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I'm wary that you underestimate Ron Paul's gravity.
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It's not really that, I fully recognize that his policies would have crippled your government, undone a large chunk of social progress that has been made, and destabilized the middle-east, africa and some parts of the pacific.
However in the ideal case, placing obama and paul is opposition would have likely resulted in a swing away from the more extreme positions and a lessening of the influence of the religious right, as more people get involved ( voter participation in us ~55%, uk ~68%, germany 80%)
But as that's not happened, it looks a lot like these elections won't stimulate any real change in the system and idiocy like
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Limbaugh was making that point Monday. Limbaugh said “Romney is not the perfect candidate. That does not matter,” he said. “Romney, the best thing he can do is remember this election isn't about him. He may as well be Elmer Fudd as far as we're concerned. We're voting against Obama.
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will continue.