do. Obama is a good liar and he can twist his words to be believable. Santorum and Romney are too passive.

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rdmatheny 2012/03/15 16:40:07

Ron Paul

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Trio of Polls Show Ron Paul Most Viable Alternative to Romney v Obama
Recent surveys cite Paul as most serious Romney alternative vs. Obama, even outperforming moderate Mitt in swing-state of Pennsylvania.

2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul polls better against President Barack Obama in a head-to-head matchup than both of his Mitt Romney-alternative rivals, according to a recent Bloomberg News national poll.

The Bloomberg finding follows a recent Rasmussen survey showing Paul to be the most competitive Romney alternative, and a recent PPP survey of Pennsylvania voters that reveals Paul to be stronger in a head-to-head matchup with Obama than Romney or Newt Gingrich. http://digg.com/newsbar/topne...

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Kamen 2012/03/15 05:13:12

Ron Paul

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He's the only one who doesn't seem to share some level of Obama/Bush's warmongering foreign policy, or big spending domestic policy.

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Sage 2012/03/15 03:45:09

Mitt Romney

Mitt is the least worst option. But Obama will win.

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hector 2012/03/14 18:48:13

Mitt Romney

He has better plans for the Economy,Jobs,Medicare, and social security.While Santorems Plans don,t fit well for Social Security or Medicare, or the Economy much less Foriegn Policy.

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bowlingal 2012/03/14 18:36:43

Ron Paul

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He's the lesser of 4 "evils!"

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kathy 2012/03/14 18:35:20

Mitt Romney

I really think any one of them could except Ron Paul

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ilovemymac to kathy 2012/03/18 17:27:15

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Ron Paul is the best chance. As he says freedom is popular and he can win independts, 3rd party, and GOp and even some democrats. No one else can do that. Debating skills how smart someone may or may not be means nothing. If you cant get people outside the GOP to vote for you then you wont win. Romney gets some but not near enough. He gets the moderate indepentends. Ron gets independents from all walks of life from more conservative to more moderate. And he would pull in democrats as well as he did in NH.

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kathy to ilovemymac 2012/03/19 00:31:57

Sorry, but I disagree. His foreign policy scares the hell out of me on top of everything else. What good is freedom if we have a president that won't defend it.

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Verdict... to kathy 2012/03/28 22:37:45 (edited)

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Ron Paul's foreign policy scares you? Why?.. Only in soundbyte media America, does a person think that NOT going to war is scary!.. Just, wow!.. #1 Ron Paul would bring the troops home! How can an army defend you if they are scattered across the world? #2 Ron Paul's DEFENSE budget would be 4 times the size of China's! It is only the OFFENSE pre-emptive war spending (trillions of dollars) that would be cut. (There is a huge difference between Paul's non-intervention policy and this other policy called isolationism that some are trying to label him with, google it) #3 Are you joking/trolling? Seriously, Ron Paul is the only person who is running for president that is defending freedom. For instance, every other candidate (except Paul) will keep NDAA in place. That is just one small example.

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L.A. woman 2012/03/14 16:28:54

Mitt Romney

Santorum is to "wholesome" for the secularists in this country. Gingrinch is damn smart, but at times he rubs people the wrong way. His smile is a bit scary. I am concerned that he is now decided it must be him or let Obama have it.

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GERRIE 2012/03/14 16:12:38

Rick Santorum

Actually none of the above

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The_Machine 2012/03/14 15:02:37

Rick Santorum

According to rasmussen!

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ilovemymac to The_Mac... 2012/03/18 16:42:47

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no actually its Ron Paul.
No one outside some GOP Christians will vote for Santorum. He cant draw independents and democrats or any 3rd party to vote for him. Ron Paul draws all of that. And without the independent vote this year you cant win. The GOP has shrunk to less then 20% of the national voting people.

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The_Mac... to ilovemymac 2012/03/19 05:21:16

It would be awesome if your correct, I'm a Ron Paul supporter. I was just quoting a popular usually pretty neutral polling place.

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Larry 2012/03/14 13:35:52

Rick Santorum

He is the sharpest contrast to the socialist Pres. Obama.

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skip 2012/03/14 11:04:29

Rick Santorum

+1
there a joke

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Pinball Wizard 2012/03/14 10:01:43

Ron Paul

They all suck but, he's the quietest one of the evil members of the GOP.

