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Subscribe to RSSNBC's Mark Murray joins NewsNation to explain how Ron Paul's decision affects the 2012 campaign.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul said Monday that he'll cease campaigning in upcoming caucuses and primaries, an announcement of symbolic, if not substantive, significance.
Paul, the libertarian-minded congressman who'd sought to convert his grassroots support and fundraising prowess into electoral success, sent a letter to supporters announcing he'd stop spending money on forthcoming nominating contests.
"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," he said in a statement.
The announcement changes little, though, for the Paul campaign. While the candidate had continued to hold rallies in Texas and California -- at which, his campaign boasted, thousands of attendees would appear -- those events were sporadic at best. Moreover, Paul had hardly been a regular presence on the campaign trail since the earliest contents, and he had largely eschewed primaries in favor of caucuses, where his enthusiastic supporters threatened to influence the outcomes.
But Paul never won any of those caucuses, and his campaign turned its attention in recent weeks to the obscure process of delegate allocation on the state level. The Texas congressman said Monday that his team would continue in its bid to accrue delegates.
"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," he said.
Paul's endgame in pursuing delegates (affecting the platform, maybe, or even winning a spot for him or his son on the Republican ticket) is far from clear. Paul announced last year that he would not seek re-election, spurring speculation that his son, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who was elected in 2010, might inherit the Paul political organization.
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Here is a clear case of more media manipulation to herd the sheep. They says the events Paul held in CA and TX were sporadic at best? Attendence was packed way more then any Romney event has attracted.
newsflash, being president is not akin to a rock concert. If you don't vote it doesn't matter how many people show up at your rallies. And no one, at least not enough, was voting for Paul.
Newsflash: Most people have no clue how the delegate process works. He's doing very well. Romney DOES NOT have 900 delegates.
The kooky old man can go home now and get caught up on his knitting. He needs to take McCain with him.
And Mitch McConnell and Speaker Bonehead. Gads, what stupid old men
Like most lemmings who comment on these boards..you usually comment on things you know little about (ie Ron Paul) What dont you like about his platform.
1) That we shouldnt spend money we dont have 2) That we shouldnt be borrowing from China
3) That we should follow the Constitution 4) That we shouldnt be giving away our taxpayers dollars to corrupt gov'ts
5) or that we shouldnt have our military in 128 countries in the world
Instead you make comments that he's stupid, a nut and a bad doctor. Look at our country...should be continue to follow the policies that have brought us to our current state of chaos
I am all in support of everything Paul wanted except allowing Iran to get the bomb.
That's where most of we voters part ways with Paul.
Iran has had four warheads since the early 1990's which they got from one of the countries that broke away from the old Soviet Union. They just chose not to use them.
Lets don't get this fools discussion confused with facts, now.
Joseph - you are letting facts get in the way of good, ignorant argument. How dare you!
I believe that RP is correct and the dollar will collapse, I am glad I get to take my 401K out of JP Morgan and invest it in gold/silver. Maybe everyone can eat there paper money. Listen to him on the gold standard, it does make sense
So gas is $2.00 more a gallon than it was when Osama took office and I am supposed to be happy and go on vation? Yeah ok.
Obama vs. Mittens.
Obama by a hair, but Obama wins nonetheless.
Obama 2012!!!
Keep dreaming.
And your confidence as well as other dems will hopefully have them do what they are best at- not showing up.
I have to agree with TheOverlord, here. It's obvious Ron Paul will never get a Republican Nomination because of his political stance. He should take his views to form a new party.
I don't think he's a nut, I think many of his common sense views are ultimately unpopular in a political stance. Also think the Republicans have kept him around this long to give balance to the garbage the rest of their party spews.
Election law prevents serious third party contenders.
To bad. Oh well. Now we can hear the rhetoric from the Evangelicals about how they Hate Romney because he is from a CULT religion, but they hate Obama more because they say he is a Muslim. I never knew a Christian religion could HATE as much as they do. Or is because of being so hypocritical on siding with Romney now. What a bunch of stupid flip flopper's.
Who says they "hate" him? Can you send me that link? Bet not. You can't make it up and be credible.
I don't know if people hate Romney personally, but they do hate his religion and call it a cult. I don't think anyone has strong feelings about Romney one way or another. It's like having strong feelings about Wonder Bread.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/richard-grenell-romney-an_b_1473894.html
I love wonder bread...for the record.
