tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post1740787757581841548..comments2023-06-08T10:14:58.258-04:00Comments on The Yeoman Farmer: Still HereTYFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14507074580402175405noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post-70707829703155571572012-01-16T15:49:49.232-05:002012-01-16T15:49:49.232-05:00Randy - good question about Paul. He spoke on my c...Randy - good question about Paul. He spoke on my campus during the 1988 campaign, when he was running for Prez as a Libertarian, and I was impressed with what he had to say. His story about turning against abortion after participating in the procedure as a medical student is a powerful one. He wasn't my first choice in 1988, and isn't now, but I appreciate his support for human life, gun rights, limited government, and the gold standard.<br /><br />I haven't polled, and can't quantify, Paul's appeal to evangelicals, but my sense is that it's tied up with his pro-life conversion and voting record, and his disciplined "back to basics" on the gold std and spending / size-and-scope of government. <br /><br />He has one of the more heterogenous and deeply committed candidate coalitions I've seen, and does have a unique ability to engage some (such as yourself) who haven't been registered with the GOP before ... but I question whether his appeal is wide enough to win a general election outside his own district. I also don't see Americans electing a President straight from the House...and particularly not one who will be 77 when innaugurated and 81 at the end of his first term.TYFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507074580402175405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post-62849587564838624932012-01-16T13:36:34.522-05:002012-01-16T13:36:34.522-05:00What is your take/ opinion /findings the appeal (o...What is your take/ opinion /findings the appeal (or not) of Ron Paul to evangelicals? I am a Florida evangelical and I recently registered as a Republican just so I could vote for Ron Paul in the primary, and I was curious if I was the only one. Overall, what is your take on Ron Paul? (Talk about tangential to the TYF blog topic, huh?)Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383459713944120140noreply@blogger.com