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38. I'm not sure what you're getting at here.........

I don't think that ANY socialist, even ones of the social democrat model, would support an anarcho-capitalist like Rand Paul for dogcatcher, much less for POTUS. Now could some folks vote for Paul because of a couple of issues? Sure why not? A lot of people vote for candidates over single issues. Abortion for one. Gun rights for another. But no matter their self-identification, I wouldn't consider those single issue voters to be socialist or even leftist.

Maybe I've missed something, but the Paul posts that I've seen since I've been on this evening seem mostly to be about people considering the idea that a Ron Paul candidacy could beat HRC. I'd say that was unlikely, but it IS possible, IMO. Her being pro-war and a corporatist, Third Way Dem type doesn't contrast very well with much of the Republican field, including Rand Paul. There are places where Paul COULD contrast HRC and possibly cause her problems, notably war and personal liberation issues, i.e., smoking dope. Those are the issues that might cut into any natural edge a Dem might have with youthful and less experienced voters.

The problem with Hillary is that she's not very different from what we've had for the last 25 to 30 years and I personally think that people are looking for different. Mostly because what we've had for the last 25 to 30 years (HRC) has been crap for the average person.