It seems likely that whoever wins the Republican nomination will get all the republican votes. This is a given. What is not a given is who will get the Independents. Obama loses a significant amount of his support when going against Ron Paul. Three scenarios I might suggest that might all but guarantee a Republican win.
1) Brokered convention. Winner needs Ron Paul's delegates to win. He offers him the VP or high appointments in the cabinets. Ron Paul - Head of the Fed anyone?
2) Romney, after winning the nomination outright,is looking to hold the newly organized Ron Paul supporters and their fund raising to the GOP cause offers Ron Paul a place in his admin. This allows him to gain the support of democrat and independent voters.
3) Gingrich or Santorum pick up the nomination and offer Ron Paul a place to keep the supporters on GOP ranks.
The biggest question is... How likely would it be that Ron Paul would accept the VP position? Not likely from what I can guess. Maybe he makes a deal to make his son VP? It would surely be a move towards a future presidency for his son. Ron Paul's support might make a 5% difference for the GOP. Rand Paul VP and Ron Paul backing would be hard to beat. I could easily see him making a deal that would allow him to become head of treasury or control the fed in some way.
What do you all think?
1) Brokered convention. Winner needs Ron Paul's delegates to win. He offers him the VP or high appointments in the cabinets. Ron Paul - Head of the Fed anyone?
2) Romney, after winning the nomination outright,is looking to hold the newly organized Ron Paul supporters and their fund raising to the GOP cause offers Ron Paul a place in his admin. This allows him to gain the support of democrat and independent voters.
3) Gingrich or Santorum pick up the nomination and offer Ron Paul a place to keep the supporters on GOP ranks.
The biggest question is... How likely would it be that Ron Paul would accept the VP position? Not likely from what I can guess. Maybe he makes a deal to make his son VP? It would surely be a move towards a future presidency for his son. Ron Paul's support might make a 5% difference for the GOP. Rand Paul VP and Ron Paul backing would be hard to beat. I could easily see him making a deal that would allow him to become head of treasury or control the fed in some way.
What do you all think?