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Phase 2 for Ron Paul
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jun 13, 2008 10:09am |
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| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Friday, June 13, 2008 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By SARAH WHEATON
Published: June 13, 2008
Representative Ron Paul announced on Thursday that he was legally suspending his Web-driven campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
If this sounds like déjà vu all over again, it is at least the third time that Mr. Paul, of Texas, has acknowledged that he cannot win the nomination. But it is the first time he is formally ending his bid.
But not, his spokesman, Jesse Benton, emphasized, his crusade for smaller government and against international intervention. Mr. Paul is starting the Campaign for Liberty, which represents “Phase 2 of the revolution that his presidential campaign has inspired,” Mr. Benton said. The new group will raise money for and field candidates who agree with Mr. Paul’s libertarian-leaning philosophy. Though the group is “technically nonpartisan,” Mr. Benton said, “most” of the candidates it backs are likely to be Republicans.
The Campaign for Liberty’s kickoff will be on Sept. 2 in Minneapolis, where Mr. Paul will hold his own gathering on the second day of the Republican National Convention in nearby St. Paul. He has not endorsed Senator John McCain, the expected nominee. |
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