Greg Raymer (L) for Vice President!?!
In a recent interview with PokerNews, Greg Raymer reveals that he is mostly a Libertarian politically (good thing) and is in discussions about becoming the perennially underachieving third party’s 2008 VP candidate (dude, we should talk). Seriously, not trying to discourage … you are exactly what the Libertarian Party needs … and poker certainly needs to be more involved in politics … But I’m just sayin’ — think about it. Or talk to Gonz; he knows, too. Libertarians are fun, but they don’t really know how to “party” play the game.
UPDATE: Then again … as an “issue candidate,†hmmm … maybe it’s not so much about the votes, right? Maybe it’s about finding the best way to put an important issue in front of the other candidates and press … and for Raymer, simply running would do that, actual votes be damned! OK, you could be on to something, here, Fossil-Champ … so carry on … Go poker.
Eric Dondero says:
December 10th, 2006 at 9:55am
And there’s some folks talking up Wayne Root, Top Vegas Sports Oddsmaker, for President on the Republican ticket. (See http://www.mainstreamlibertarian.com). Root recently called himself a “Libertarian.”
Wouldn’t that be cool: Wayne Root/Greg Raymer in 2008!
And I take issue with you saying that libertarians don’t know poker. A good friend of mine, owns two tables up in Missoula, MT at the hottest bars in town. I had a discussion with his players one night during a break, and every one of them described themselves as “libertarian.”
DanM says:
December 11th, 2006 at 7:31am
Eric, there is a big difference between libertarian ideals and the Libertarian Party. In fact, I suspect a huge percentage of Americans identify themselves as libs … but the party has been unsuccessful in capturing their votes.
— Dan Michalski, Libertarian for Congress 2002 (1 percent)
p.s. “play the game” is a phrase applying to the political game. but upon second thought, that still may not be very fair of me to say.