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Chris 2012/03/14 08:49:53

Ron Paul

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By far, Ron Paul. The media would have no choice but to start giving him the time of day that they give the other candidates. Mitt Romney, on the other hand, is the least likely. He is too liberal and he is representative of the establishment funding his campaign which has failed us economically. In contrast, Dr. Paul has a long history of voting in favor of the rights of the people over the will of the establishment which has been sadly eroding our freedoms.

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metsarama 2012/03/14 07:48:53

Mitt Romney

I trust Mitt Romney. I don't care that he is not ultra-conservative, actually I prefer that. He understands the economy and wants the best for the country. He's also a very decent, family man. Evangelicals do not support him because of his religion, and I think this is discrimination.

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ilovemymac to metsarama 2012/03/18 16:44:35

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You make me laugh. He does not understand the economny. His plan would cost more money then it would save. The man is a liar and he has run for office so many times on so many levels and only won 1 time. By the way which Romney do you support? because if you support him today by tomorrow he will have a different idea and opinion and you will have to change your views to keep supporting him

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Michael... to metsarama 2012/04/08 19:43:46

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You trust this guy?

http://youtu.be/K9njHHyRI7g

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Pm 2012/03/14 07:28:48

Newt Gingrich

It looks like only 28 people understand politics. Newt Gingrich has wiped the floor with all the GOP candidates. He is by far the best debater. He is also the only candidate who puts fourth any type of ideas to combat our current economic and national crisis. The rest have nothing to offer....Read Newts education plans, his SS and entitlement reform, plans on lowering our foreign dependance for oil, and his track record is far better than anyone else who has ran for President in a long time.

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ilovemymac to Pm 2012/03/18 16:50:34

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Are we watching the same newt? The many who voted for the failed DEPT Of education? voted to raise the debt celling 4 times, resigned in disgrace as speaker for ethics violations, Voted for Tarp bailout, said He plans to sign as many as 200 executive orders on his first day as president. Oh this is such a good man.

He has a horrible track record. Ron Paul has the best track record. Always voting for the rights of the people and never voted for tax increases, never voted for anything that violated the constitution. He is the only one with a true policy to change the economics and bring our debt under control. Ron Paul is the only one who would actually get rid of taxes and the dept of education and cut 1 trillion from the budget the first year.

If you truly think newt could beat obama then you are sadly mistaken. No one likes this guy. He resigned in disgrace and i can guarantee it would be brought up by obama they would use his ethics vilolations to put him down and say you want someone like this for your president?

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Pm to ilovemymac 2012/03/18 18:09:05

The dept of education is a good thing which didn't work out. Why wouldn't he vote to raise the debt ceiling...There are programs that work and need funding...Its not his fault there are many many programs the dems put into play which drain most of the money...Read those executive orders...All make perfect sense. Do you hate the office of the President that you feel this way about executive orders?
Newt will also get the federal government out of education. Rather than cut cut cut, NEwt will reform SS, entitlements, education, repeal Sarbonse Oaxley, Dodd Frank, abolish EPA, and deregulate over 300 Obama's regulations, he will place working, regulations, and he will audit the FED. I think if Newt was the nominee, he could put all his efforts onto his policies and Obama, rather than have to deal with the imbeciles he is running against. All those supposed violations were investigated and dropped. no evidence, the dems tried to do anything in their power to get him out because he owned congress and was making big changes.
If you think Ron Paul will do anything other than cause WW3 with his foreign policy, you are sadly mistaken....He has zero support from congress he will not be able to do a thing....His economic theory (Austrian) is extremely outdated and has many flaws.

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Verdict... to Pm 2012/03/28 22:53:06 (edited)

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#1 As far as foreign policy, you need to read my reply (above) to "kathy" as i utterly destroyed your (and her) theory on that issue. #2 Ron Paul would transfer the very few important things that the Dept. of Education does over to relevant existing departments that should've been handling it in the first place. #3 Paul recently got a partial audit of the Fed through Congress, so i dunno where you get the idea that he has zero support. (Ron Paul has been talking about phasing the Fed out for decades and suddenly Newt wants to ACT like he wants to do something about it NOW? Pff, yea.. Right.) Congress is finally waking up to the realities of what Paul has been saying for a few decades now. #4 Why WOULD you vote to raise the debt ceiling, when you can simply phase out the Federal Reserve and return the power to print money back into the hands of Congress where it used to be? Then, you would be able to get inflation under control so that the value of the dollar goes back up which, in turn, makes the cost of living go back down. #5 Austrian eceonomics is not outdated and even Ben Bernanke was forced to admit that returning to the gold standard is still viable. (noted in a recent Forbes article) #6 How can you say that Paul would get NOTHING done? Have you SEEN the amount of things Obama and Bush have done by circumventing Congress!!? #P.S. You have alot of homework to do, I believe.

