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by Charles C. Johnson
Progressives are hoping to rock the vote in the 2012 Iowa caucuses by voting for Ron Paul.
Photo source: waznmentobe.com
The reliably left-wing Mother Jones recently ran a story asking if Iowa progressives were Ron Pauls wildcard in the race. The story pointed to supporters like Francis Thicke, an organic farmer from Fairfield, Iowa, who ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for secretary of agriculture in 2010.
On Tuesday, Thicke announced his support for Paul to keep his voice for peace and his voice to reduce the military in the debate, because he will challenge the other Republican candidates. Thicke promised his Democratic Party county chairman that he would vote for Obama over Paul without a doubt, because he doesnt support dismantling the government. This is a tactical thing to expand voters awareness, Thicke told Mother Jones.
These tactical shenanigans might seem to echo Operation Chaos, the Rush Limbaugh operation that saw Republicans crossing over to vote for Hilary in the 2008 Democratic primaryexcept that Operation Chaos was largely applied to primaries, not to caucuses.
Ive already written about Occupy the Caucusess Ed Fallon, a former Democratic candidate for governor-turned-progressive gadfly and arrested protestor. Fallon has listed his endorsements for the 2012 caucusesand they include Ron Paul, among other less extreme Republicans (by which he means those more palatable to the left).
The Nation writes today that Fallon has been plotting to upend the caucuses by having progressives send an anti-war, pro-civil liberties message in the 2012 caucuses:
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» Surprise, Surprise: Democrats Join GOP Caucuses to Push Ron Paul - Big Government
SNIP:
by Charles C. Johnson
Progressives are hoping to rock the vote in the 2012 Iowa caucuses by voting for Ron Paul.
Photo source: waznmentobe.com
The reliably left-wing Mother Jones recently ran a story asking if Iowa progressives were Ron Pauls wildcard in the race. The story pointed to supporters like Francis Thicke, an organic farmer from Fairfield, Iowa, who ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for secretary of agriculture in 2010.
On Tuesday, Thicke announced his support for Paul to keep his voice for peace and his voice to reduce the military in the debate, because he will challenge the other Republican candidates. Thicke promised his Democratic Party county chairman that he would vote for Obama over Paul without a doubt, because he doesnt support dismantling the government. This is a tactical thing to expand voters awareness, Thicke told Mother Jones.
These tactical shenanigans might seem to echo Operation Chaos, the Rush Limbaugh operation that saw Republicans crossing over to vote for Hilary in the 2008 Democratic primaryexcept that Operation Chaos was largely applied to primaries, not to caucuses.
Ive already written about Occupy the Caucusess Ed Fallon, a former Democratic candidate for governor-turned-progressive gadfly and arrested protestor. Fallon has listed his endorsements for the 2012 caucusesand they include Ron Paul, among other less extreme Republicans (by which he means those more palatable to the left).
The Nation writes today that Fallon has been plotting to upend the caucuses by having progressives send an anti-war, pro-civil liberties message in the 2012 caucuses:
read the rest with comments..
» Surprise, Surprise: Democrats Join GOP Caucuses to Push Ron Paul - Big Government