kane

So you are saying that the vote of the people doesn't matter? That it is all set up so no matter how you vote the end is already determined? Or are you saying that these people in power make sure that both candidates are their choice so that no matter who wins they get the person they wanted?

The reality is that Ron Paul won't win because he doesn't want to win. It is very easy to sit where he is and call for action. It is a lot harder to actually get the job and be expected to carry out that action. You can tell he isn't serious about winning because he won't take any money from big business. While this might be honorable, it isn't realistic in the modern world. It takes several hundred million to run a winning campaign. With this being the reality you need big donors and to allow yourself to enter into the machine so you can never raise that kind of cash. Paul knows this. He runs, he gets his message out there and then he conveniently publishes a new book that all the paul fans run out and buy. You might say Paul is just using his donor's money to market his books right back to those same donors.

If he were serious he would admit that he has to give into the system to some degree then win the election and once he is president he does as he pleases. Of course he knows it doesn't work that way and even if he won chances are very few of his policies would ever get implemented. So he sells a pipe dream and a book and happily goes about being the guy everyone loves and listens to, but who is never expected to actually carry out these plans.