General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: The real question that the Ron Paul candidacy poses for Democrats [View all]Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)and in right wing family members that are older. He is appealing to a wide range of people. It isn't his racist views they are interested in. He talks plainly and with confidence. He has new ideas about what to do about the mess we are in, eg federal reserve. They are mostly bad ideas but it is different from what anyone in either party is advancing. They are all trying to preserve the status quo. People don't want the status quo and that is why they voted for change in 08. It really worries me. After Bush I never say never. Anything can happen with the mood globally. We need to offer some major new ideas. We might not get them through congress but we need to be out front offering up solutions loudly that offer some change from what we have now.