This poll is now closed. It was open from Nov. 5 – Nov. 16, 2009 and attracted 9,425 voters who could select up to five options for Ron Paul’s running mate. The results are displayed below.
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If Ron Paul runs for President in 2012, who should be his running mate?
- Chuck Baldwin (29%, 2,715 Votes)
- Andrew Napolitano (27%, 2,589 Votes)
- Peter Schiff (21%, 1,984 Votes)
- Jesse Ventura (15%, 1,369 Votes)
- Rand Paul (12%, 1,135 Votes)
- Lew Rockwell (12%, 1,133 Votes)
- Sarah Palin (12%, 1,089 Votes)
- Dennis Kucinich (9%, 819 Votes)
- Michele Bachmann (8%, 785 Votes)
- Pat Buchanan (7%, 690 Votes)
- Glenn Beck (7%, 636 Votes)
- Mike Huckabee (6%, 605 Votes)
- Gary Johnson (5%, 471 Votes)
- Jim DeMint (4%, 423 Votes)
- Lou Dobbs (4%, 414 Votes)
- Alex Jones (4%, 411 Votes)
- Other (specify below) (4%, 410 Votes)
- Mitt Romney (4%, 366 Votes)
- Michael Badnarik (4%, 365 Votes)
- Adam Kokesh (3%, 301 Votes)
- Alan Grayson (3%, 265 Votes)
- Wayne Allyn Root (2%, 198 Votes)
- Michael Bloomberg (2%, 178 Votes)
- Cynthia McKinney (2%, 167 Votes)
- Mark Sanford (1%, 132 Votes)
- Chuck Hagel (1%, 127 Votes)
- John McCain (1%, 104 Votes)
- Mel Watt (0%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 9,425
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Evan Bayh. He is a moderate democrat but wants to control spending (democrat sstyle). He has huge midwest pull.
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Nick Gillespie.
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Michael Badnarik or Jesse Ventura
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Jesse Ventura who believes in global warming, admits in his “Don’t start the revolution wo me” book that he was very cozy with both the Clinton’s and Al Gore, is for carbon tax, has no problems with Abortion or Homosexual rights and hates the Christian paleo-conservatives such as Pat Buchanan but have no problems with the Clintons and continues to say we need to give Obama a chance? Come on.. Ventura has lost his credibility.
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If somehow the thoughts and reasoning of Dr. Paul were to be taken seriously by the general population then this would be a relevant question. Maybe if HR#1207 can get brought to the floor and passed then people will wake up.
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My “other” went to Mary Ruwart.
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Andrew Napolitano makes the most sense.
Thomas Woods Jr., from Mises, would be a nice pick.
Some of the write in suggestions are way off base. Also, I find it offensive to see Glenn Beck’s name on a list like this.
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This would be a good job for Dr. Woods: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Archivist_of_the_United_States&oldid=324315134
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Ventura makes the most sense. He is still very popular and will bring in many more votes from voters that may not turn out otherwise. Not to mention it will create more media attention.
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Right! Vote for Ventura so he can help push abortion and carbon taxes and seek the opinion of his good friend Bill Clinton and end last vestige of a Christian foundation to amerika.
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AMEN
AMEN
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After saying Amen—-that’s all we need is Ventura to destroy
everything. Anyone with that much wreckage need not call them-
selves conservative.
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Larry King: And finally, how’s Obama doing?
Jesse Ventura: I think it’s still, in my opinion, too early to judge. I will withhold judgment until he has been in office for at least one year. And then at that point in time I’ll look back at the first year and I’ll make some judgments. Right now he’s still getting his feet wet, but he’s doing a heck of a lot better than his predecessor did.-
Really Jesse? It’s too early to judge Obama? I could have made the judgment on day one just off of his positions. And, what’s worse – Jesse says Obama is doing better then Bush? THey were both conmen!
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We need true Bi-Partisanship. Ron Paul/Dennis Kucinich, Jesse Ventura Secretary of Defense, Andrew Napolitano Secretary of State. People like Glenn Beck should be treated like the left-handed CFR Treasoners they are. Remember Glenn Beck called Ron Paul supporters Terrorists in 2008, now he’s profiteering off Values manifested in the r3VOLution, yet still serves his Masters in the CFR.
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Peter Schiff will get elected and should be his running mate.
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Michael Steele
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Michael Steele would be a darn good choice.
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Lew Rockwell is my choice, but he seems to have no interest in working w/in the political system.
sure would be nice to see some “rothbardians” get on the inside and stir things up!
smash the state…any politics is politics as usual
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Lew Rockwell is a true anti-statist and has little interest in saving the system as he realises it is a dead weight. Likewise, he realises that freedom and liberty are ideas. and that the Constitution whether intended or not has brought about big govt and has been powerless to prevent such. My vote’s for Lew Rockwell as they don’t count the votes anyway and anyone that isn’t a NWO proponent has no chance of ever winning anyhow.
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Hey, don’t you believe in HOPE? What if the 30% that won the
first revolution had thought like that? Where would we be?
I thank God for Ron Paul every day of my life. I just hope he
can live to see it all happen, and the country will get behind him.
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Vince Vaughn?
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TRafficant, and Mary Ruwart really should both be on there.