Look at that! The GOP heavy weights told everyone to get in line behind romney and the lemmings get in line and follow!! lolololol
Because libs are so known for fortitude and voting based on facts, not skin color, not personal sexual preference, not free money and food stamps? "lololololololo"
And those bible thumping comic book worshiping teabagging conservatives just shut up and follow like lemmings.lolololololololol Get in line!
You couldn't make a point without using a rude nickname? I am not a member of the Tea Party. I find it ironic that if conservatives came up with the rudest words imaginable for the current president it would make the evening news. It's understood that liberals use every disgusting word imaginable, perhaps it's a limited vocabulary thing?
Typical Conservative, thanks for coming to MSNBC for real news.
If Ron Paul is not our next president, than the US is destined for bankruptcy and endless war.
How is it that that so many republicans prefer something like Romney, who is identical to Obama where it counts, to the only honest politician in Washington.
You elected him, idiot. Every dollar for Paul went to the Romney campaign. Paul attacked and spent millions against Mitt's opponents and never touched him, in an ad or a debate.
Oh Chesty, must we use name calling to make a point? It makes me think you are out of facts.
VP Choice for Mitt Robme:
Rubio, Santorum, Rand Paul, Bachmann - not a lot of good ones that want to be associated with Mittens and his flip-flop-flip (and one more for good measure) flop.
Yeah, Bachmann, the Swiss candidate. Wonder where she banks all her money? LOL
Aren't they all Evangelicals? They love to Flip Flop.
So funny the same week Obama flip flopped on his gay marriage stance....for a 4th time. Let's keep it real, shall we?
Srich.... no, the funny thing is the GOP losing their minds! They are so full of hate for Obama (has nothing to do with his policies) that they can't think straight. I'm loving watching the GOP implode! Let's see how Rompey does in the debates... that will be his undoing! No one to write his answers for him. LOL Priceless!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012!!!
I don't get the nickname thing Dems love using without fail. I can't think of a single moment I have called someone a rude nickname since the 6th grade.
If MSNBC is such a liberal site why are all the conservative trolling this sight trying to put President Obama down? Trying to change some peoples minds to vote for Mittens lolololol When they want real news they leave Fox and come here lololol Fox entertainment not doing it for you lolololololololololool Welcome! lolololol
Maybe because it's an article about a conservative candidate Pissedoffperson?
Paul is not a candidate , he got behind to support Romney like the GOP heavy weights told him to.
No he didn't even IF and that's a big if Dr. Paul drops out, he won't support Romney, listen to me now believe me later.
THIS IS A TOTAL LIE!!! Ron Paul has not stopped his campaign. Both sides are so worried that Paul threatens their money printing press, they will do and say anything.
Something happened that you don't like or disagree with, so it must be the media lying to you, right? Ron Paul is done. Finished. Get used to it.
I think it's past due the time for Mr. Paul to get out. He may have it to spend, but a doomed from the start bid for the presidency is somewhat akin to lighting dollar bills on fire or flushing them down the toilet. From the beginning, his numbers were pitiable and pitiful.
Which is why more people came to here him talk then mittens or osama?
Indy, I know you meant "hear" him talk, but regardless of how many people attended his rallies, the numbers were not there to give credence to a viable candidacy. If you didn't understand that statement, then let me translate. No votes in primaries, no delegates, no presidency.
Yah, he never ran a real campaign, he was just there as Mitt Romney's boyfriend to add his millions onto Romney's in attack ads against everyone not named Mitt.
Mr. Limited Government never ran any ads against Romney, and didn't attack him in debates while viciously attacking Santorum and Gingrich...I wonder if he gets one of Mitt's summer homes in return?
You every think that he did not attack romney bacause the money was not there?
Sad day that Ron Paul is no longer running, he would have actually been able to
compete against Obama in the upcoming election. Romney on the other hand offers
no solutions to any of the current problems going on in America and is just
another crappy politician...even if he does become president he offers very
little in making America better then it is right now with Obama and that saying
a lot considering the state of country.
He's still running he's just not campaigning.
Ron Paul represents saving this nations future and defending liberty and freedom.
Our nations OLD PEOPLE fear freedom and liberty and will only vote for BIG GOVERNMENT players as only such people will keep supporting and expending their Social Security benefits.
In other words, Ron Paul did not make the ballot because he is not willing to sacrifice our nations young people in order to extend OLD PEOPLE benefits for a few more years like they are doing in Greece.
Our nations young deserve something other than third world poverty. Unfortunately, we live in a democracy and OLD PEOPLE have very high voter turnout.
There's no ballot yet. Romney doesn't have the delegates. Ron Paul just took many delegates in AZ this weekend. He also has the majority in Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, and Maine. He took a good chunk of the available in Massachusetts, but they aren't done yet. Many states don't have a final count on delegates yet.