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Pm to Verdict... 2012/03/29 08:18:49

He has no support based on the hundreds of bills he tried to pass and only had 4 go through...He has no support because his isolationist policies are stupid. All newt said. "I want to audit the FED to see where the bailout money went." Where will the money come from if the FED is "phased out"? The U.S mint? What will combat inflation? The FED does that by creating interest on the loans. Keeps the value of the dollar at a steady inflation of 2% per year. The power to print money is at the hands of congresses spending....Why are you so misunderstood about that fact? Check the dollar index...After 29 trillion dollars printed since 07 the index went up 2 points....Dollar gained value...So much for your printing money devalues the dollar theory.

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Verdict... to Pm 2012/03/30 20:56:07 (edited)

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Ah, the "electability" issue again. Didn't they try that on Reagan, and he still got elected? In fact, doesn't the Ron Paul campaign look ALOT like the Reagan campaign (granted, i dunno but i heard that it does and intend to look it up now)? And again, you severely underestimate the actions a President can take without having to consult Congress. And FYI, Ron Paul is gaining more and more congressional support the past few years, ever since the crisis has started becoming obscenely close to the point of no return.

Can you detail his "stupid isolationist" policies for us? I find it hard to believe that a man who wants to open up trade and dialogue with all nations (even the ones we currently have embargos against) could be an "isolationist". His non-interventionist (key word there) policy is to NOT start pre-emptive wars without cold, hard evidence of weapons of mass destruction and intent to use them. Have you seen any cold hard evidence of that, ever in your life?

And as far as the Fed, are you telling me I am misinformed? Are you saying the value of the Dollar has NOT gone down by 95% since the Fed came into being in 1913? Are you saying that the Dollar has NOT gone down by about 40% from 2000 - 2012? You may have noticed the symptoms at the fuel pumps. Prices have skyrocket...

Ah, the "electability" issue again. Didn't they try that on Reagan, and he still got elected? In fact, doesn't the Ron Paul campaign look ALOT like the Reagan campaign (granted, i dunno but i heard that it does and intend to look it up now)? And again, you severely underestimate the actions a President can take without having to consult Congress. And FYI, Ron Paul is gaining more and more congressional support the past few years, ever since the crisis has started becoming obscenely close to the point of no return.

Can you detail his "stupid isolationist" policies for us? I find it hard to believe that a man who wants to open up trade and dialogue with all nations (even the ones we currently have embargos against) could be an "isolationist". His non-interventionist (key word there) policy is to NOT start pre-emptive wars without cold, hard evidence of weapons of mass destruction and intent to use them. Have you seen any cold hard evidence of that, ever in your life?

And as far as the Fed, are you telling me I am misinformed? Are you saying the value of the Dollar has NOT gone down by 95% since the Fed came into being in 1913? Are you saying that the Dollar has NOT gone down by about 40% from 2000 - 2012? You may have noticed the symptoms at the fuel pumps. Prices have skyrocketed over the past decade. And the only thing that has happened in that time, that can cause the price to go up by whole dollars (rather than pennies/nickels gradually) is the Dollar starting to tank. Am I wrong there, also?

You seem to insinuate that Congress is to blame because they are forcing the Fed to print more money by spending too much? but I thought that Bush and Obama go to wars without the approval of Congress these days. And the Fed prints trillions of dollars out of thin air to finance those wars and it IS devalueing the dollar in the world market. Am I wrong? And what about the allegations that the Fed prints money to bail out other nations under our very nose? What are your thoughts on that?

If you were paying in gold, oil is actually slightly cheaper than the average (average from 1971 till present day) right now. But if you are paying in dollars, it is very very costly nowadays. Even Forbes Magazine detailed this and blamed the Fed. Mmkay?
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