TRacy
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Chuck Norris… Nuff said
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ron pauls running mate should be sean hannity because he has alot of fire in him.
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Hannity is a statist neocon.
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Some of the choices are laughable like Glen Beck. I think a serious choice would be James Traficant. He is the second best Congressman and the Democrat’s version of Ron Paul. Google him if you don’t know about him.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/34806.html
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Imagine if Traficant were appointed as Attorney General. Hahahahahaha.
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Dr. Mary Ruwart
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I think Jason Chaffetz would be a good choice. Another good choice would be Governor Perry of Texas. Why is McKiney on this list? That’s just silly.
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Chuck Hagel, Vice President
George Mitchell, Secretary of State
Bruce Fein, Attorney General
Andrew Napolitano, Chief of Staff
Glenn Greenwald, Press Secretary
Norm Stamper, DEA Administrator
Alan Grayson, FED Chairman
Peter Schiff, Treasury Secretary
Willie Nelson, Secretary of Agriculture
Lew Rockwell, DHS Secretary
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Noam Chomsky. He’s a Libertarian Socialist, and he’s a genius.
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Libertarian Socialist that makes no sense thats like saying your an Anarcho-Communist.
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Libertarian Socialist? Hmmm… Can anyone, at the count of 3, say oxymoron?
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They are talking about decentralised socialism, such as the likes of Otto and Greggor Strasser who were killed by Hitler’s big govt ‘socialism’. It isn’t an oxymoron really. It’s just that the rightwing likes to think that socialism can only work with big brother govt. Some of Europe’s “New Right” (not what the words mean in america yes I understand the confusion between Europe’s ‘New Right’ and america neo-con both being opposing ideologies) and “National Revolutionary – Third Position” movements are proponents of decentralised, grassroots socialism.
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I voted bachman shes on the border between becoming a neo-con or a libertarian….If Dr.Paul could just talk to her a little more. She’s very intelligent and likeable compared to Sarah Palin. Palin is just something nice to look at, a distraction for the American Drunk. Many of these people would be good VP’s. I’ve heard Gary North might run for President if Dr. Paul doesn’t want to.
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Where did you hear that about Gary North?
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Somebody wrote an article on Lewrockwell.com about two months ago.
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I agree with the Bachman choice for V.P.
all the rest can fill cabinet posts.
Andrew Napolitano would fit quite well in the supreme court.
Lew Rockwell for secretary of the treasury.
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Off topic, but very important and has not been reported in the MSM. Recently Mel Watt completely took apart Audit the Fed bill. Contact Mel Watt and let him know about his decapitation of HR1207. I wrote this template for anyone who wants to contact him and I strongly suggest everyone to do so.
Here is his site: http://watt.house.gov/
Here is the contact form: http://www.house.gov/formwatt/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm
Zip code: 28201-8209
Address: You can just put the city or county. The county is Mecklenburg
Opensecret: http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00002328&cycle=2008
Representative Watt,
I am appalled that you have gutted any teeth that HR1207 had. Over 75% of the American people want a full comprehensive audit of the Federal Reserve, and you took all that out of it.
We the people have demanded a full audit of the Federal Reserve. We cannot continue to print money to inflate the next bubble.
I strongly urge you to reconsider your decision and vote for a real audit.
Thank you.
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I chose Andrew Napolitano and Chuck Baldwin. Preferably it would be Napolitano due to his greater public profile; Baldwin would be great in an appointed position once Paul was elected. I greatly respect Alex Jones, but I think his presence on the ticket would ruin Paul’s chances. Imagine, though, Alex Jones as Paul’s Press Secretary; that would be awesome.
Lew Rockwell would make a great White House Chief of Staff. Schiff would be ideal for Secretary of the Treasury (unless he wins his Senate race and is subsequently constitutionally disqualified for the appointment by an increase in salary for that position during his Senate term). If Rand wins his Senate bid, he should stay there and possibly run for the presidency at some point in the future. Buchanan may be good for Secretary of State.
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Nick, you are a very wise man. If only all of this could happen.
Pat Buchanan would be the perfect Secretary of State.
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Glen Jacobs!
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Oh, one more I just thought of (& this brilliant pick would have made my top 5)
* Jim Webb, Jr
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Names that should have been on the list (though I probably wouldn’t have voted for them):
*Ralph Nader
*Mike Gravel
*Barry Goldwater, Jr
*Walter Jones, Jr
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Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul 2012!!!
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Don’t you mean Ron Paul and no way Newt Gingrich?
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david jon sponheim – Americas Third Party check it out nitely at 9est on blog tv.com http://www.blogtv.com/people/americasthirdparty
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Ed Thompson!
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Bob Barr
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Ah, so that is all is about? elections and votes and political jobs?
well good luck when you are fitted into the mould
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Al Franken. This, too, sounds crazy. But Franken has shown himself to be a competent orator and respectful debater in his short time as a senator.
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Actually, that idea is crazy!
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Al Franken, you have got to be kidding. Haven’t we had enough
funny boys?
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How about John Stossel? Or, crazy as it sounds, Stephen Colbert…
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John Stossel would be PERFECT
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RALPH NADER !
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Alex Jones? Really?
In a coinflip between Badnarik and Ventura, Badnarik won.
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