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May 12

Ron Paul is Kind of Out of the Race

Congressman Ron Paul,

Congressman Ron Paul, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, grants an interview before a fundraising event at the Holiday Inn Pittsburgh University Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 20, 2012 . Find it on Newscom.com: zumawireworldphotosfive366265

Many of you were probably as surprised as I was to learn that Ron Paul was sort of dropping his campaign for the GOP nomination. I wasn’t really surprised he dropped it, I was mostly surprised to find out he was still running. Hasn’t that whole GOP race to the top thing blown over? Continue reading →

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05
Mar 12

Super Tuesday Tomorrow

Ron Paul (L), Rick Santorum (2nd L), Mitt Romney (2nd R) and Newt Gingrich

Republican presidential candidates Ron Paul (L), Rick Santorum (2nd L), Mitt Romney (2nd R) and Newt Gingrich listen to the national anthem on February 22, 2012 in Mesa, Arizona. The Arizona and Michigan primaries are scheduled to be held February 28. DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: afplivefour305907

With Newt Gingrich fallen from his star Romney-competitor status, it looks like Super Tuesday is going to be all about Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum (except in Georgia where Gingrich has a preliminary lead). National polls place the two neck-in-neck, but Romney receiving endorsements by people like Eric Cantor (House Majority Leader) could be a sign that the Republican party is finally starting to coalesce behind one of the candidates. But we’ve thought that before, so we aren’t going to hold our breath. Continue reading →

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Dec 11

Candidate Profile: Pictures of Ron Paul

Ron Paul

Ron Paul, a Republican representative from Texas, listens during a presidential debate sponsored by Bloomberg and The Washington Post held at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. SCOTT EELLS/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: afplivefour090066

Who would have thought, even just two months ago, that as we near crunch time in the GOP race for the nomination, that it would be Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul battling it out in a few key states. While Paul isn’t as popular as Gingrich or Romney in as many states, his name is still coming up enough that he’s not out of the race yet. Continue reading →