Paul Concedes Race, Sort Of

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

In a message to supporters sent just before 11 p.m. Friday night, Representative Ron Paul, a long-shot G.O.P. candidate from Texas, basically conceded that he’s not going to win the party’s nomination.

That said, he’s scaling back his campaign — but not entirely.

He said: "With Romney gone, the chances of a brokered convention are nearly zero. But that does not affect my determination to fight on, in every caucus and primary remaining, and at the convention for our ideas, with just as many delegates as I can get. But with so many primaries and caucuses now over, we do not now need so big a national campaign staff, and so I am making it leaner and tighter."

Mr. Paul clearly stated that he will not run as a third-party candidate. Right now, his priorities are serving the residents in his Texas congressional district and winning re-election.

Read more: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/paul-concedes-race-sort-of/

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I still haven't figured out where those millions of Dollars he raised went to; they certainly don't seem to have been spent on campaigning...

[Greeby]

1. Great

Now maybe those stupid Paul-bots will keep out of the comments section of every youtube video I watch

[Catch22Dem]

2. Your first mistake

Is reading those comments. :)

[Greeby]

3. Touche

:P

[pandaexpress]

17. Your second mistake

Is not understanding America: People have a right to support whichever candidate they want!
Now, have fun growing up :)

[msongs]

4. maybe the $$ is spent on those little signs that are all over the place nt

[Bruce McAuley]

5. We've had heavy Ron Paul TV advertising here in Eastern Washington

More Ron Paul ads than anyone else both on the TV and on political signs.
Today's the caucus, so they'll stop anyway.

Bruce

[Redstone]

10. Yup. See #9 below.

Redstone

[RuleOfNah]

6. Paul kind of quits to spend more time kind of explaining Republican insanities throughout history.

[Ian David]

7. He must have spent it all on The Paultard Blimp (Aka The Hindenpaul)

[FVZA_Colonel]

22. "I prefer 'Pauladin'."

N/T.

[Ian David]

26. I prefer Paultard. My second choice is "Paulbearer". Third is "Paulwad." I HATE "Pauladin."

"Pauladin" sounds like "Paladin," which creates the false impression that Paultards are somehow noble in some way.

Which they are not.

They are idiotic, anti-American scum whose only redeeming trait is that they're not into the war.

[rocktivity]

8. I'll remember Paul fondly for giving us this gift

of his followers chasing down Sean Hannity!

:headbang:
rocknation

[mdmc]

27. thank you for that link my friend

:yourock:

[Redstone]

9. But his people are (or were) still putting up illegal signs in my town.

Put up this morning, all at the dump now. We don't put up with that crap in my town.

Redstone

[Lochloosa]

11. He spent his money in Florida

There were signs EVERYWHERE. Not little signs. Huge 4x8 signs. EVERYWHERE.

[davidinalameda]

12. maybe he's holding it back for the Lizardtarians

run Paul run!

[khaos]

13. unfortunate; he's the last anti-war/anit-imperialism candidate injecting..

real issues into the debate.

USA will be a 3rd world country in 10 years.

[awoke_in_2003]

15. he may be anti-war

but he is also a flaming racist. Welcome to DU

[khaos]

28. He isn't injecting racist arguments into the debate

I don't know how your comment is relevant to my post or if it is even true; I tend to side with positions that aren't being shoved down our throats by fox news..

good day

[pandaexpress]

18. Good point, we need to go back to the Gold standard

If we keep just printing money like bush keeps doing, we are so doomed.

[khaos]

29. We will probably never go back the gold standard but..

it would be nice if our government(i.e. us) had more control over economic issues.

[creeksneakers2]

14. His supporters are vowing to write him in in November

At least the ones calling talk radio all said that.

[ExPatLeftist]

19. Excellent!

Should take some votes from McCain. :)

[Name removed]

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[saracat]

20. You are not allowed to post in support of Paul on DU. And in addition Paul is a misogynist who is a

anti choice and hates women.Go elsewhere .

[Doctor Cynic]

21. I guess WoW will be a lot more busy from today onwards. n/t

[FVZA_Colonel]

23. Well, Dig.com should be getting A LOT more tolerable starting now.

N/T.

[AnnieBW]

24. Goodbye, Paultards!

Nice knowin' ya!

[Blue_Tires]

25. good riddence to him and his alleged supporters

and what DID happen to all of that imaginary cash he raised??