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Title: Rand Paul Announces
Post by: jaran on April 07, 2015, 03:01:58 pm
http://randpaul.com/

Posting this here since I know many  are fans of his dad. 

I noticed in the media they already are saying he has "credibility issues" because he does not want to go to war with Iran.

Title: Re: Rand Paul Announces
Post by: jsidhu on April 07, 2015, 05:38:49 pm
 +5% for paul
Title: Re: Rand Paul Announces
Post by: merivercap on April 07, 2015, 07:26:28 pm
Rand Paul Accepts Bitcoin for Presidential Campaign
http://www.coindesk.com/rand-paul-presidential-campaign-bitcoin-donations/

"During a 2014 interview, Paul suggested that the concept of digital currencies could be improved if they were backed by stocks."
Hey isn't he really describing Bitshares?   :P
Title: Re: Rand Paul Announces
Post by: fuzzy on April 07, 2015, 11:46:32 pm
Rand Paul Accepts Bitcoin for Presidential Campaign
http://www.coindesk.com/rand-paul-presidential-campaign-bitcoin-donations/

"During a 2014 interview, Paul suggested that the concept of digital currencies could be improved if they were backed by stocks."
Hey isn't he really describing Bitshares?   :P

I haven't heard anything from rpcdev... right now would be the perfect time to approach his campaign.
Title: Re: Rand Paul Announces
Post by: luckybit on April 07, 2015, 11:48:32 pm
Rand Paul Accepts Bitcoin for Presidential Campaign
http://www.coindesk.com/rand-paul-presidential-campaign-bitcoin-donations/

"During a 2014 interview, Paul suggested that the concept of digital currencies could be improved if they were backed by stocks."
Hey isn't he really describing Bitshares?   :P

I haven't heard anything from rpcdev... right now would be the perfect time to approach his campaign.

Someone should approach the RPC Dev and tell him to contact the Rand Paul campaign.
Title: Re: Rand Paul Announces
Post by: fuzzy on April 08, 2015, 12:56:38 am
Rand Paul Accepts Bitcoin for Presidential Campaign
http://www.coindesk.com/rand-paul-presidential-campaign-bitcoin-donations/

"During a 2014 interview, Paul suggested that the concept of digital currencies could be improved if they were backed by stocks."
Hey isn't he really describing Bitshares?   :P

I haven't heard anything from rpcdev... right now would be the perfect time to approach his campaign.

Someone should approach the RPC Dev and tell him to contact the Rand Paul campaign.

I already have some I can reach out to but I am not sure of it is still going to be made.  Rpcdev hasn't been active to knowledge for quite some time.
Title: Re: Rand Paul Announces
Post by: merivercap on April 08, 2015, 01:32:45 am
You know another thing is Adam and the Follow My Vote guys should really piggyback off the Rand Paul campaign.   During the Ron Paul campaign in '08 and '12 there was a lot of talk of vote rigging and fraudulent voting machines.   The Republican primaries start with the first major Straw Poll in Iowa in the summer.  I used to be very active in politics.  You can publicize Vote by getting one of the local GOP groups to use the system for a Straw Poll or just do even post-vote audit surveys using the system.   This presidential campaign season is probably the best time to get publicity for Follow My Vote.  You can recruit a lot of former Ron Paul supporters to promote the system because  a fair number of them will support Rand as well.

Let's pump up the value of Vote...and spin it off for $100 million soon...  ;)
Title: Re: Rand Paul Announces
Post by: jaran on April 08, 2015, 02:11:14 am
I voted for Ron Paul in the '12 republican primary.  He is the only person to ever inspire me to vote.

Anyway I followed the entire '12 primary fairly closely and it is exactly as you say.  There is some crazy system in place where its all about delegates and not so much votes.  There was a lot of evidence at the time that things were rigged..especially the New Hampshire primary.  I know because of that the libertarians were trying to take over each states republican party.  Last i heard they succeeded for a time but many have been forced out through legal maneuverings etc.  But I dont follow it anymore.