Who will Wonkette kick around now?
Acknowledging that it would be impossible for him to win the White House, Ron Paul encouraged supporters to continue the “revolution” they started as he signaled the end to his presidential campaign.
The Texas Republican congressman addressed supporters in a 7 1/2-minute video on his campaign Web site. Thursday night.
The video did not explicitly say Paul was dropping from the presidential race, although he acknowledged it is mathematically impossible for the long-shot candidate to overtake John McCain’s delegate lead.
“Though victory in the conventional political sense is not available in the presidential race, many victories have been achieved due to your hard work and enthusiasm,” Paul said, thanking his supporters. “We must remember elections are short term efforts, revolutions are long-term projects.”
Will this be enough to get us some Paultard activity?
No, you won't get Paulians to come out and play. You have to toss in some snark, which they will immediately jump on as hating.
For example, Ron Paul's face could be pasted on a dog's ass and you'd never know the difference.
Posted by: actor212 | March 07, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Uh yeah, Ron--the "victories" of having your yardsigns posted in the medians of small-town streets, on abandoned buildings, and on condemned barns. Yet no one voted for you. Sounds like a real victory to me, I guess....
Posted by: dguzman | March 07, 2008 at 01:13 PM
Silly candidate. Doesn't he know the media only covers candidates who are members of the CFR?
Posted by: Lew Scannon | March 07, 2008 at 01:35 PM
I cant tell if Ron Paul was wrongly painted as crazy by the media or if he really was crazy and the media just reported the facts.
I agreed with some of his stances such as getting out of Iraq now. But some of his positions went too far for me, such as eliminating the DOE, and apparently it was too far for most people.
If he would have scaled back some of his positions he may have been able to broaden his appeal.
But then again, it would run contrary to his personal beleifs and the hardcore Ron Paul supporters would have accused him of selling out.
What's he going to do with all the money he raised? Can I get a check?
If I were a Ron Paul supporter I'd be pissed he didn't spend the cash buying up ad time etc.
Posted by: Polishifter | March 07, 2008 at 03:47 PM
When bad gas destructs. WAAAA, so we won't get to go back to the 18th century.
Posted by: mandt | March 08, 2008 at 08:34 AM
And women everywhere said, "Someone light a match."
Posted by: Tata | March 08, 2008 at 09:46 AM
When I checked his congressional web site a few months back, I discovered how nutty right wing Paul was. I have no sympathy for him.
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Posted by: intern | March 10, 2008 at 10:49 AM
Poli,
He was a nutcase.
Evidence? He denied he dropped out!
Posted by: actor212 | March 10, 2008 at 03:52 PM