It is becoming increasingly obvious that an alliance has formed between Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. This alliance probably has been in effect for several months, but only now has it become blatantly obvious. Paul has viciously bombarded virtually the entire Republican field via attack ads with one exception: Mitt Romney. Instead, Paul focuses like [...]
Romney Edges Paul in Maine
February 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Print Email Text Size The Spectacle Blog By Aaron Goldstein on 2.11.12 @ 7:22PM Mitt Romney has narrowly prevailed in the week long Maine Republican Caucuses. With 95% of the ballots counted, Romney won 39% of the vote just edging out Ron Paul who garnered 36% of the vote. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, both [...]
Ron Paul Praised David Duke
January 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Print Email Text Size The Spectacle Blog By Quin Hillyer on 1.14.12 @ 1:20PM It wasn’t quite a full endorsement, but it sure sounds like Paul approved. Now I usually discount any meaning to Duke’s announcements about who HE supports in any race, because a candidate cannot be held responsible for any idiot’s decision to [...]
Ron Paul Supporters Are Worth Talking to Amicably
January 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On December 30, AT ran a very lively, informative article called “To Get Ron Paul’s Insanity, You Have To Understand Libertarianism,” by Don Feder. As I received it, the article dealt with this question: what is to be done about Ron Paul? Especially interesting was the panel of commentary. Commenters were basically at odds with [...]
Latest (Possibly Last) Iowa Poll Has Paul, Romney, Santorum Virtually Tied
January 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Print Email Text Size The Spectacle Blog By W. James Antle, III on 1.1.12 @ 11:47PM Public Policy Polling has come out with the latest surveyof Iowa caucus-goers and it looks like a photo finish. Ron Paul leads at 20 percent, Mitt Romney is in second at 19 percent, and Rick Santorum is right behind [...]
More on Huntsman vs. Paul
December 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Print Email Text Size The Spectacle Blog By W. James Antle, III on 12.30.11 @ 2:55PM Daniel Larison writes ”Huntsman lost almost all ‘primary voters who are tired of a hyperinterventionist foreign policy’ once he took an ultra-hawkish position on Iran.” Certainly Ron Paul, with his actual opposition to the war in Iraq and any subsequent [...]
Kelly Clarkson: I Like Ron Paul Best
December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Via Kelly Clarkson: I am really sorry if I have offended anyone. Obviously that was not my intent. I do not support racism. I support gay rights, straight rights, women’s rights, men’s rights, white/black/purple/orange rights. I like Ron Paul because he believes in less government and letting the people (all of us) make the decisions [...]
Bachmann Iowa Chair Endorses Ron Paul
December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Print Email Text Size The Spectacle Blog By W. James Antle, III on 12.28.11 @ 8:54PM According to multiple reports on the ground in Iowa, Michele Bachmann’s state chairman Kent Sorenson has endorsed Ron Paul just hours after appearing at a Bachmann event. Sorenson described Paul as the most conservative surviving top-tier candidate, praised his [...]
Service Personnel Prefer Ron Paul
December 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Print Email Text Size The Spectacle Blog By Doug Bandow on 12.24.11 @ 10:25AM Rep. Ron Paul has raised more than his share of controversy in Republican ranks by advocating an end to promiscuous intervention and war-making. While it is hard to know what service personnel generally think, Rep. Paul is winning the money-raising race [...]