You can take your OLD PEOPLE rant and stick it where the sun don't shine.
Dang it all. Ron Paul, I hope you at least stay in the campaign. You have my vote and are in my prayers to win. We need someone with the balls to get things done in the Wite House. Not some limp brained Christian/Muslim that changes his tactics on the fly and lies. Romney seems about the same in a lot of ways.
Vote Ron Paul - 2012
He's not going anywhere. More media LIES and manipulation.
This is from Ron Paul's senior advisor.
Doug Wead Senior advisor to the Ron Paul 2012 campaign joins Daily Paul Radio with Kurt Wallace for ‘Doug Wead ‘We are not out, We are Up!’ The fight has just begun!’ to discuss today’s email from the Ron Paul campaign and the media spin that Ron Paul has ended his campaign. Doug also explains the reasons for the campaign allocating resources to win this primary election with the delegate strategy and the need for help to fight the corruption state by state.
This is from Ron Paul himself today.
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.
Those who are smart enough to do a little research know that the Rothschild family owns the central banks of Europe; controlling interest in most of the large U.S. Banks, therefore they indirectly control the Federal Reserve. They also own the Reuters and controlling interest in the New York Times. Oh and almost all of the world's sovereign debt.
Paul wants to get rid of the Federal Reserve. So, of course he is crazy, because the newspapers say so; and perhaps that explains why he can't seem to get any balanced news coverage.
The banks and their employees give ridiculous sums of money to both the Obama and Romney campaigns as well as most of the Congressional campaigns. They are the best politicians that money can buy.
Anyone with half a brain can verify everything I wrote. Of course, it's a lot easier just to follow the mainstream media and vote as you are instructed.
Yeh, let's all take lessons from the John Birch Society. Then we can all be as crazy as they are.
And what does Paul propose we replace the Federal Reserve with? I assume a government agency? How does that help the economy? As it is, the President appoints the chairman, and the IRS audits constantly. The oversight is extraordinary, especially in the last decade.
There is no oversight of the Federal Reserve. A few years ago, the Fed allowed a one time partial audit as desired by Congress. Perhaps you should look it up, it will make you sick. Finally, you clearly do not understand how the President selects the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Basically, the Federal Reserve submits to the President a list of three choices (Larry, Curly, and Moe. From that list the President picks the Chairman.
Oh yes, let's get rid of government regulations on business. The industrial revolution was such a WONDERFUL time to live in for the rich. They got to run sweatshops in the USA, pay their employees far, far below a living wage, form monopolies that threatened the free markets, produce dangerous goods that cost lives, and dump toxic waste into the environment at a rate we wouldn't believe nowadays. Sounds like a utopia to me! And the middle class...wait. There was no middle class. Oh, and the gold standard. Don't even get me started. This is what you blind Ron Paul followers think is going to help the situation? Extremes are never the answer.
jmo-2406973
What do think is going on today? Does "to big to fail" ring a bell?
Good bye Ron, don't let the door hit you.
...where the good Lord split ya.
Yes, it was a terrible thing to have a man with great foreign policy, chose to stay out of the gay agenda because he felt it was not a state matter. A man who was an excellent MD, not a "groomed" politician. A man who wanted less government. He was such a loser. Are you freaking kidding me?
I am still voting for Ron Paul in the June Primary in CA. A vote for Mitt Robme is a vote for his lobbyists.
You can see who supports him. That might give you an idea about what positions he will take. If I have to choose between Robme and Obama, Obama will win my vote.
LOL he isnt suspending or bowing out of the race at all. He is going after the delegates. Thats the name of the game. He doesn't need to campaign. His support will take all the delegates and laugh at Romney at the convention.
He's just another senior who found the Winnebago too close after a few months of road trips. Maybe he'll spend his own money and travel on cruise lines like most other seniors from now on.
I frankly like this guy. Question- please be honest....Do you think he's thinking about a VP role? It seems like good business to me, he has a good following and would bring those votes.
He's too close to being an anarchist. And he's too old.
Srich ... come on now. You can't be serious... or do you have a touch of GOPitis?
Loren stalking much? Why do you ask as if I am not supportive of the GOP? lol. I'll vote for anybody other than Obama/Biden at this point. Throw in Micky Mouse, I'm in! Clotho- Reagan was in his 70's and served 2 terms.
I think he should have Judge Andrew Napolitano personally.
Can't wait to vote for Ron Ron.
I did yesterday gmskking