Ron Paul and Obama in dead heat.

According to a new poll, Ron Paul and Obama are in a dead heat in a hypothetical 2012 presidential poll. To bad Ron Paul keeps insisting he has no plans to run in 2012...

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Pit maverick Republican Congressman Ron Paul against President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up, and the race is â?? virtually dead even.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of likely voters finds Obama with 42% support and Paul with 41% of the vote. Eleven percent (11%) prefer some other candidate, and six percent (6%) are undecided.
Ask the Political Class, though, and itâ??s a blowout. While 58% of Mainstream voters favor Paul, 95% of the Political Class vote for Obama.
But Republican voters also have decidedly mixed feelings about Paul, who has been an outspoken critic of the party establishment.


Obama earns 79% support from Democrats, but Paul gets just 66% of GOP votes. Voters not affiliated with either major party give Paul a 47% to 28% edge over the president.




Paul, a anti-big government libertarian who engenders unusually strong feelings among his supporters, was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. But he continues to have a solid following, especially in the growing Tea Party movement.

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Election 2012: Barack Obama 42%, Ron Paul 41%: Rasmussen Reports

well, if thats how its gonna be ok.....I just really hope Ron works on his public speaking and debate before seriously making another run. I think all like minded political junkies could agree on that.

The GOP will do the same thing they did last time, they'll demonize Ron. If you watched any of the GOP debates there was only one candidate that answered the questions, that was Ron. Eveyone else did the politically right thing by being evasive and double talking. And if you want some one who actually understands the economical issues, there is only one candidate, Ron Paul.
And of course he's pro MMJ. Name another presidential candidate that is pro MMJ

I'll for sure be listening to what he has to say, you have my word on that. I just don't see the majority splitting the vote in this election...sometime maybe, but prolly not this election. The folk will get behind who can beat Obama, if thats Ron Paul 2 years from now, is anyones guess. Alot can happen.

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Originally Posted by killerweed420

The GOP will do the same thing they did last time, they'll demonize Ron. If you watched any of the GOP debates there was only one candidate that answered the questions, that was Ron. Eveyone else did the politically right thing by being evasive and double talking. And if you want some one who actually understands the economical issues, there is only one candidate, Ron Paul.
And of course he's pro MMJ. Name another presidential candidate that is pro MMJ

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They have already started demonizing him. They ignored the Straw Poll results from CPAC saying it didn't really matter, than at the SRLC, Paul came in 2nd, just one vote behind Mitt Romney and I have heard very little about it in the media. I watch a lot of Fox news and most of the hosts treat him like he's a loon. The liberal networks like CNBC seem to show him more respect, which makes me wonder if more Libertarians should attempt to run on the Democratic ticket.

Republicans are simply to militaristic and love our global empire to much to accept a Libertarian message such as Ron Paul's. Than on the other hand, many liberals tend to be to militant regarding abortion rights and would never be able to concede that point the man. Abortion seems to be the only issue I completely disagree with him on.

Now, granted, I was holding his pro-life stance against him too, until I got to meet him after he spoke at the SRLC at an ale house and ask him specifically about that issue. I can respect the reasoning he gave as to way he takes the pro-life stance. Not simply," cause god said that's wrong..."

Have you guys heard Ron's son Rand speak? I heard a speech he gave in Kentucky last week that was impressive.

I hope Ron Paul runs in 2012. Thinking about it now I am a little scared to vote in the 2012 election considering the December 2012 theory.