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Dark money group has ties to Ron Paul
By Kim Barker, ProPublica, and Rick Young and Emma Schwartz, Frontline Nov. 5: This post has been updated. This story was co-published with PBS Frontline. The donors wrote notes on their checks like “Go get ‘em!” or “Stop Obama.” They scrawled in names of candidates for office in Montana and…
Voter asks Ryan why he’s better than ‘Vermin Supreme’
During a town hall event in Lima, Ohio on Monday a voter asked Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) why Mitt Romney was a better choice than Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) or anarchist Vermin Supreme. “Do you want Barack Obama to be reelected?” Ryan responded. “Then don’t vote…
Ron Paul tells Jay Leno: ‘Democracy isn’t all that healthy in this country’
Appearing on Tuesday night’s episode of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” former Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) again dismissed talk of a potential third-party run for the nation’s highest office, and lamented that “democracy isn’t all that healthy in this country.” “We talk a lot about democracy,” Paul said.…
Is the GOP convention confiscating Ron Paul signs?
Is GOP convention confiscating Ron Paul signs? About an hour into the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, convention officials presented a video tribute to Rep. Ron Paul (R) of Texas, whose grass-roots efforts during the Republican primary attracted an energetic and loyal following. The question now is whether those…
Ron Paul delegates walk off Republican convention floor
Dozens of delegates for White House also-ran Ron Paul walked out of the Republican National convention for a second straight day, angered by rule changes they say squelch grass roots political rights. It was a rowdy end to Texas congressman Paul’s presidential bid, which fell short against rival Mitt Romney,…
Paul supporters boo Boehner, decry establishment-favoring rules changes
Irked by changes to the presidential nominating process that will make future contests more favorable to establishment candidates like Mitt Romney, Ron Paul backers at the Republican convention loudly booed House Speaker John Boehner as he presided over the final adoption of those rules on the convention floor. Though not…
Huckabee to Ron Paul supporters: Respect the voters’ choice
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee thinks supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul (R) should line up behind presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, despite the treatment they received during this year’s primary season. “I don’t think they’ve been disrespected,” Huckabee told reporters in Tampa on Monday. “Elections are about —…
Ron Paul declines to endorse Romney, spurns convention speaking slot
Ron Paul refused to accept the terms demanded by Republican convention planners in order for him to receive a speaking slot at this week’s convention, with Paul in part spurning the invite because he says he does not fully endorse Mitt Romney’s candidacy In an interview with the New York…
Diehard Ron Paul fans accuse Republican establishment of betrayal
TAMPA, Florida — Ron Paul supporters are pondering what next for the libertarian cause and complaining bitterly of betrayal by a party establishment about to crown Mitt Romney the Republican presidential nominee. Paul lit a fuse under the libertarian wing of the Republican Party during the primary season, amassing the…
Ron Paul’s fans celebrate his work near RNC site
Ron Paul may not be speaking at the Republican convention but several thousands supporters gathered in Tampa on Saturday as part of a festival celebrating the libertarian-leaning Texan politician’s career. With Paul stepping down from politics, and after repeated unsuccessful runs for the presidency, the event was part of a…
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