Can Ron Paul Embarrass the Entire GOP Party in Tampa?

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By Theresa Seiger - tseiger@raycommedia.com
(Email her and tell her that she should give up on reporting B.S., the americans are awakening, and she will be on the wrong side of this battle.)

(RNN) - After months of hard campaigning, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) is admitting what we all knew: he will not be the Republican nominee for president.

After announcing last month that he would be suspending "active campaigning," Paul admitted to supporters in an email Wednesday that he's not likely to make it onto the Republican ticket. (I have been getting his campaign's weekly e-newsletter since last September, I guess I didn't get this one?)

Paul has amassed 137 delegates, according to the Wall Street Journal - far below the 1,144 needed to secure the nomination. Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney has 1,480 delegates.

"While this total is not enough to win the nomination, it puts us in a tremendous position to grow our movement and shape the future of the GOP!" he said in the email.

Still, he was optimistic about his delegate count, writing that the number of supporters he gained "shatters the predictions of the pundits and talking heads, and shows the seriousness of our movement."

Paul announced May 14 that he would continue to court delegates, but his campaigning was basically over. He told supporters that he didn't have the money to continue chasing delegates while Romney seemed to have the nomination in his pocket.

Paul is the last of six other GOP candidates to admit defeat in the race to the White House. Most recently, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich withdrew from the race, citing a lack of voter support.

Paul ran on a platform of "limited government" which included ending the Federal Reserve and limiting U.S. involvement in foreign affairs, as well as lowering taxes and protecting American borders.

Paul currently represents the 14th congressional district in Texas, which includes Galveston.

Paul first served in Congress from 1976 to 1977 after winning a special election; then again from 1979 to 1985. He has held his current seat in congress since 1997.

This presidential election marked his third run for the White House, once as a Libertarian and the other two times as a Republican. However, he did not file to run for Congress again in the coming year, choosing to focus on his presidential bid.

Paul grew up in Pittsburgh and graduated from Gettysburg College and the Duke University School of Medicine. During the 1960s, Paul served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force.

Paul moved to Texas in 1968 to practice obstetrics and gynecology.

Paul has five children and 18 grandchildren. His son, Howard "Rand" Paul, is the junior senator from Kentucky.

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Newt Gingrich Still Thinks Mitt Romney Lied During Campaign

By Elicia Dover | ABC OTUS News – 8 hrs ago

Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Mitt Romney "said things that weren't true," over the course of the campaign.

Shown a new ad from the Obama campaign during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer Thursday - a clip reel of Gingrich's slams on Romney during the primary season - Gingrich laughed and said, "You have a rough-and-tumble primary season and you'll get words like that."

He was asked if he still believes Romney is a liar.

"I still believe the Romney campaign said things that weren't true," Gingrich said. "I also believe that compared to Barack Obama, I would trust Mitt Romney 100 times over."

Gingrich did not officially endorse Romney at the announcement he was suspending his campaign on Wednesday. He said he would do so in a couple of weeks, though the two had "not set a specific date."

Gingrich said the public would "absolutely" see him on the trail with Romney.

As for Gingrich's debt, he said he would conduct a lot of meetings, "begging people to help."

Gingrich also weighed in on the nomination for vice president, saying he thought Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was ready to be president and "very knowledgeable."

Gingrich also mentioned Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, New Mexico Gov. Susanna Martinez and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels as people Romney should consider.

"I like [Sen.] Rob Portman a lot," Gingrich added. "We have a really deep bench now of a whole new generation of people who are very confident."

Gingrich said that looking back on his campaign, the more "visionary" he was, the better he was doing in the polls.
"The more I got sucked into daily politics, the weaker we were," Gingrich said.


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RON PAUL FIRST GOP CANDIDATE TO APPEAR ON BALLOT IN ALL 50 STATES

“BEING FIRST TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN ALL FIFTY STATES PROVES THAT RON PAUL IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL MUSCLE, RESOURCES, AND STAMINA TO CHALLENGE MITT ROMNEY.”

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul is the first candidate among those vying for the GOP nomination to appear on the ballot in all 50 states, and the only candidate aside from moderate-establishment Mitt Romney to have any prospects for 50-state ballot access.

The 12-term Congressman from Texas filed to appear on the ballot in New Jersey today – Tuesday, March 27th – with double the required 1,000 signatures, giving him the status of first candidate to have nationwide ballot access. Romney is expected to file in New Jersey in the coming days, making his 50-state ballot access likely.

Not all states require activity such as the need to file paperwork to appear on the ballot. In the case of some states, for example, the respective secretaries of state simply green-light ballot access for candidates. In the over 30 states that do require some form of filing activity, filing requirements range from formalities such as filing paperwork and paying a fee to appear on the ballot, to similar requirements plus a quota of signatures from those enrolled in the relevant political party, to stringent requirements as in the example of Virginia, which requires filing plus thousands of signatures to authenticate candidate support.

In Virginia, Paul and Romney were the only candidates that appeared on the ballot in the Commonwealth’s primary held on March 6th – Super Tuesday. Counterfeit conservative Rick Santorum failed to file at all in Virginia, and serial hypocrite Newt Gingrich filed but fell short of qualifying. Would-be candidate Rick Perry’s suit that the other candidates joined against the Commonwealth was struck down on appeal, and an injunction determining whether and when paper ballots were to be printed was lifted, making possible the Paul-Romney matchup. More recently, Santorum failed to file in the District of Columbia, which is holding its primary on Tuesday, April 3rd or one week from today.

“Success in accessing ballots no matter a state’s requirements is a barometer for the strength of a campaign organization. Being first to appear on the ballot in all fifty states proves that Ron Paul is the only candidate with the organizational muscle, resources, and stamina to challenge Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Manager John Tate.

“In concert with our delegate-attainment strategy, which is working well in states like Iowa, Nevada, Washington, and Missouri, we’re prepared and eager to continue on the long road to Tampa,” added Mr. Tate, referring to the Republican National Convention in to be held in Florida in September. “See you on the campaign trail.”

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Jeb Bush Endorses Romney

I was wondering why the Media was making a big deal out of this particular Bush's Endorsement. The Son of President George H.W. Bush, and Little Brother of George W. Bush, Jeb Bush is the next in the family to reign over this country. Last week Jeb Bush made his endorsement of Mitt Romney public.

I for one think any endorsements from the bush family should be shunned, and looked at as being similar to an endorsement from Adolf Hitler. Both of the Bush's that have served in the Oval office have somehow escaped prosecution for their horrendous war crimes. Both of whom lied to congress on multiple counts, as well as took us to unsanctioned wars in Iraq to dethrone Saddam Hussein.

More than Likely, Jeb Bush will be on the GOP Ticket in 2016, but still his endorsement shall poison Romney's chances of securing the nomination.