Monday, May 14, 2012

Breaking: Ron Paul to Stop Campaigning, But He Won't Drop Out

Rep. Ron Paul of Texas to end active campaigning in GOP presidential race but will continue efforts to win delegates, reports CNN.


Developing....


Update 1: 


“Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention process,” Dr. Paul wrote in an e-mail to supporters.“Moving forward, however, we will no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries in states that have not yet voted.  Doing so with any hope of success would take many tens of millions of dollars we simply do not have.”


In the near future, Dr. Paul added, “my campaign leadership will lay out to you our delegate strategy and what you can do to help.”


Update 2;


Here's Ron Paul's full statement:



LAKE JACKSON, Texas – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul issued the following statement to supporters and the general public concerning the continuation of his historic bid for the GOP nomination.


The statement tees up forthcoming information the campaign will release concerning its fruitful delegate-attainment strategy still occurring at delegate-selection events such as state conventions ahead of the Republican National Convention in Tampa.


Below please find comments from Congressman Paul:


“As I reflect on our 2012 Presidential campaign, I am humbled by the supporters who have worked so hard and sacrificed so much.  And I am so proud of what we have accomplished.  We will not stop until we have restored what once made America the greatest country in human history.


“This campaign fought hard and won electoral success that the talking heads and pundits never thought possible.  But, this campaign is also about more than just the 2012 election.  It has been part of a quest I began 40 years ago and that so many have joined.  It is about the campaign for Liberty, which has taken a tremendous leap forward in this election and will continue to grow stronger in the future until we finally win.


“Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention process.  We will continue to take leadership positions, win delegates, and carry a strong message to the Republican National Convention that Liberty is the way of the future.


“Moving forward, however, we will no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries in states that have not yet voted.  Doing so with any hope of success would take many tens of millions of dollars we simply do not have.  I encourage all supporters of Liberty to make sure you get to the polls and make your voices heard, particularly in the local, state, and Congressional elections, where so many defenders of Freedom are fighting and need your support.


“I hope all supporters of Liberty will remain deeply involved – become delegates, win office, and take leadership positions.  I will be right there with you.  In the coming days, my campaign leadership will lay out to you our delegate strategy and what you can do to help, so please stay tuned.


For Liberty,


Ron Paul.”

5 comments:

  1. More updates, please!
    Ron Paul supporters working on the delegate strategy need to know what this is, and what this is NOT.

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  2. Seems pretty clear cut to me: Paul isn't gonna be campaigning/advertising to win the vanity "straw poll" primary votes in future contests, but will focus on caucusing and attaining delegates at the local level.

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  3. He will still be campaigning in CAUCUS states though. He just won't be spending resources in PRIMARY states. Please update.

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  4. This doesn't help in California, where delegates depend on the outcome of the election in each congressional district. (53 districts, 3 delegates are awarded per district won). I, for example, will go to Tampa as a Ron Paul delegate, but only if he wins my congressional district in the June 5th primary, which is unlikely. Romney will probably get 65% to 70% of the Republican votes in my district. Like what happened last week in West Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana. (non-Republicans aren't allowed to vote for Ron Paul in the June 5th primary)

    There are maybe 40 of us working very hard to get people to vote for Ron Paul, but this is in a congressional district of over 350,000 registered voters. The main thing we hear when canvassing is "I thought Ron Paul had dropped out". This announcement from Ron Paul will probably magnify that problem.

    There are a handful of the 53 congressional districts in California that have few enough Republicans that we have a chance of winning. But I would guess less than 10%.

    Without TV campaign ads from Ron Paul, I think the outlook is grim. It would be nice to see Ron Paul SuperPacs jump into this, but Ron Paul is right that it will cost tens of millions of dollars.

    I hope Ron Paul's delegate strategy, or whatever else he has planned, can counteract Romney winning most of California's delegates.

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  5. 1) RP supporters already knew there were plenty of states he hasn't bothered to campaign in. Strategic decisions, to spend money where you get the most results. No reason to freak out now.

    2) How long now have you been hearing the organs of the state (i.e., Dissociated Presstitutes) repeating the lie that "Ron Paul has dropped out"? Right. So why start believing them now, when the campaign is doing better than ever?

    Never give up - never surrender.

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