In February of 2012 we noted that this election will come down to non-Party line voters:
It seems that Ron Paul’s often marginalized supporters will be the ones responsible for determining who the next President of the United States will be.
In that situation, at the eleventh hour, will Paul supporters remain steadfastly opposed to voting for another candidate, and by doing so handing the election to Obama? Or, will the prospect of four more years of a President who has lived up to at least one campaign promise – that he will fundamentally change America – be enough to drive them to the polls in support of any republican with a heartbeat?
The answer to this question will be the single determining factor in this year’s Presidential election.
Make no mistake. The Republican Party has made a gross miscalculation by continuing to marginalize the concerns of third-party voters.
This is very bad news for Mitt Romney.
Ron Paul voters, fed up with being treated liked second-hand citizens and extremists by both major political parties, may very well just stay home on November 6th and they’ll take a huge chunk of the popular and electoral vote with them.
The only saving grace Mitt Romney has is that Libertarian and third-party voters absolutely abhor the policies of Barack Obama. Whether this is a powerful enough motivator to get Paul supporters to shift their support to Romney remains to be seen.
We’ll find out in a couple months.
Hostile Takeover: Ron Paul Delegates Barred From Voting at the Republican National Convention *Video*