Unless a miracle happens, this man is the Republican nominee for president - Opinions?

[mrstickball]

Machina said:

badgenome said:

mrstickball said:

For Republicans? There is almost no base of economic/social liberals.

Think he means economic liberals as in free marketeers, not leftists.

Yeah I do.

Ah, yes. You do. Ron Paul (Congressman, TX), his son Rand Paul (Senator, KY), Gary Johnson (former Governor, New Mexico). There are probably a few more, but those are the names I know that get out.

Additionally, you have the Tea Party which is an economically liberal platform that is, for the most part, socially agnostic. I worry many are co-opted by socially conservatives, but in general, they've stuck with just the economy, and there are a lot of people involved in that - about ~50 congressmen and senators from the Republican party. They were essentially the ones refusing to vote on Bohner's debt deal, and were the ones that passed the 'Cap, Cut & Balance' act in Congress.